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- Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (17 May 1900 - 3 June 1989), also known as Ayatollah Khomeini, was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the end of the Persian monarchy. Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's first supreme leader, a position created in the constitution of the Islamic Republic as the highest-ranking political and religious authority of the nation, which he held until his death. Most of his period in power was taken up by the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988. He was succeeded by Ali Khamenei on 4 June 1989.
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Pat Anthony was born on 2 November 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962), The Hollywood Palace (1964) and Dambana ng kagitingan (1968). He died on 3 June 1989 in Brandon, Florida, USA.- Roy H. Hinsley was born in October 1912 in Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Shoestring Theatre (1959). He was married to Roberta Gladys Irene Bryan. He died on 3 June 1989.
- Vladimir Ivashchenko was born on 23 October 1957. He was an actor, known for Oy ne khody, Grytsyu, ta y na vechornytsi (1978). He died on 3 June 1989.
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Karol Krska was born on 6 September 1920 in Korycany, Moravia, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Stvorylka (1955), Rodná zem (1954) and Medená veza (1970). He died on 3 June 1989 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].- Director
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Shirley Carter Burden was born in New York City, a descendant of the famed millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt; he became infatuated with photography, and after graduating from the Browning School in 1926, went to work for Pathe News, and subsequently would work in Hollywood with Merian C. Cooper. After the end of World War II, Burden opened a photography studio in Beverly Hills that specialized in still shots for advertising agencies and architectural firms. From there, he expanded into publishing photo essays concerning various topics including "God Is My Life", a photo essay about the Trappist monks at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Tennessee, and "I Wonder Why", which depicted incidents in a young black girl's life, particularly her dealings with racial prejudice. His family established the Burden Professorship in Photography at Harvard University in 1999.- Lorelei Readoux was born on 30 April 1918 in Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Mad Youth (1939). She died on 3 June 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Costus was born on 3 February 1955 in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain. He was an actor. He died on 3 June 1989 in Sitges, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.