Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke Dies Peacefully at 89

Bob Hawke in Brisbane on Aug. 16, 2010. The former Labor Australian prime minister has died peacefully in his sleep with wife Blanche d’Alpuget at his side at age 89, on late May 16, 2019. William West/AFP/Getty Images

Bob Hawke, Australia’s 23rd prime minister and former Labor Party leader, died on Thursday, May 16, just days ahead of a federal election.

Hawke, 89, served from 1983 to 1991.