List of Famous people who died in 1989

Graham Chapman

First Name Graham
Last Name Chapman
Born on January 8, 1941
Died on October 4, 1989 (aged 48)
Height 190 cm | 6'3

Graham Chapman was an English comedian, writer, actor, and author and one of the six members of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python. He played authority figures such as the Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail (1975) and Life of Brian (1979).

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Sirima

Born on February 14, 1964
Died on December 7, 1989 (aged 25)

Sirima Nicole Wiratunga, known simply by her first name Sirima, was a singer who sang in English and French. She was primarily known for her duet "Là-bas", recorded in 1987 with Jean-Jacques Goldman, which was a number two hit in France.

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Rebecca Schaeffer

Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer
First Name Rebecca
Born on November 6, 1967
Died on July 18, 1989 (aged 21)
Height 166 cm | 5'5

Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer was an American model and actress. She began her career as a teen model before moving on to acting. In 1986, she landed the role of Patricia "Patti" Russell in the CBS comedy My Sister Sam. The series was canceled in 1988, and Schaeffer appeared in several films, including the black comedy Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills. At the age of 21, Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, an obsessed fan who had been stalking her.

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Oliver Sipple

First Name Oliver
Last Name Sipple
Born on November 20, 1941
Died on February 2, 1989 (aged 47)

Oliver Wellington "Billy" Sipple was an American known for intervening to block an assassination attempt against U.S. President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975. A decorated U.S. Marine and disabled Vietnam War veteran, he grappled with Sara Jane Moore as she fired a pistol at Ford in San Francisco, causing her to miss. The subsequent public revelation that Sipple was gay turned the news story into a cause célèbre for LGBT rights activists, leading Sipple to sue — unsuccessfully — several publishers for invasion of privacy, and causing his estrangement from his parents.

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Albert Spaggiari

First Name Albert
Last Name Spaggiari
Born on December 14, 1932
Died on June 8, 1989 (aged 56)

Albert Spaggiari, nicknamed Bert, was a French criminal chiefly known as the organizer of a break-in into a Société Générale bank in Nice, France, in 1976.

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Huey P. Newton

First Name Huey
Last Name Newton
Born on February 17, 1942
Died on August 22, 1989 (aged 47)

Huey Percy Newton was an African-American revolutionary who, along with fellow Merritt College student Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party (1966–1982). Together with Seale, Newton created a ten-point program which laid out guidelines for how, in their words, the African-American community could achieve liberation.

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Hibari Misora

加藤 和枝
First Name Hibari
Born on May 29, 1937
Died on June 24, 1989 (aged 52)
Height 147 cm | 4'10

Hibari Misora was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthumously for giving the public hope and encouragement after World War II.

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Yūji Koseki

First Name Yūji
Born on August 11, 1909
Died on August 18, 1989 (aged 80)

Yūji Koseki was a Japanese ryūkōka, gunka, march, fight song and film score composer. His real name was also Yūji Koseki, but its kanji was 古關 勇治.

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Sugar Ray Robinson

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First Name Sugar
Last Name Robinson
Born on May 3, 1921
Died on April 12, 1989 (aged 67)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Sugar Ray Robinson was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is widely regarded as the greatest boxer of all time.

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Hu Yaobang

First Name Hu
Last Name Yaobang
Born on November 20, 1915
Died on April 15, 1989 (aged 73)

Hu Yaobang was a high-ranking official of the People's Republic of China. He held the top office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1981 to 1987, first as Chairman from 1981 to 1982, then as General Secretary from 1982 to 1987. Hu joined the CCP in the 1930s, and rose to prominence as a comrade of Deng Xiaoping. During the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), Hu was purged, recalled, and purged again by Mao Zedong.

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