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In the year 1890
659 Notable birthdays
Harold Bride
British wireless operator on the titanic (1890–1956).
Born January 11th, 1890 in London.
Died April 29th, 1956 at 66 years old in Glasgow (lung cancer).
Fanny Kaplan
Russian assassin (1890-1918).
Born February 10th, 1890 in Novichi.
Died September 3rd, 1918 at 28 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).
El Lissitzky
Soviet artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer and architect (1890–1941).
Born November 22nd, 1890 in Pochinok.
Died December 30th, 1941 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Charles Edison
American politician (1890–1969).
Born August 3rd, 1890 in West Orange.
Died July 31st, 1969 at 78 years old in Manhattan.
Fred M. Vinson
Chief justice of the united states from 1946 to 1953.
Born January 22nd, 1890 in Lawrence County.
Died September 8th, 1953 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Walther Funk
German economist, nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960).
Born August 18th, 1890 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died May 31st, 1960 at 69 years old in Düsseldorf.
Edward Arnold
American actor (1890-1956).
Born February 18th, 1890 in Manhattan.
Died April 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Encino (cerebral hemorrhage).
Stewart Menzies
British army general (1890-1968).
Born January 30th, 1890 in London.
Died May 29th, 1968 at 78 years old in London.
Robert Ripley
American cartoonist (1890–1949).
Born December 25th, 1890 in Santa Rosa.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 58 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
William Dudley Pelley
American political activist, screenwriter, and convicted fraudster (1890-1965).
Born March 12th, 1890 in Lynn.
Died June 30th, 1965 at 75 years old in Noblesville.
Maurice Duplessis
Former premier of quebec (1890-1959).
Born April 20th, 1890 in Trois-Rivières.
Died September 7th, 1959 at 69 years old in Schefferville.
Edwin Howard Armstrong
American electrical engineer and inventor (1890–1954).
Born December 18th, 1890 in Manhattan.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 63 years old in New York City (falling).
Giorgio Morandi
Italian painter and printmaker (1890–1964).
Born July 20th, 1890 in Bologna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1964 at 73 years old in Bologna (lung cancer). [ref]
Li Tsung-jen
Chinese warlord, politician, and general (1890–1969).
Born August 13th, 1890 in Lingui District. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1969 at 78 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Katherine Anne Porter
American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist (1890–1980).
Born May 15th, 1890 in Indian Creek.
Died September 18th, 1980 at 90 years old in Silver Spring.
Milunka Savić
Serbian war heroine (1890–1973).
Born June 24th, 1890 in Koprivnica, Novi Pazar.
Died October 5th, 1973 at 83 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Frank Murphy
U.s. supreme court justice from 1940 to 1949 (1890–1949).
Born April 13th, 1890 in Harbor Beach.
Died July 19th, 1949 at 59 years old in Detroit (coronary thrombosis).
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Koggala.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Dion Fortune
British occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer (1890-1946).
Born December 6th, 1890.
Died January 8th, 1946 at 55 years old in Middlesex Hospital (leukemia).
Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist (1890-1976).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow.
Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Leatherhead.
Agnes Macphail
Canadian politician and activist (1890-1954).
Born March 24th, 1890 in Dundalk.
Died February 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Toronto.
Anthony Fokker
Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer (1890-1939).
Born April 6th, 1890 in Blitar.
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 49 years old in New York City (meningitis).
B. Traven
German novelist.
Born February 23rd, 1890 in Świebodzin. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1969 at 79 years old in Mexico City, Chiapas. [ref]
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
Royal air force world war ii air marshal (1890-1967).
Born July 11th, 1890 in Glengoyne distillery.
Died June 3rd, 1967 at 76 years old in Surrey.
Duff Cooper
British conservative party politician, diplomat and author (1890-1954).
Born February 22nd, 1890 in London.
Died January 1st, 1954 at 63 years old in Vigo.
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