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In the year 1889
643 Notable birthdays
Arnold J. Toynbee
British historian (1889–1975).
Born April 14th, 1889 in London.
Died October 22nd, 1975 at 86 years old in York.
Louise Mountbatten
Queen consort of sweden.
Born July 13th, 1889 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1965 at 75 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Anna Akhmatova
Russian poet (1889–1966).
Born June 23rd, 1889 in Odesa.
Died March 5th, 1966 at 76 years old in Domodedovo (infarction). [ref]
Walter Lippmann
American journalist and political commentator.
Born September 23rd, 1889 in New York City.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 85 years old in New York City.
Victor Fleming
American film director, cinematographer, and producer (1889–1949).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in Pasadena.
Died January 6th, 1949 at 59 years old in Cottonwood (myocardial infarction).
Han van Meegeren
Dutch painter and art forger (1889-1947).
Born October 10th, 1889 in Deventer.
Died December 30th, 1947 at 58 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Erle Stanley Gardner
American writer and lawyer.
Born July 17th, 1889 in Malden. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1970 at 80 years old in Temecula. [ref]
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957).
Born April 7th, 1889 in Vicuña.
Died January 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Hempstead.
Jaishankar Prasad
Hindi author (1889–1937).
Born January 30th, 1889 in Varanasi.
Died November 15th, 1937 at 48 years old in Varanasi.
Thomas Hart Benton
American painter (1889–1975).
Born April 15th, 1889 in Neosho.
Died January 19th, 1975 at 85 years old in Kansas City.
Paul Bern
German-born american film director (1889-1932).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Wandsbek.
Died September 5th, 1932 at 42 years old in Los Angeles.
Amrit Kaur
Indian politician (1889–1964).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Lucknow.
Died February 6th, 1964 at 75 years old in New Delhi.
Hannah Höch
German artist (1889–1978).
Born November 1st, 1889 in Gotha. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1978 at 88 years old in West Berlin.
Erik Jan Hanussen
Austrian publicist and clairvoyant performer.
Born June 2nd, 1889 in Vienna.
Died March 25th, 1933 at 43 years old in Berlin.
Francis Spellman
American catholic cardinal.
Born May 4th, 1889 in Whitman. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1967 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Luo Yixiu
First wife of the future chinese revolutionary and political leader mao zedong (1889-1910).
Born October 20th, 1889 in Shaoshan.
Died February 11th, 1910 at 20 years old in Shaoshan (disease).
Taha Hussein
Egyptian writer (1889–1973).
Born November 15th, 1889 in Minya Governorate.
Died October 28th, 1973 at 83 years old in Cairo.
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Danish film director (1889–1968).
Born February 3rd, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died March 20th, 1968 at 79 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia).
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
French army general, marshal of france (1889-1952).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Mouilleron-en-Pareds.
Died January 11th, 1952 at 62 years old in Paris (cancer).
George S. Kaufman
American writer (1889-1961).
Born November 16th, 1889 in Pittsburgh.
Died June 2nd, 1961 at 71 years old in New York City.
Robert Benchley
American writer and actor (1889-1945).
Born September 15th, 1889 in Worcester.
Died November 21st, 1945 at 56 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Lord Leopold Mountbatten
British noble; son of prince henry of battenberg and princess beatrice of the united kingdom; grandson of queen victoria (1889-1922).
Born May 21st, 1889 in Windsor Castle.
Died April 23rd, 1922 at 32 years old in Kensington Palace.
Gaetano Reina
Sicilian-born american gangster and founder of the lucchese crime family in new york city.
Born September 27th, 1889 in Corleone.
Died February 26th, 1930 at 40 years old in The Bronx (gunshot wound).
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Swiss artist (1889–1943).
Born January 19th, 1889 in Davos.
Died January 13th, 1943 at 53 years old in Zurich (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Dorothy Gibson
Silent film actress, singer, model (1889-1946).
Born May 17th, 1889 in Hoboken.
Died February 17th, 1946 at 56 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
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