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In the year 1889
698 Notable birthdays
Giovanni Micheletto
Italian racing cyclist.
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Sacile.
Died September 9th, 1958 at 69 years old in Sacile.
Helge Krog
Norwegian writer and translator (1889–1962).
Born February 9th, 1889 in Christiania.
Died July 30th, 1962 at 73 years old in Oslo.
Niels Larsen
Danish sport shooter (1889-1969).
Born November 21st, 1889 in Horsens.
Died November 15th, 1969 at 79 years old in Otterup.
Wilibald Gurlitt
German musicologist (1889–1963).
Born March 1st, 1889 in Dresden.
Died December 15th, 1963 at 74 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Vasily Fesenkov
Russian astronomer (1889-1972).
Born January 13th, 1889 in Novocherkassk.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Adolph Bowler
Prime minister of latvia (1889-1962).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Tukums.
Died March 21st, 1962 at 72 years old in Brooklyn.
Amleto Palermi
Italian film director and screenwriter (1889–1941).
Died April 20th, 1941 at 51 years old in Rome (meningitis).
J. S. Sirén
Finnish architect (1889–1961).
Born May 27th, 1889 in Ylihärmä. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1961 at 71 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
José Garibi y Rivera
Cardinal of the roman catholic church (1889–1972).
Born January 30th, 1889 in Guadalajara.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 83 years old in Guadalajara (respiratory failure).
Hans Walter
Swiss rower (1889–1967).
Born August 9th, 1889.
Died January 14th, 1967 at 77 years old in Stansstad.
Crisanto Luque Sánchez
Catholic cardinal (1889–1959).
Born February 1st, 1889 in Tunja.
Died May 7th, 1959 at 70 years old in Bogotá (pulmonary hemorrhage).
Anthon Olsen
Danish footballer (1889–1972).
Born September 13th, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died March 17th, 1972 at 82 years old in Gentofte.
Robert Cloughen
American athlete (1889–1930).
Born January 26th, 1889 in The Bronx.
Died August 7th, 1930 at 41 years old in New York City.
Ossian Skiöld
Swedish hammer thrower (1889–1961).
Born June 22nd, 1889 in Appuna parish.
Died August 22nd, 1961 at 72 years old
Ted Hanney
English footballer and manager (1889-1964).
Born January 19th, 1889 in Reading.
Died November 30th, 1964 at 75 years old in Reading.
Seyid Shushinski
Azerbaijani singer (1889–1965).
Born April 12th, 1889 in Horadiz.
Died November 1st, 1965 at 76 years old in Baku.
Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann
Swedish glaciologist and diplomat (1889-1974).
Born November 14th, 1889 in Karlsborg.
Died March 10th, 1974 at 84 years old in Hägerstens församling. [ref]
Ivar Böhling
Finnish wrestler (1889–1929).
Born September 10th, 1889 in Ingå.
Died January 12th, 1929 at 39 years old in Vyborg. [ref]
Jan van der Sluis
Dutch footballer (1889-1952).
Born April 29th, 1889 in Rotterdam.
Died October 19th, 1952 at 63 years old in Rotterdam.
Mitoyo Kawate
Japanese supercentenarian (1889–2003).
Born May 15th, 1889 in Hiroshima.
Died November 13th, 2003 at 114 years old in Hiroshima (pneumonia).
Lajos Asztalos
Hungarian chess player (1889–1956).
Died November 1st, 1956 at 67 years old in Budapest.
Alexia Bryn
Norwegian figure skater.
Born March 24th, 1889 in Oslo.
Died July 19th, 1983 at 94 years old in Oslo.
Louis Mottiat
Belgian road bicycle racer (1889–1972).
Born July 6th, 1889 in Bouffioulx.
Died June 5th, 1972 at 82 years old
Arthur Cumming
British figure skater (1889–1914).
Born May 8th, 1889 in Marylebone.
Died May 9th, 1914 at 25 years old in Hammersmith (infectious disease).
Boris Gerasimovich
Ukrainian astronomer (1889–1937).
Born March 31st, 1889 in Kremenchuk.
Died November 30th, 1937 at 48 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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