List of Famous people who died at 89

José Jiménez Lozano was a Spanish writer. In 2002 he was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize.

Jurij Brězan was a Sorbian writer. His works, especially the novels, narrative works and children's books, were available in the two languages German and Upper Sorbian.

Alfredo Prucker was an Italian nordic skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.

Pierrette Bloch was a Paris-born Swiss painter and textile artist.

Heinrich Tillessen was one of the murderers of Matthias Erzberger, the former minister of finance of the Centre Party. One of his brothers was Karl Tillessen, the deputy of Hermann Ehrhardt in the Organisation Consul. The other accomplice in the crime was Heinrich Schulz. The trial of Heinrich Tillessen was held in postwar Germany, and received widespread attention from the public and legal experts, exemplifying numerous problems in the judicial processing of crimes before and during the Nazi period.

Princess Sophie of Hohenberg was the only daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, both of whom were assassinated at Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Their assassination triggered the First World War, thus Sophie and her two brothers are sometimes described as the first orphans of the First World War.

Owen Porter Churchill was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Knut Bohwim was a leading Norwegian film director. He co-founded the company Teamfilm A/S in 1962. His debut as film director was Operasjon Sjøsprøyt from 1964. He directed the war drama Det største spillet from 1967, about the double agent Gunvald Tomstad. He directed twelve films of the Olsenbanden series, the largest commercial success in Norwegian film history. Bohwim was awarded the Amanda Honorary Award in 1997, shared with Aud Schønemann.

James Hadley Billington was a American academic and author who taught history at Harvard and Princeton before serving for 42 years as CEO of four federal cultural institutions. He served as the 13th Librarian of Congress after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, and his appointment was approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate. He retired as Librarian on September 30, 2015.

Colin Archibald Low was a Canadian animation and documentary filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).