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In the year 1889
698 Notable birthdays
W. S. Van Dyke
American film director (1889–1943).
Born March 21st, 1889 in San Diego.
Died February 5th, 1943 at 53 years old in Los Angeles.
Soong Ai-ling
Wife of h. h. kung (1889-1973).
Born July 15th, 1889 in Shanghai, Kunshan.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 84 years old in New York City.
Minta Durfee
American actress (1889-1975).
Born October 1st, 1889 in Los Angeles.
Died September 9th, 1975 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Abelardo L. Rodríguez
President of mexico (1932-1934).
Born May 12th, 1889 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died February 13th, 1967 at 77 years old in La Jolla.
Lucien Lelong
French fashion designer (1889–1958).
Born October 11th, 1889 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 11th, 1958 at 68 years old in Anglet (myocardial infarction).
Karel Doorman
Dutch admiral (1889–1942).
Born April 23rd, 1889 in Utrecht.
Died February 28th, 1942 at 52 years old in Java Sea.
Sewall Wright
American geneticist (1889-1988).
Born December 21st, 1889 in Melrose.
Died March 3rd, 1988 at 98 years old in Madison.
Norman Scott
United states navy admiral and medal of honor recipient (1889–1942).
Born August 10th, 1889 in Indianapolis.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 53 years old in Guadalcanal.
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).
Ki Hajar Dewantara
Indonesian educator, activist (1889-1959).
Born May 2nd, 1889 in Yogyakarta.
Died April 28th, 1959 at 69 years old in Yogyakarta.
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).
Kōichi Kido
Japanese politician (1889-1977).
Born July 18th, 1889 in Akasaka-ku.
Died April 6th, 1977 at 87 years old in Hospital of the Imperial Household (liver cirrhosis).
Baba Sali
Moroccan rabbi..
Born September 26th, 1889 in Moulay Ali Cherif.
Died January 8th, 1984 at 94 years old in Netivot.
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.
Clarence Muse
American actor and director (1889–1979).
Born October 14th, 1889 in Baltimore.
Died October 13th, 1979 at 89 years old in Perris (stroke).
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.
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).
Franklin Pangborn
American actor (1889–1958).
Born January 23rd, 1889 in Newark.
Died July 20th, 1958 at 69 years old in Laguna Beach (cancer).
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
German general (1889–1968).
Born June 15th, 1889 in Kołobrzeg.
Died March 9th, 1968 at 78 years old in Frankfurt.
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 to death).
Arthur Waley
British orientalist and sinologist (1889–1966).
Born August 19th, 1889 in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Died June 27th, 1966 at 76 years old in London.
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.
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).
Fannie Hurst
American novelist (1889–1968).
Born October 18th, 1889 in Hamilton.
Died February 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in New York City.
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