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In the year 1889
698 Notable birthdays
Harry Hawker
Australian aviation pioneer (1889–1921).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Moorabbin.
Died July 12th, 1921 at 32 years old in Hendon Aerodrome.
Beno Gutenberg
Seismologist (1889-1960).
Born June 4th, 1889 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1960 at 70 years old in Pasadena (pneumonia).
Laureano Gómez
President of colombia (1889-1965).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Bogotá.
Died July 13th, 1965 at 76 years old in Bogotá (gastrointestinal system disease).
Arthur Hohl
American actor (1889–1964).
Born May 21st, 1889 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 10th, 1964 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Herbert Yardley
American cryptographer (1889–1958).
Born April 13th, 1889 in Worthington.
Died August 7th, 1958 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ludwig Kübler
German general (1889–1947).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.
Died August 18th, 1947 at 57 years old in Ljubljana (hanging to death).
Bernhard Karlgren
Swedish sinologist and linguist (1889–1978).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Jönköping.
Died October 20th, 1978 at 89 years old in Stockholm.
Tito Schipa
Italian tenor (1889-1965).
Born December 27th, 1889 in Lecce.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 75 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest, type 2 diabetes).
Alexander Macklin
British doctor (1889–1967).
Born September 1st, 1889 in India.
Died March 21st, 1967 at 77 years old in Aberdeen.
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
President of peru (1889-1967).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Lima. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1967 at 78 years old in Paris.
Paul Karrer
Swiss chemist (1889-1971).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Moscow.
Died June 18th, 1971 at 82 years old in Zurich.
Erich Pommer
German film producer (1889-1966).
Born July 20th, 1889 in Hildesheim.
Died May 8th, 1966 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Anita Malfatti
Brazilian artist (1889-1964).
Born December 2nd, 1889 in São Paulo.
Died November 6th, 1964 at 74 years old in São Paulo.
Angelo Iachino
Naval officer (1889–1976).
Born April 4th, 1889 in Sanremo.
Died December 3rd, 1976 at 87 years old in Rome.
Otto Deßloch
Luftwaffe general (1889–1977).
Born June 11th, 1889 in Bamberg.
Died May 13th, 1977 at 87 years old in Munich.
Ella Cara Deloria
Yankton dakota author (1889–1971).
Born January 31st, 1889 in Yankton Indian Reservation.
Died February 12th, 1971 at 82 years old in Tripp.
Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi
Italian prince (1889-1918).
Born June 22nd, 1889 in Turin.
Died October 19th, 1918 at 29 years old in Crespano del Grappa (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Dietrich Kraiss
German general (1889-1944).
Born November 16th, 1889 in Stuttgart.
Died August 6th, 1944 at 54 years old in Saint-Lô.
Seabury Quinn
American lawyer, journalist, and author (1889–1969).
Born January 1st, 1889 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 24th, 1969 at 80 years old
Jack Pierce
American makeup artist (1889-1968).
Died July 19th, 1968 at 79 years old in Hollywood (uremia).
Spencer Williams
American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer (1889-1965).
Born October 14th, 1889 in New Orleans.
Died July 14th, 1965 at 75 years old in Flushing.
Gottfried Fuchs
German footballer (1889-1972).
Born May 3rd, 1889 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 82 years old in Montreal.
Ivan Mozzhukhin
Russian-born actor.
Born October 8th, 1889 in Kondol. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1939 at 49 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (tuberculosis). [ref]
Hong Sa-ik
Japanese general (1889–1946).
Born March 4th, 1889 in Anseong.
Died September 26th, 1946 at 57 years old in Manila (hanging to death).
Ryszard Bolesławski
Polish theatre and film director, actor (1889–1937).
Born February 4th, 1889 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.
Died January 17th, 1937 at 47 years old in Hollywood.
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