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In the year 1889
643 Notable birthdays
Calvin Bridges
American scientist (1889-1938).
Born January 11th, 1889 in Schuyler Falls.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 49 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Heinrich Campendonk
Dutch painter of german birth (1889–1957).
Born November 3rd, 1889 in Krefeld.
Died May 9th, 1957 at 67 years old in Amsterdam.
Abbas el-Akkad
Egyptian writer (1889-1964).
Born June 28th, 1889 in Aswan.
Died March 13th, 1964 at 74 years old in Cairo.
Arnold Fanck
German film director (1889-1974).
Born March 6th, 1889 in Frankenthal.
Died September 28th, 1974 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Albert Dieudonné
French actor, screenwriter, film director and novelist (1889–1976).
Born November 26th, 1889 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1976 at 86 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Eileen Power
British historian (1889–1940).
Born January 9th, 1889 in Altrincham.
Died August 8th, 1940 at 51 years old in London.
Maximilian de Angelis
German general (1889–1974).
Born October 2nd, 1889 in Budapest.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 85 years old in Graz. [ref]
Alan Dinehart
American actor (1889-1944).
Born October 3rd, 1889 in Saint Paul.
Died July 17th, 1944 at 54 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Erich Przywara
German jesuit priest (1889–1972).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Katowice.
Died September 28th, 1972 at 82 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Rudolf Bauer
German painter (1889–1953).
Born February 11th, 1889 in Wąwelno.
Died November 28th, 1953 at 64 years old in Deal (lung cancer).
Zhang Qun
Chinese politician (1889-1990).
Born May 9th, 1889 in Huayang.
Died December 14th, 1990 at 101 years old in Taipei.
Ahmed Hassanein Pasha
Egyptian courtier, diplomat, politician, and explorer (1889–1946).
Born October 31st, 1889 in Cairo, Bulaq.
Died February 19th, 1946 at 56 years old in Cairo (traffic collision).
Grigoraș Dinicu
Romanian roma composer and violinist (1889-1949).
Born April 3rd, 1889 in Bucharest.
Died March 28th, 1949 at 59 years old in Bucharest (laryngeal cancer).
Hervey Allen
American novelist, biographer (1889–1949).
Born December 8th, 1889 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 60 years old in Hervey Allen Study (myocardial infarction).
Suzanne Duchamp
French dadaist painter (1889-1963).
Born October 20th, 1889 in Blainville-Crevon.
Died September 11th, 1963 at 73 years old in Paris.
Fritz Arno Wagner
German cinematographer (1889-1958).
Born December 5th, 1889 in Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig.
Died August 18th, 1958 at 68 years old in Göttingen (traffic collision).
Herbert Heyes
Actor (1889-1958).
Born August 3rd, 1889 in Vader.
Died May 31st, 1958 at 68 years old in North Hollywood.
Vasiliy Ulrikh
Soviet jurist (1889-1951).
Died May 7th, 1951 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Ralph H. Fowler
English physicist (1889-1944).
Born January 17th, 1889 in Roydon.
Died July 28th, 1944 at 55 years old in Cambridge.
Harry Woods
American actor (1889-1968).
Born May 5th, 1889 in Cleveland.
Died December 28th, 1968 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Tom Naudé
South african politician (1889-1969).
Born April 15th, 1889 in Middelburg.
Died May 31st, 1969 at 80 years old in Cape Town.
Stanislav Kosior
Soviet politician (1889-1939).
Born November 18th, 1889 in Węgrów.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Nichifor Crainic
Romanian writer.
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Bulbucata.
Died August 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Mogoșoaia.
Hisakazu Tanaka
Japanese general (1889-1947).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died March 27th, 1947 at 58 years old in Republic of China (gunshot wound).
Ferdinand Schaal
German general (1889–1962).
Born February 7th, 1889 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died October 9th, 1962 at 73 years old in Baden-Baden.
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