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In the year 1889
698 Notable birthdays
C. R. W. Nevinson
British artist (1889-1946).
Born August 13th, 1889 in London.
Died October 7th, 1946 at 57 years old in Hampstead (stroke).
Ina Boyle
Irish composer (1889-1967).
Born March 8th, 1889 in Enniskerry.
Died March 10th, 1967 at 78 years old in Greystones (cancer).
Maria Dąbrowska
Polish writer (1889–1965).
Born October 6th, 1889 in Russów. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1965 at 75 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Hans Kalm
Finnish soldier (1889–1981).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Kõo Rural Municipality, Pilistvere.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 91 years old in Jyväskylä.
Teresa de la Parra
Venezuelan novelist (1889–1936).
Born October 5th, 1889 in Paris.
Died April 23rd, 1936 at 46 years old in Madrid (tuberculosis, asthma).
Arnulf Øverland
Norwegian writer (1889–1968).
Born April 27th, 1889 in Kristiansund Municipality.
Died March 25th, 1968 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Phyllis Gordon
Actress (1889-1964).
Born October 17th, 1889 in Suffolk.
Died October 16th, 1964 at 74 years old in Sonoma.
Otto Tief
Estonian politician, military personnel and lawyer (1889-1976).
Born August 14th, 1889 in Uusküla.
Died March 5th, 1976 at 86 years old in Ahja.
Li Siguang
Chinese geologist and politician (1889-1971).
Born October 26th, 1889 in Huilongshan.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 81 years old in Beijing.
James Stephenson
British-american actor (1889-1941).
Born April 14th, 1889 in Selby.
Died July 29th, 1941 at 52 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction).
Mihail Lascăr
Romanian general (1889–1959).
Born November 8th, 1889 in Târgu Jiu.
Died July 24th, 1959 at 69 years old in Bucharest.
Balthasar van der Pol
Dutch physicist (1889-1959).
Born January 27th, 1889 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1959 at 70 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
Grigory Levenfish
Soviet chess player (1889–1961).
Born March 9th, 1889 in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Died February 9th, 1961 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Prentiss M. Brown
American politician (1889–1973).
Born June 18th, 1889 in St. Ignace.
Died December 19th, 1973 at 84 years old in St. Ignace.
Chen Mingshu
Chinese general and politician (1889-1965).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Guangdong.
Died May 15th, 1965 at 75 years old in Beijing.
Felix Arndt
American pianist and composer (1889–1918).
Born May 20th, 1889 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1918 at 29 years old in New York City (1918–1920 flu pandemic, influenza). [ref]
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
Jesuit superior general (1889–1964).
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Mechelen.
Died October 5th, 1964 at 74 years old in Rome.
William Godfrey
Catholic cardinal (1889–1963).
Born September 25th, 1889 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1963 at 73 years old in London.
Howdy Wilcox
American racing driver (1889–1923).
Born June 24th, 1889 in Crawfordsville.
Died September 4th, 1923 at 34 years old in Tyrone (car collision).
Shōjirō Ishibashi
Japanese businessman (1889–1976).
Born February 1st, 1889 in Kurume.
Died September 11th, 1976 at 87 years old in Hibiya (Parkinson's disease).
Emma Lucy Braun
American botanist and first woman to be elected president of the ecological society of america, in 1950 (1889–1971).
Born April 19th, 1889 in Cincinnati.
Died March 5th, 1971 at 81 years old in Mount Washington.
Bryant Washburn
American actor (1889–1963).
Born April 28th, 1889 in Chicago.
Died April 30th, 1963 at 74 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Rosenberg
German historian refugee from nazis because of jewish heritage (1889-1943).
Born December 19th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died February 7th, 1943 at 53 years old in New York City.
Ralph Craig
American athlete (1889–1972).
Born June 21st, 1889 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1972 at 83 years old in Lake George.
Isaac Grünewald
Swedish artist (1889-1946).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Jewish Community of Stockholm.
Died June 22nd, 1946 at 56 years old in Oslo (aviation accident).
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