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In the year 1889
643 Notable birthdays
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 22nd, 1889 in Bassillac.
Died June 18th, 1973 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Joseph Ruttenberg
American journalist (1889-1983).
Born July 4th, 1889 in Saint Petersburg.
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
Film director (1889-1972).
Born June 11th, 1889 in Los Angeles. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1984 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Harry Hawker
Australian aviation pioneer (1889–1921).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Moorabbin.
Died July 12th, 1921 at 32 years old in Hendon Aerodrome.
Beno Gutenberg
Seismologist (1889-1960).
Born June 4th, 1889 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1960 at 70 years old in Pasadena (pneumonia).
Laureano Gómez
President of colombia (1889-1965).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Bogotá.
Died July 13th, 1965 at 76 years old in Bogotá (gastrointestinal system disease).
Creighton Hale
American actor.
Born May 24th, 1889 in County Cork.
Died August 9th, 1965 at 76 years old in South Pasadena (disease).
Arthur Hohl
American actor (1889-1964).
Born May 21st, 1889 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 10th, 1964 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Herbert Yardley
American cryptographer (1889–1958).
Born April 13th, 1889 in Worthington.
Died August 7th, 1958 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ludwig Kübler
German general (1889-1947).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.
Died August 18th, 1947 at 57 years old in Ljubljana (hanging).
Bernhard Karlgren
Swedish sinologist and linguist (1889–1978).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Jönköping.
Died October 20th, 1978 at 89 years old in Stockholm.
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