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In the year 1889
698 Notable birthdays
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).
Dorothy Gibson
American 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).
Henry F. Phillips
American businessman (1889–1958).
Born June 4th, 1889 in Bolivar. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1958 at 68 years old in Portland. [ref]
Günther Lütjens
German admiral (1889–1941).
Born May 25th, 1889 in Wiesbaden.
Died May 27th, 1941 at 52 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad
Religious leader of the ahmadiyya faith (1889–1965).
Born January 12th, 1889 in Kotha.
Died November 7th, 1965 at 76 years old in Rabwah.
Stafford Cripps
British politician, lawyer and diplomat (1889–1952).
Born April 24th, 1889 in London.
Died April 21st, 1952 at 62 years old in Zurich.
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).
Charles Ruggles
American actor (1886-1970).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Los Angeles.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
British broadcasting executive and politician (1889–1971).
Born July 20th, 1889 in Stonehaven.
Died June 16th, 1971 at 81 years old in Edinburgh.
Warner Baxter
American actor (1889–1951).
Born March 29th, 1889 in Columbus. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1951 at 62 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Eugene Pallette
American actor (1889–1954).
Born July 8th, 1889 in Winfield.
Died September 3rd, 1954 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer).
Achille Starace
Italian fascist general (1889-1945).
Born August 18th, 1889 in Sannicola.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 55 years old in Milan (execution, gunshot wound).
Amadeo Bordiga
Italian politician (1889-1970).
Born June 13th, 1889 in Ercolano.
Died July 23rd, 1970 at 81 years old in Formia.
Fritz Pfeffer
German physician (1889–1944).
Born April 30th, 1889 in Giessen. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1944 at 55 years old in Neuengamme concentration camp.
Risto Ryti
President of finland (1889–1956).
Born February 3rd, 1889 in Huittinen.
Died October 25th, 1956 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Mehr Chand Mahajan
3rd chief justice of india.
Born December 23rd, 1889 in Kangra district.
Died December 12th, 1967 at 77 years old [ref]
R. G. Collingwood
British historian and philosopher (1889–1943).
Born February 22nd, 1889 in Cartmel Fell.
Died January 9th, 1943 at 53 years old in Coniston.
Vladimir K. Zworykin
Russian-american engineer (1888–1982).
Born July 30th, 1889 in Murom.
Died July 29th, 1982 at 92 years old in Princeton.
James O. McKinsey
Founder of mckinsey & company (1889–1937).
Died November 30th, 1937 at 48 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Pitirim Sorokin
Russian sociologist (1889-1968).
Born February 4th, 1889 in Turya.
Died February 12th, 1968 at 79 years old in Winchester.
Eberhard von Mackensen
German general (1889–1969).
Born September 24th, 1889 in Bydgoszcz.
Died May 19th, 1969 at 79 years old in Neumünster.
Gabriel Marcel
French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading christian existentialist (1889-1973).
Born December 7th, 1889 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1973 at 83 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Olave Baden-Powell
(1889-1977) world chief guide.
Born February 22nd, 1889 in Chesterfield.
Died June 25th, 1977 at 88 years old in Bramley (diabetes).
Richard Glücks
German general (1889-1945); ss-gruppenführer, head of the inspection of the concentration camps.
Born April 22nd, 1889 in Mönchengladbach.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 56 years old in Flensburg (cyanide poisoning).
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