List of Famous people who died at 89

Joey Bishop

Joseph Abraham Gottlieb
First Name Joey
Born on February 3, 1918
Died on October 17, 2007 (aged 89)
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, known professionally as Joey Bishop, was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk/variety show host, then later hosted a late night talk show with Regis Philbin as his young sidekick on ABC. He also was a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford.

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Ghanshyam Das Birla

First Name Ghanshyam
Born on April 10, 1894
Died on June 11, 1983 (aged 89)

Ghanshyam Das Birla was a pioneering Indian businessman and member of the Birla Family.

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Paulo Vanzolini

First Name Paulo
Last Name Vanzolini
Born on April 25, 1924
Died on April 28, 2013 (aged 89)
Born in Brazil, São Paulo

Paulo Emilio Vanzolini was a Brazilian scientist and music composer. He was best known for his samba compositions, including the famous "Ronda", "Volta por Cima", and "Boca da Noite", and for his scientific works in herpetology. He is considered one of the greatest samba composers from São Paulo. Until his death, he still conducted research at the University of São Paulo (USP).

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Dick Bruna

Hendrikus Magdalenus Bruna
First Name Dick
Last Name Bruna
Born on August 23, 1927
Died on February 16, 2017 (aged 89)

Dick Bruna was a Dutch author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer.

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Dolores Cacuango

Dolores Cacuango Quilo
First Name Dolores
Last Name Cacuango
Born on October 26, 1881
Died on April 24, 1971 (aged 89)

Dolores Cacuango, also known as Mamá Doloreyuk, was a pioneer in the fight for indigenous and farmers rights in Ecuador. She stood out in the political arena and was one of the first activists of Ecuadorian feminism, between '30s and '60s. She founded the Federación Ecuatoriana de Indios (FEI) in 1944 with the help of Ecuador's Communist Party.

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Sidney Luft

First Name Sidney
Last Name Luft
Born on November 2, 1915
Died on September 15, 2005 (aged 89)

Michael Sidney Luft was an American show business figure, the second husband of actress Lynn Bari and later the third husband of actress and singer Judy Garland.

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Lucio Urtubia

First Name Lucio
Last Name Urtubia
Born on February 18, 1931
Died on July 18, 2020 (aged 89)
Born in Spain, Navarre

Lucio Urtubia Jiménez was a Spanish anarchist known for his practice of expropriative anarchism through forgery. At times compared to Robin Hood, Urtubia carried out bank robberies and forgeries throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In the words of Albert Boadella, "Lucio is a Quijote that did not fight against wind mills, but against a true giant".

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Robert Gibanel

Robert Martial Gibanel
First Name Robert
Last Name Gibanel
Born on July 6, 1932
Died on September 28, 2021 (aged 89)

Robert Gibanel was a French professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France.

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Sam Johnson

First Name Sam
Last Name Johnson
Born on October 11, 1930
Died on May 27, 2020 (aged 89)

Samuel Robert Johnson was an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the acting Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he also served as chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee.

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Tony DeMarco

Leonardo Liotta
First Name Tony
Last Name DeMarco
Born on January 14, 1932
Died on October 11, 2021 (aged 89)
Height 169 cm | 5'7

Tony DeMarco, born Leonardo Liotta, was an American boxer and World Welterweight Champion. Born to Sicilian immigrants from Sciacca (AG), Vincent and Giacomina, DeMarco grew up in the North End neighborhood of Boston.

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