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Muthiah Panchalingam was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was assassinated by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
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The 1980s
Explore 6636 historical events from 1980–1989.
1989
Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (born 1904)
Patrice Tardif was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).
Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (born 1904)
1989
Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author (born 1902)
Veniamin Aleksandrovich Kaverin was a Soviet and Russian writer, dramatist and screenwriter associated with the early 1920s movement of the Serapion Brothers.
Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author (born 1902)
1989
Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (born 1906)
Giuseppe Siri was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Genoa from 1946 to 1987, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1953. A protégé of Pop…
Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (born 1906)
1989
Christine Jorgensen, American trans woman (born 1926)
Christine Jorgensen was an American actress, singer, and transgender activist. A trans woman, she was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex re…
Christine Jorgensen, American trans woman (born 1926)
1989
Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (born 1897)
Earl Henry "Red" Blaik was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at Dartmouth Co…
Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (born 1897)
1989
Keith Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1954)
Jackie Keith Whitley was an American country music and bluegrass singer and songwriter. During his career, he released only two albums, but charted 12 singles on the Billboard coun…
Keith Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1954)
1989
Dominik Tatarka, Slovak writer (born 1913)
Dominik Tatarka was a Slovak writer famous for his 1956 satirical text The Demon of Consent condemning Stalinism.
Dominik Tatarka, Slovak writer (born 1913)
1989
Johnny Green, American composer and conductor (born 1908)
John Waldo Green was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous son…
Johnny Green, American composer and conductor (born 1908)
1989
Luc Lacourcière, Canadian ethnographer and author (born 1910)
Luc Lacourcière, CC was a Québécois writer and ethnographer, who established himself during his lifetime as a leading figure in folklore studies. Trained by Marius Barbeau, he in t…
Luc Lacourcière, Canadian ethnographer and author (born 1910)
1989
Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder and author (born 1921)
Dorothy Ruth Pirone was the adopted daughter of the American baseball player George H. (Babe) Ruth and his mistress Juanita Jennings, born Juanita Grenandtz. She was adopted by B…
Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder and author (born 1921)
1989
Leila Kasra, Iranian poet and songwriter (born 1939)
Leila Kasra also known as Hedieh, was a prominent Iranian contemporary poet and lyricist who has written lyrics for notable artists including Ebi, Dariush, Sattar, Vigen, Moein, Ma…
Leila Kasra, Iranian poet and songwriter (born 1939)
1989
Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (born 1910)
Yiannis Papaioannou was a Greek composer and teacher of the Modern Era.
Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (born 1910)
1989
John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904)
Sir John Richard Hicks was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contri…
John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904)
1989
Gilda Radner, American actress and comedian (born 1946)
Gilda Susan Radner was an American actress and comedian.
Gilda Radner, American actress and comedian (born 1946)
1989
Steven De Groote, South African pianist and educator (born 1953)
Steven De Groote was a South African classical pianist.
Steven De Groote, South African pianist and educator (born 1953)
1989
Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (born 1915)
Georgy Aleksandrovich Tovstonogov was a Russian-Georgian theatre director.
Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (born 1915)
1989
Karl Koch, German computer hacker (born 1965)
Karl Werner Lothar Koch was a German hacker in the 1980s, who called himself "hagbard", after Hagbard Celine. He was involved in a Cold War computer espionage incident.
Karl Koch, German computer hacker (born 1965)
1989
Don Revie, English footballer and manager (born 1927)
Donald George Revie was an English football player and manager. He is best known for managing Leeds United from 1961 until 1974, winning the Football League First Division twice an…
Don Revie, English footballer and manager (born 1927)
1989
Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet and translator (born 1907)
Arseny Aleksandrovich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian poet and translator. He was predeceased by his son, film director and screenwriter Andrei Tarkovsky.
Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet and translator (born 1907)
1989
George C
George Caspar Homans was an American sociologist, founder of behavioral sociology, the 54th president of the American Sociological Association, and one of the architects of social …
George C
1989
Aurelio Lampredi, Italian engineer, designed the Ferrari Lampredi engine (born 1917)
Aurelio Lampredi was an Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer.
Aurelio Lampredi, Italian engineer, designed the Ferrari Lampredi engine (born 1917)
1989
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Cyril Lionel Robert James, who sometimes wrote under the pen-name J. R. Johnson, was a Trinidadian historian, journalist, Trotskyist activist, and Marxist writer. His works are inf…
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Owen Lattimore, American author and academic (born 1900)
Owen Lattimore was an American Orientalist and writer. He was an influential scholar of China and Central Asia, especially Mongolia. Although he never earned a college degree, in t…
Owen Lattimore, American author and academic (born 1900)