Deaths 401 - 404 of 404 Dec 28 Hal Ashby, academy-award-winning director, dies of cancer at 59 Dec 29 Mike Beuttler, British racing driver, dies at 48 Dec 30 Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (b. 1925) Dec 30 Isamu Noguchi, Japanese-American sculptor (1963 Fine Arts Medal, Noguchi table), dies at 84 Previous 1 2 3 Next 1987 Famous Deaths by Year 1989