Discover what happened on 15 May 1989 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Luc Lacourcière (Canadian ethnographer, folklorist and writer (1910–1989))
- Zhautilov Primbek (Russian mathematician (1911–1989))
- Dave Miller (British association football player (1921-1989))
- Eugenia Clinchard (Child actress, silent film actress (1904-1989))
- Gedeon G. Quijano (Filipino politician)
- Jack Shewchuk (Canadian ice hockey defenceman (1917-1989))
- Kenneth Sellar (Cricketer and rugby union player (1906-1989))
- Noel O’Brien (Australian rules footballer)
- Noriko Tsukase (Japanese voice actor and singer)
- Yae Ibuka (Japanese nurse (1897-1989), Florence Nightingale Medal recipient)
- Francisco Altino Lima (Brazilian politician)
- Justino da Costa Quintana (politician)
- Manuel Rosalench (Spanish association football player (1911-1989))
- Jaume Aymà i Mayol (Spanish businessperson, translator and editor (1911-1989))
- Josef Kudrna (Czechoslovak minister of interior and Czechoslovak politician (1920-1989))
- Yurii Shyshkov (Ukrainian Soviet artist, production designer (1927–1989))
- Asparoukh Popissakov
- Štefka Cobelj (Slovene ethnologist and art historian)
- S. R. Kanaganayagam (Ceylon Tamil lawyer (1904-1989))
- Aidan Harrison Cross (Dean of Bloemfontein (1918-1989))
- Joe Hinson (Australian rules footballer)
- Stig Elmqvist
- Guy Dupré (French historian)
- Theodor Bitzos ((1914-1989))
- Walter Nellessen (German statistician)
- Gino Brazzoduro (Italian metallurgist and poet (1925-1989))
- Q60578739 (Egyptian film director)
- Q60834148 (Soviet photographer)
- Ernst Leshnevskiy
- Kevin Strecker (person who died on the Czechoslovak Iron Curtain)
- Watte Nauta (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Uilkje Nauta (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Josef Spáčil
- Ferdinand Vercnocke (Belgian poet, writer and lawyer (1906–1989))
- Johnny Green (American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist (1908-1989))
- Gerhard Salzer (German politician (1912-1989))