List of Famous people who died at 89

Franco Giacobini was an Italian actor.

Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi HJ, MC, SPk, SK, (1915-2004) popularly known as A.A.K. Niazi or General Niazi was a former lieutenant-general and later major-general in the Pakistan Army, known for commanding the Eastern Command of the Pakistan Army in East Pakistan during the Eastern and the Western Fronts of the Indo-Pakistani war until the unilateral surrendering on the 16 December 1971 to Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora (GOC-in-C) of the Eastern Command and the Bengali Liberation Forces.

Hosei Norota was a Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Noshiro, Akita and graduate of Chuo University he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1953. Leaving the ministry, he was elected to the House of Councilors in the Diet for the first time in 1977. In 1983 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time. From 1995 to 1996 he served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tomiichi Murayama's cabinet. In 1998 he served briefly as Director General of the Japan Defense Agency.

Jack Solomon was an American sound engineer. He won an Oscar for Sound Recording and was nominated for five more in the same category. He worked on over 90 films between 1953 and 1991.

Miyoko Matsutani (松谷 みよ子, February 14, 1926 – February 28, 2015) was a Japanese picture book author and folktale researcher. She is best known for writing the book Taro the Dragon Boy.