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In the year 1889

698 Notable birthdays

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 January 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.

Alexander 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.

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).

Edgar Douglas Adrian

English electrophysiologist (1889-1977).

Born November 30th, 1889 in Hampstead.

Died August 4th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cambridge.

Curt Bräuer

German politician (1889-1969).

Born February 24th, 1889 in Wrocław.

Died September 8th, 1969 at 80 years old in Wiesbaden.

Georges Bonnet

French politician (1889–1973).

Born July 23rd, 1889 in Bassillac. [ref]

Died June 18th, 1973 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Joseph Ruttenberg

American journalist and cinematographer (1889-1983).

Born July 4th, 1889 in Zhytomyr.

Died May 1st, 1983 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.

Matilde Hidalgo

Ecuadorian physician and suffragist (1889-1974).

Born September 29th, 1889 in Loja. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1974 at 84 years old in Guayaquil.

Frank Duff

Roman catholic activist.

Born June 7th, 1889 in Dublin.

Died November 7th, 1980 at 91 years old in Dublin.

Wesley Ruggles

American film director (1889-1972).

Born June 11th, 1889 in Los Angeles.

Died January 8th, 1972 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.

Freddie Keppard

American jazz cornettist (1889-1933).

Born February 27th, 1889 in New Orleans.

Died July 15th, 1933 at 44 years old in Chicago (tuberculosis).

Jerome Frank

American jurist (1889–1957).

Born September 10th, 1889 in New York City.

Died January 13th, 1957 at 67 years old in New Haven.

Eugen Ott

German general, ambassador (1889-1977).

Born April 8th, 1889 in Rottenburg am Neckar.

Died January 22nd, 1977 at 87 years old in Tutzing.

Agnes Meyer Driscoll

American cryptographer.

Born July 24th, 1889 in Geneseo.

Died September 16th, 1971 at 82 years old in Fairfax.

Chūichi Hara

Japanese admiral (1889-1964).

Born March 15th, 1889 in Matsue.

Died February 17th, 1964 at 74 years old

Pierre Watkin

American actor (1889–1960).

Born December 29th, 1889 in Sioux City.

Died February 3rd, 1960 at 70 years old in Hollywood.

Frieda Fromm-Reichmann

American german-born psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.

Born October 23rd, 1889 in Karlsruhe.

Died April 28th, 1957 at 67 years old in Rockville (myocardial infarction).

Josef Thorak

Austrian sculptor (1889–1952).

Born February 7th, 1889 in Vienna.

Died February 26th, 1952 at 63 years old in Hartmannsberg.

Reşat Nuri Güntekin

Turkish writer (1889–1956).

Born November 25th, 1889 in Istanbul.

Died December 7th, 1956 at 67 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]

William Keighley

American actor and film director (1889-1984).

Born August 4th, 1889 in Philadelphia.

Died June 24th, 1984 at 94 years old in New York City.

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