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In the year 1889
643 Notable birthdays
Marcel Moyse
French musician.
Born May 17th, 1889 in Saint-Amour. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1984 at 95 years old in Brattleboro. [ref]
Lev Karakhan
Soviet diplomat (1889-1937).
Born February 1st, 1889 in Tbilisi.
Died September 20th, 1937 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Ludwig Renn
German writer (1889-1979).
Born April 22nd, 1889 in Dresden.
Died July 21st, 1979 at 90 years old in Berlin.
Gunnar Gunnarsson
Icelandic author.
Born May 18th, 1889 in Fljótsdalshreppur.
Died November 21st, 1975 at 86 years old in Reykjavík.
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
Turkish writer (1889–1974).
Born March 27th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Ankara.
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
French admiral and discalced carmelite friar.
Born August 7th, 1889 in Brest. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1964 at 75 years old in Brest. [ref]
Léopold Zborowski
Polish poet and art dealer (1889–1932).
Born March 10th, 1889 in Zalishchyky. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1932 at 43 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
George Walsh
American actor (1889–1981).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Manhattan.
Died June 13th, 1981 at 92 years old in Pomona (pneumonia).
Jessie Street
Australian activist (1889–1970).
Born April 18th, 1889 in Ranchi.
Died July 2nd, 1970 at 81 years old in Sydney.
James Wordie
Scottish polar explorer (1889–1962).
Born April 26th, 1889 in Glasgow.
Died January 16th, 1962 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Godwin von Brumowski
Austro-hungarian flying ace (1889-1936).
Born July 26th, 1889 in Wadowice.
Died June 3rd, 1936 at 46 years old in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Alexander Kazakov
Russian flying ace (1889-1919).
Born January 14th, 1889 in Kherson Governorate.
Died August 1st, 1919 at 30 years old in Bereznik.
Theodor Scherer
German general.
Born September 17th, 1889 in Höchstädt an der Donau.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 61 years old in Ludwigsburg (traffic collision).
Miguel Mariano Gómez
President of cuba (1889-1950).
Born October 6th, 1889 in Sancti Spíritus.
Died October 26th, 1950 at 61 years old in Havana.
Henri Pélissier
French racing cyclist (1889–1935).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 1st, 1935 at 46 years old in Dampierre-en-Yvelines.
Louis Silvers
Film composer (1889-1954).
Born September 6th, 1889 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1954 at 64 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Paul Hartmann
German actor (1889–1977).
Born January 8th, 1889 in Fürth.
Died June 30th, 1977 at 88 years old in Munich.
Gerhard Marcks
German sculptor (1889–1981).
Born February 18th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died November 13th, 1981 at 92 years old in Burgbrohl.
Julius Ringel
German general of mountain troops (1889–1967).
Born November 16th, 1889 in Völkermarkt.
Died February 11th, 1967 at 77 years old in Bayerisch Gmain.
Arthur Housman
American actor (1889–1942).
Born October 10th, 1889 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 1942 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Prince Peter of Montenegro
Prince of montenegro.
Born October 10th, 1889 in Cetinje.
Died May 7th, 1932 at 42 years old in Merano.
Constantin Karadja
Romanian diplomat (1889-1950).
Born November 24th, 1889 in The Hague.
Died December 28th, 1950 at 61 years old in Bucharest.
Waldo Frank
Novelist, historian, critic.
Born August 25th, 1889 in Long Branch. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1967 at 77 years old in White Plains. [ref]
Hans Felber
German general.
Born July 8th, 1889 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 8th, 1962 at 72 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
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