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In the year 1889
698 Notable birthdays
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.
Marcel Moyse
French flute player (1889–1984).
Born May 17th, 1889 in Saint-Amour. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1984 at 95 years old in Brattleboro.
Lev Karakhan
Soviet diplomat (1889-1937).
Born February 1st, 1889 in Tbilisi.
Died September 20th, 1937 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Rafael Estrella Ureña
President of dominican republic (1889-1945).
Born November 10th, 1889 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died May 25th, 1945 at 55 years old
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 (1889–1975).
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 (1889–1964).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Brest.
Died September 7th, 1964 at 75 years old in Brest.
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 Schiphol Airport.
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
American film composer (1889–1954).
Born September 6th, 1889 in New York City.
Died March 26th, 1954 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
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