Discover what happened on 9 June 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
- Wolfdietrich Schnurre (German writer (1920–1989))
- Ljubomir Romansky (German conductor (1912–1989))
- George Beadle (American geneticist)
- Antoine Bommertz (Luxembourgish association football player (1904–1989))
- Rashid Behbudov (Soviet Azerbaijani singer and actor (1915-1989))
- Vladimir Kasatonov (Soviet admiral (1910-1989))
- José López Rega (Argentine politician (1916–1989))
- Pierre della Faille de Leverghem (Belgian poet (1906-1989))
- Zofia Batycka (Polish model (1907-1989))
- Gerard Fagel (Dutch chef (1946-1989))
- Willy Frank (German engineer and concentration camp dentist (1903-1989))
- Piet Lieftinck (Dutch politician (1902-1989))
- Piotr Vasiliev (Russian artist (1909-1989))
- Q4331871 (Soviet actor (1944-1989))
- Mikhail Smirnovsky (Soviet diplomat (1921-1989))
- James Horstead (Anglican bishop (1898-1989))
- James Lawrence Isherwood (British artist (1917-1989))
- Terry Francois (American lawyer and politician)
- António Macedo (Portuguese politician)
- Józef Alicki
- Louis Genevois (French biochemist and chemist (1900-1989))
- Norman Brearley (Australian pioneer aviator)
- Fritz H. Lauten (German painter (1935-1989))
- Huang Yan (Chinese politician (1912-1989))
- Bill Tymms (Australian rules footballer (1903-1989))
- Karel Dvořák (Czech literature historian and translator (1913–1989))
- Louis V. Mato (American politician (1903-1989))
- Aleksandr Yakovlev (Soviet statesman)
- Ootsuka Kunio (Japanese actor (1933-1989))
- Irma Hamara (Finnish politician (1904-1989))
- Koos van Vlijmen
- Horace Yomishi Mochizuki (American mathematician known for his contributions to group theory)
- Rolf Hoeppener
- Yuriy Shcherbakov (Soviet actor, director and screenwriter)
- Ben Atkinson Wortley (born:1907-11-16|died:1989-06-09|; Wortley, B. A. (Ben Atkinson), 1907-; Wortley, Ben Atkinson 1907-1989; Wortley, B.A. (Ben Atkinson), 1907-1989; Wortley, Ben A.)
- Kiril Krstev (Bulgaria opera singer)
- Laurent Theodore François Louis Stubbé (Dutch university teacher (1924-1989))
- Ellen Wobig (US author (1911-1989))
- Marie Jensen-Rádlová
- Tijs van Bokkem