Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1989

Ernesto Halffter Escriche fue un músico español. Es considerado como el único discípulo de Manuel de Falla.

Rabbi Shemaryahu Gurary, also known by his Hebrew initials as Rashag, (1897-1989) was an Orthodox rabbi belonging to the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement. His father was Rabbi Menachem Mendel Gurary. He was the older son-in-law of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn (1880-1950), known as Rebbe Rayatz, the sixth Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, and the brother-in-law of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994), the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe. He worked with his father-in-law in communal service in both Russia and Poland and then arrived in the U.S. in 1940, where he continued this work until his death. Gurary had a comprehensive knowledge of Chassidic philosophy and was a devoted follower of his father-in-law Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, and later of his brother-in-law Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

Józef Jerzy Kukuczka fue un alpinista polaco, considerado uno de los mejores montañistas de la historia. Entre sus logros se encuentra ser el primer hombre en conquistar cuatro ochomiles en invierno y el segundo, después de Reinhold Messner, en coronar los catorce picos con altitud superior a ocho mil metros que existen en la Tierra.

Francesco Paolo Bonifacio was an Italian politician, jurist and academic. He served as Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Court of Italy.

Kiyoshi Mutō was a Japanese architect and structural engineer. He is considered the "father of the Japanese skyscraper" for his contributions to earthquake engineering.

Willy Otto Zielke fue un fotógrafo y realizador cinematográfico alemán de origen polaco.