Quote Authors Who Died in 1989

A. Bartlett Giamatti

American Educator

Apr 4, 1938 - Sep 1, 1989

Abbie Hoffman

American Activist

Nov 30, 1936 - Apr 12, 1989

Alvin Ailey

American Dancer

Jan 5, 1931 - Dec 1, 1989

Andrei A. Gromyko

Russian Politician

Jul 18, 1909 - Jul 2, 1989

Andrei Sakharov

Russian Physicist

May 21, 1921 - Dec 14, 1989

Barbara W. Tuchman

American Historian

Jan 30, 1912 - Feb 6, 1989

Bette Davis

American Actress

Apr 5, 1908 - Oct 6, 1989

Bill Terry

American Athlete

Oct 30, 1898 - Jan 9, 1989

Billy Martin

American Businessman

May 16, 1928 - Dec 25, 1989

Bruce Chatwin

English Novelist

May 13, 1940 - Jan 18, 1989

C. L. R. James

Trinidadian Journalist

Jan 4, 1901 - May 19, 1989

Claude Pepper

American Politician

Sep 8, 1900 - May 30, 1989

Cornel Wilde

American Actor

Oct 13, 1912 - Oct 16, 1989

Daphne du Maurier

English Novelist

May 13, 1907 - Apr 19, 1989

Diana Vreeland

American Editor

Jul 29, 1906 - Aug 22, 1989

Dolores Ibarruri

Spanish Politician

Nov 12, 1895 - Dec 9, 1989

Donald Barthelme

American Author

Apr 7, 1931 - Jul 23, 1989

Doug Harvey

Canadian Athlete

Dec 19, 1924 - Dec 26, 1989

Earl Nightingale

American Entertainer

Mar 12, 1921 - Mar 25, 1989

Edmund Leach

British Scientist

Nov 7, 1910 - Jan 6, 1989

Edward Abbey

American Author

Jan 29, 1927 - Mar 14, 1989

Ferdinand Marcos

Filipino Statesman

Sep 11, 1917 - Sep 28, 1989

Georges Simenon

Belgian Writer

Feb 13, 1903 - Sep 4, 1989

Gilda Radner

American Comedian

Jun 28, 1946 - May 20, 1989

Graham Chapman

British Comedian

Jan 8, 1941 - Oct 4, 1989

Hermann Oberth

German Scientist

Jun 25, 1894 - Dec 28, 1989