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Died: 1989–1989
Kōnosuke Matsushita

Kōnosuke Matsushita

18941989

Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur who founded Panasonic, the largest Japanese consumer electronics company, earning the title 'God of Management' in Japan

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John Richard Hicks

John Richard Hicks

19041989

British economist known for the IS–LM model, his statement of consumer demand theory, and extending general-equilibrium and value theory

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Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

19281989

Japanese cartoonist, animator, writer, and physician, recognized as "the Father of Manga" for his pioneering techniques and extensive body of work including Astro Boy and Pluto

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János Kádár

János Kádár

19121989

Hungarian politician and economist who served as General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party for 32 years

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Dolores Ibárruri

Dolores Ibárruri

18951989

Spanish Republican leader and communist politician renowned for her powerful '¡No Pasarán!' slogan during the Spanish Civil War

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Daphne du Maurier

Daphne du Maurier

19071989

British writer, novelist, biographer, and playwright known for suspenseful narratives and psychological depth

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Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan

19081989

Austrian conductor and music director known for his 34-year tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and an estimated 200 million records sold

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Sergio Leone

Sergio Leone

19291989

Italian filmmaker credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre and one of the greatest directors in cinema history

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Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon

19031989

Belgian writer, author of the Jules Maigret detective series, known for publishing around 400 novels and selling over 500 million copies

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Konrad Lorenz

Konrad Lorenz

19031989

Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and Nobel laureate who co-founded modern ethology and studied individual and social behavior patterns

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Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

19071989

English actor and director, known for dominating the British stage and appearing in over fifty cinema roles throughout his career

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William Shockley

William Shockley

19101989

American physicist and inventor who, with his team at Bell Labs, discovered the transistor effect and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics

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Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

19001989

Iranian political revolutionary, Shia cleric, and first Supreme Leader of Iran who led the Iranian Revolution and established the Islamic republic

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Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett

19061989

Irish writer, novelist, playwright, and poet who won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature for his transformative contributions to modern theatre

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Hirohito Hirohito

Hirohito Hirohito

19011989

Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989, the longest-reigning in Japanese history, overseeing WWII and the postwar economic miracle, and a dedicated zoologist and marine biologist

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Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí

19041989

Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and striking and bizarre images

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