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In the year 1889
698 Notable birthdays
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).
Moroni Olsen
American actor (1889–1954).
Born June 27th, 1889 in Ogden.
Died November 22nd, 1954 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Charles Darrow
American board game designer (1889-1967).
Born August 10th, 1889 in Philadelphia.
Died August 29th, 1967 at 78 years old in Bucks County. [ref]
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
Military leader, viceroy, victoria cross (1889-1963).
Born March 21st, 1889 in Richmond.
Died July 4th, 1963 at 74 years old in Windsor (major trauma).
Walton H. Walker
United states army general (1889-1950).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Belton.
Died December 23rd, 1950 at 61 years old in Seoul (traffic collision).
Alexander M. Patch
United states army general (1889-1945).
Born November 23rd, 1889 in Fort Huachuca.
Died November 21st, 1945 at 55 years old in Fort Sam Houston (pneumonia).
Harry Clarke
Irish artist (1889–1931).
Born March 17th, 1889 in Dublin.
Died January 6th, 1931 at 41 years old in Chur (tuberculosis).
Harry Nyquist
Swedish-american physicist and electrical engineer (1889–1976).
Born February 7th, 1889.
Died April 4th, 1976 at 87 years old in Harlingen.
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
German general (1889-1962).
Born April 4th, 1889 in Dzierżoniów.
Died September 1st, 1962 at 73 years old in Bad Wildungen.
Li Dazhao
Co-founder of the chinese communist party (1889–1927).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Laoting County.
Died April 28th, 1927 at 37 years old in Beijing (hanging to death).
Makhanlal Chaturvedi
Indian writer (1889-1968).
Born April 4th, 1889 in Makhan Nagar.
Died January 30th, 1968 at 78 years old in Bhopal.
Charles Mintz
American film producer and distributor (1889-1939).
Born November 5th, 1889 in Pennsylvania.
Died December 30th, 1939 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Mercédès Jellinek
Namesake of mercedes-benz.
Born September 16th, 1889 in Vienna.
Died February 23rd, 1929 at 39 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).
Felix Aylmer
English actor (1889-1979).
Born February 21st, 1889 in Corsham.
Died September 2nd, 1979 at 90 years old in Sussex.
Prince Xavier, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Duke of parma (1889–1977).
Born May 25th, 1889 in Camaiore.
Died May 7th, 1977 at 87 years old in Zizers.
Maxwell Maltz
American plastic surgeon, self-help author (1899 - 1975).
Born March 10th, 1889 in Manhattan.
Died April 7th, 1975 at 86 years old
Takeo Kurita
Japanese admiral.
Born April 28th, 1889 in Mito.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 88 years old in Nishinomiya.
Zalman Shazar
3rd president of israel (1963–1973).
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Mir. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1974 at 84 years old in Jerusalem.
Abel Gance
French film director and producer, writer and actor (1889-1981).
Born October 25th, 1889 in rue de la Charbonnière. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 92 years old in rue de l'Yvette (tuberculosis). [ref]
Richard O'Connor
British army general (1889-1981).
Born August 21st, 1889 in Srinagar.
Died June 17th, 1981 at 91 years old in London.
Vladimir Sokoloff
Russian actor (1889–1962).
Born December 26th, 1889 in Moscow.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in West Hollywood (stroke).
Dietrich von Hildebrand
German catholic philosopher and theologian (1889–1977).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Florence.
Died January 26th, 1977 at 87 years old in New York City, New Rochelle.
Conrad Aiken
American novelist and poet (1889–1973).
Born August 5th, 1889 in Savannah.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 84 years old in Savannah, Brewster.
Martha Wentworth
American actress (1889-1974).
Born June 2nd, 1889 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 1974 at 84 years old in Sherman Oaks (disease).
John B. Kelly Sr.
American olympic rower (1889–1960).
Born October 4th, 1889 in Philadelphia.
Died June 20th, 1960 at 70 years old in Philadelphia.
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