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In the year 1889
696 Notable birthdays
Harold Burrough
Royal navy admiral (1889-1977).
Born July 4th, 1889 in Herefordshire.
Died October 22nd, 1977 at 88 years old in Hindhead (pneumonia).
Chang Kia-ngau
Chinese politician (1889-1979).
Born October 21st, 1889 in Jiading County.
Died October 13th, 1979 at 89 years old in Palo Alto.
Albin Stenroos
Finnish long distance runner (1889–1971).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Vehmaa.
Died April 30th, 1971 at 82 years old in Helsinki.
Alfred Lichtenstein
German writer (1889-1914).
Born August 23rd, 1889 in Berlin.
Died September 25th, 1914 at 25 years old in Somme.
José María Belauste
Spanish footballer (1889–1964).
Born September 3rd, 1889 in Bilbao.
Died September 4th, 1964 at 75 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer).
Aleksandër Xhuvani
Albanian philologist.
Born March 14th, 1889 in Elbasan.
Died November 22nd, 1961 at 72 years old in Tirana.
Cecil Madigan
Australian geologist, explorer and botanical collector (1889–1947).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Renmark.
Died January 14th, 1947 at 57 years old in Adelaide.
Vilho Väisälä
Finnish meteorologist (1889–1969).
Born September 28th, 1889 in Kontiolahti, Utra.
Died August 12th, 1969 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Camilo Alonso Vega
Spanish general.
Born May 29th, 1889 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1971 at 82 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Ernst Dehner
German general and knight's cross recipients (1889-1970).
Born March 5th, 1889 in Hersbruck.
Died September 13th, 1970 at 81 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
René Léonard
Racing driver (1889–1965).
Born June 23rd, 1889 in Pau. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1965 at 76 years old in Saint-Gratien. [ref]
Adolf Jäger
German footballer (1889-1944).
Born March 31st, 1889 in Hamburg, Altona.
Died November 21st, 1944 at 55 years old in Hamburg (explosive device).
Aarne Sihvo
Finnish general and chief of defence (1889–1963).
Born November 22nd, 1889 in Virolahti.
Died June 12th, 1963 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Nina Agadzhanova-Shutko
Russian screenwriter (1889-1974).
Born November 8th, 1889 in Krasnodar.
Died December 27th, 1974 at 85 years old in Soviet Union. [ref]
Luis Jiménez de Asúa
Spanish politician and jurist (1889–1970).
Born June 19th, 1889 in Madrid, calle de Hortaleza. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1970 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Camilla Ravera
Italian politician (1889-1988).
Born June 18th, 1889 in Acqui Terme.
Died April 14th, 1988 at 98 years old in Rome.
Géo André
French high jumper, hurdler and rugby union player (1889–1943).
Born August 13th, 1889 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 4th, 1943 at 53 years old in Tangier.
Serge Elisséeff
French academic (1889–1975).
Born January 13th, 1889 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1975 at 86 years old in Clichy. [ref]
Hélène Metzger
French philosopher (1889-1944).
Born August 26th, 1889 in Chatou.
Died March 7th, 1944 at 54 years old in Auschwitz.
Irene Steer
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born August 10th, 1889 in Cardiff.
Died April 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cardiff.
James Chapin
American ornithologist and scientific collector (1889–1964).
Born July 9th, 1889 in New York City.
Died April 7th, 1964 at 74 years old in New York City.
Friedrich Kühn
German general (1889-1944).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Eutin.
Died February 15th, 1944 at 54 years old in Berlin.
Fred Malatesta
Actor (1889-1952).
Born April 18th, 1889 in Naples.
Died April 8th, 1952 at 62 years old in Burbank.
Zofia Zamenhof
Polish esperantist (1889-1942).
Born December 13th, 1889 in Kaunas.
Died September 12th, 1942 at 52 years old in Treblinka extermination camp. [ref]
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