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Events on Monday 4 September 1989 1
1903 – 1989Georges Simenon (1903-1989)Died 4 September 1989, aged 86Georges Simenon was a prolific Belgian author best known for creating the detective character Jules Maigret. He wrote several hundred novels over his career, among the most published authors of the twentieth century. His work was translated into dozens of languages.