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In the year 1889
643 Notable birthdays
Léon Brillouin
French physicist (1889-1969).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Sèvres.
Died October 4th, 1969 at 80 years old in New York City.
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician (1889–1961).
Born April 11th, 1889 in New Orleans.
Died February 22nd, 1961 at 71 years old in New Orleans.
Pierre-Étienne Flandin
French prime minister (1889-1958).
Born April 12th, 1889 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 13th, 1958 at 69 years old in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
Snub Pollard
Australian actor (1889-1962).
Born November 9th, 1889 in Melbourne.
Died January 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Pierre Reverdy
French poet (1889-1960).
Born September 13th, 1889 in Narbonne. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1960 at 70 years old in Solesmes Abbey. [ref]
Albert Plesman
Dutch businessman.
Born September 7th, 1889 in The Hague. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1953 at 64 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Vera Mukhina
Soviet sculptor (1889-1953).
Born July 1st, 1889 in Riga. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1953 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hannes Kolehmainen
Finnish long-distance runner.
Born December 9th, 1889 in Kuopio.
Died January 11th, 1966 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Herman Bing
1930s-1940's character actor.
Born March 30th, 1889 in Frankfurt.
Died January 9th, 1947 at 57 years old in Hollywood (gunshot wound).
Robert Z. Leonard
American film director (1889-1968).
Born October 7th, 1889 in Chicago.
Died August 27th, 1968 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills.
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
Peruvian politician (1889-1933).
Born August 12th, 1889 in Piura.
Died April 30th, 1933 at 43 years old in Lima.
Alfonso Reyes
Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat (1889-1959).
Born May 17th, 1889 in Monterrey. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1959 at 70 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Roger Adams
American organic chemist (1889–1971).
Born January 2nd, 1889 in Boston.
Died July 6th, 1971 at 82 years old in Urbana.
Ernest Marsden
British–new zealand physicist (1889–1970).
Born February 19th, 1889 in Manchester.
Died December 15th, 1970 at 81 years old in Wellington.
Elsie Bowerman
British lawyer and suffragette.
Born December 18th, 1889 in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 83 years old in Hailsham (myocardial infarction).
Walter Gerlach
German physicist (1889-1979).
Born August 1st, 1889 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1979 at 90 years old in Munich. [ref]
Charles Kay Ogden
English linguist, philosopher, writer.
Born June 1st, 1889 in Fleetwood. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
Fanny Durack
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born October 27th, 1889 in Sydney.
Died March 20th, 1956 at 66 years old in Sydney.
Toshitsugu Takamatsu
Japanese martial artist (1889–1972).
Born March 10th, 1889 in Akashi.
Died April 2nd, 1972 at 83 years old
Carl Hatch
American politician (1889–1963).
Born November 27th, 1889 in Kirwin.
Died September 15th, 1963 at 73 years old in Albuquerque.
Aleksandr Stepanovich Antonov
Member:socialist revolutionary party/one of the leaders:tambov rebellion against the soviet regime (1889-1922).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 1922 at 32 years old in Tambov Governorate (killed in action).
Edward Wadsworth
British artist, printmaker, and camoufleur (1889-1949).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Cleckheaton.
Died June 21st, 1949 at 59 years old in London, Bayswater.
Kenwa Mabuni
Japanese karateka, developing the style shitō-ryū.
Born November 14th, 1889 in Shuri.
Died May 23rd, 1952 at 62 years old in Tokyo City.
Oren E. Long
American politician (1889-1965).
Born March 4th, 1889 in Altoona.
Died May 6th, 1965 at 76 years old in Honolulu.
Hulusi Behçet
Turkish dermatologist (1889–1948).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Istanbul.
Died March 8th, 1948 at 59 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
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