Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1989

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in September 1989. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Sept. 1 Kazimierz Deyna

  Legendary Polish footballer who played as a midfielder and was a key figure in Polish football during the 1970s, tragically dying in a car accident in 1989.

• Sept. 1 A. Bartlett Giamatti

  Renowned American academic, university president of Yale, and Major League Baseball commissioner who died prematurely in 1989.

• Sept. 1 Tadeusz Sendzimir

  Polish-american engineer (d. 1989)

• Sept. 4 Georges Simenon

  Georges Simenon was a prolific Belgian-French novelist who wrote over 400 novels, including 84 detective books and 100 psychological novels. He is best known for creating Inspector Maigret, a character featured in 75 detective novels that were translated into 57 languages and sold over 600 million copies worldwide.

• Sept. 7 Mikhail Goldstein

  Ukrainian violinist and composer (b. 1917)

• Sept. 9 Tim Hovey

  Actor slim carter, man afraid, dies from a drug overdose

• Sept. 12 Anton Lubowski

  At 37, a namibian attorney/swapo was murdered

• Sept. 13 Yamada Koun

  At 82, zen teacher sanbo kyodan dies

• Sept. 14 Pérez Prado

  Legendary Cuban-Mexican musician known as the 'King of Mambo', who popularized the mambo dance and music genre internationally during the 1950s.

• Sept. 14 Damaso Perez Prado

  Cuban musician (born 1916)

• Sept. 15 Robert Penn Warren

  Renowned American novelist, poet, and literary critic who won three Pulitzer Prizes. He is best known for his novel 'All the King's Men' and was the first United States Poet Laureate.

• Sept. 15 Jan DeGaetani

  Acclaimed American mezzo-soprano celebrated for her exceptional performances of contemporary classical vocal music, who tragically died of leukemia at age 56.

• Sept. 17 Jay Stewart

  Annoucer of lets make a deal commits suicide

• Sept. 19 Guido de Moor

  Actor (flanagan - because of the cats).

• Sept. 21 F Fischer

  German war criminal (4, 2 of breda).

• Sept. 22 Irving Berlin

  Russian-born american composer and songwriter (b. 1888)

• Sept. 22 Ambrose Folorunsho Alli

  Nigerian academic and politician (b. 1929)

• Sept. 22 Jan Teulings

  Dutch actor / director (dorp aan de rivier)

• Sept. 26 Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay

  Indian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1920)

• Sept. 26 Pavlos Bakoyannis

  Leader of the greek parliament, assassinated in rome

• Sept. 28 Ferdinand Marcos

  Controversial Filipino political leader who ruled as a dictator from 1972-1986, known for widespread human rights abuses, corruption, and being ousted during the People Power Revolution.

• Sept. 29 Georges Ulmer

  Georges Ulmer was a prominent French singer, lyricist, and composer known for his significant contributions to mid-20th century French music. He was an influential artist in the chanson tradition, creating memorable musical works during his career from the 1940s to 1980s.

• Sept. 29 Gussie Busch

  Gussie Busch was a prominent American businessman known for leading Anheuser-Busch, one of the largest brewing companies in the world.

• Sept. 29 A A Busch Jr

  Brewer, baseball owner (st. louis cardinals), is killed at 90

• Sept. 30 Virgil Thomson

  American musician and composer, who is considered to be one of america's greatest music critics. he also won the pulitzer prize for the film score.