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In the year 1889
643 Notable birthdays
Karel Doorman
Dutch admiral (1889–1942).
Born April 23rd, 1889 in Utrecht.
Died February 28th, 1942 at 52 years old in Java Sea.
Walter Catlett
American actor (1889–1960).
Born February 4th, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died November 14th, 1960 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Siegfried Kracauer
German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Frankfurt.
Died November 26th, 1966 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Ki Hajar Dewantara
Indonesian educator, activist (1889-1959).
Born May 2nd, 1889 in Yogyakarta.
Died April 28th, 1959 at 69 years old in Yogyakarta.
Clarence Muse
American actor and director.
Born October 14th, 1889 in Baltimore.
Died October 13th, 1979 at 89 years old in Perris (stroke).
G. D. H. Cole
British historian, economist, writer (1889-1959).
Born September 25th, 1889 in Cambridge.
Died January 14th, 1959 at 69 years old in London.
Kōichi Kido
Japanese politician (1889-1977).
Born July 18th, 1889 in Tokyo City.
Died April 6th, 1977 at 87 years old in Tokyo (liver cirrhosis).
Norman Scott
United states navy admiral and medal of honor recipient.
Born August 10th, 1889 in Indianapolis.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 53 years old in Guadalcanal.
Franklin Pangborn
American actor (1889–1958).
Born January 23rd, 1889 in Newark.
Died July 20th, 1958 at 69 years old in Laguna Beach (cancer).
Baba Sali
Moroccan rabbi..
Born September 26th, 1889 in Moulay Ali Cherif.
Died January 8th, 1984 at 94 years old in Netivot.
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
German general (1889-1968).
Born January 24th, 1889 in Schleswig.
Died July 4th, 1968 at 79 years old in Kappeln (cancer).
Adrian Boult
British conductor (1889–1983).
Born April 8th, 1889 in Chester.
Died February 22nd, 1983 at 93 years old in London.
Jacob L. Moreno
Austrian-american psychiatrist.
Born May 18th, 1889 in Bucharest.
Died May 14th, 1974 at 84 years old in Beacon. [ref]
Arthur Waley
British orientalist and sinologist (1889–1966).
Born August 19th, 1889 in Royal Tunbridge Wells. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1966 at 76 years old in Highgate. [ref]
Willi Münzenberg
German politician (1889-1940).
Born August 14th, 1889 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Saint-Marcellin (hanging).
George Kenney
United states army general (1889-1977).
Born August 6th, 1889 in Yarmouth.
Died August 9th, 1977 at 88 years old in Bay Harbor Islands.
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
German general.
Born June 15th, 1889 in Kołobrzeg.
Died March 9th, 1968 at 78 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Lyubov' Popova
Russian artist (1889-1924).
Born May 6th, 1889 in Ivanovskoye District. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1924 at 35 years old in Moscow (scarlet fever). [ref]
Otto Georg Thierack
German politician (1889-1946).
Born April 19th, 1889 in Wurzen.
Died November 22nd, 1946 at 57 years old in Paderborn, Sennelager, Civilian Internment Camp No. 7, Eselheide (poisoning).
Carl O. Sauer
American geographer (1889-1975).
Born December 24th, 1889 in Warrenton.
Died July 18th, 1975 at 85 years old in Berkeley.
Fannie Hurst
American novelist (1889–1968).
Born October 19th, 1889 in Hamilton.
Died February 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in New York City.
Leslie Morshead
Australian soldier with a distinguished career in both world wars (1889-1959).
Born September 18th, 1889 in Ballarat.
Died September 26th, 1959 at 70 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Rezső Seress
Hungarian pianist and composer (1889-1968).
Born November 3rd, 1889 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1968 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Bella Rosenfeld
American writer and artist model (1889-1944).
Born December 14th, 1889 in Vitebsk. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1944 at 54 years old in New York City (viral infectious disease).
Marjorie Rambeau
American actress.
Born July 15th, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died July 6th, 1970 at 80 years old in Palm Springs (disease).
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