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In the year 1890
615 Notable birthdays
Ronald Fisher
British statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1890–1962).
Born February 17th, 1890 in East Finchley.
Died July 29th, 1962 at 72 years old in Adelaide (colorectal cancer, embolism).
Eddie Rickenbacker
United states army medal of honor recipient (1890–1973).
Born October 8th, 1890 in Columbus.
Died July 23rd, 1973 at 82 years old in Zurich.
Rachele Mussolini
Mistress, wife, and widow of italian dictator benito mussolini (1890–1979).
Born April 11th, 1890 in Predappio.
Died October 30th, 1979 at 89 years old in Forlì.
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Pashtun independence activist against british rule in india.
Born February 6th, 1890 in Hashtnagar.
Died January 20th, 1988 at 97 years old in Peshawar.
Casey Stengel
American baseball player and coach (1890-1975).
Born July 30th, 1890 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1975 at 85 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer.
Born October 20th, 1890 in New Orleans.
Died July 10th, 1941 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (asthma).
Elpidio Quirino
President of the philippines from 1948 to 1953 (1890–1956).
Born November 16th, 1890.
Died February 29th, 1956 at 65 years old in Quezon City (myocardial infarction).
Elsa Schiaparelli
Italian fashion designer and couturier (1890-1973).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1973 at 83 years old in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vaslav Nijinsky
Polish-russian ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born March 12th, 1890 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1950 at 60 years old in London (kidney failure).
Robert Ley
German nazi politician; indicted by the international military tribunal for war crimes (1890-1945).
Born February 15th, 1890 in Niederbreidenbach.
Died October 25th, 1945 at 55 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Idris I of Libya
King of libya from 1951 to 1969.
Born March 12th, 1890 in Jaghbub.
Died May 25th, 1983 at 93 years old in Cairo.
Marjorie Main
Us actress (1890–1975).
Born February 24th, 1890 in Acton.
Died April 10th, 1975 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Stanley Holloway
British actor, singer and comedian (1890–1982).
Born October 1st, 1890 in London.
Died January 30th, 1982 at 91 years old in Littlehampton (stroke).
Kurt Zadek Lewin
German-american psychologist (1890-1947).
Born September 9th, 1890 in Mogilno.
Died February 12th, 1947 at 56 years old in Newtonville (myocardial infarction).
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American activist, journalist and writer (1890–1998).
Born April 7th, 1890 in Minneapolis.
Died May 15th, 1998 at 108 years old in Coconut Grove (disease).
Herbert Marshall
Actor (1890-1966).
Born May 23rd, 1890 in London.
Died January 22nd, 1966 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Verna Felton
American character actress (1890-1966).
Born July 20th, 1890 in Salinas.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 76 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Harry Hopkins
American politician, 8th united states secretary of commerce, assistant to president franklin delano roosevelt (1890-1946).
Born August 17th, 1890 in Sioux City.
Died January 29th, 1946 at 55 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).
Andrés Segovia
Spanish guitarist (1893–1987).
Born February 28th, 1890 in Linares.
Died June 3rd, 1987 at 97 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Carlos Gardel
Argentinian singer, songwriter, actor; the most prominent figure in the history of tango.
Born December 11th, 1890 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1935 at 44 years old in Medellín (aircraft crash).
Karel Čapek
Czech writer (1890–1938).
Born January 9th, 1890 in Malé Svatoňovice. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1938 at 48 years old in Vinohrady (pneumonia). [ref]
Jean Rhys
British novelist (1890–1979).
Born August 24th, 1890 in Roseau.
Died May 14th, 1979 at 88 years old in Exeter. [ref]
Adolphe Menjou
American actor (1890–1963).
Born February 18th, 1890 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 29th, 1963 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (hepatitis).
Prince Joachim of Prussia
Prussian prince (1890-1920).
Born December 17th, 1890 in Berlin.
Died July 18th, 1920 at 29 years old in Potsdam (gunshot wound).
Norman Bethune
Canadian physician, medical innovator and humanitarian (1890-1939).
Born March 4th, 1890 in Gravenhurst.
Died November 12th, 1939 at 49 years old in Tang County (sepsis).
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