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In the year 1891
635 Notable birthdays
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956).
Born April 14th, 1891 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Bhim Janmabhoomi.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 65 years old in New Delhi, Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial (disease).
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal (1891-1944).
Born November 15th, 1891 in Heidenheim an der Brenz.
Died October 14th, 1944 at 52 years old in Herrlingen (cyanide poisoning).
Karl Dönitz
German navy officer, admiral and supreme commander of the german navy, head of state and chief german wehrmacht military and convicted nazi war criminal (1891-1980).
Born September 16th, 1891 in Grünau.
Died December 24th, 1980 at 89 years old in Aumühle (myocardial infarction).
Frank Costello
American mobster (1891–1973).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Cassano allo Ionio.
Died February 18th, 1973 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Cole Porter
American composer and songwriter (1891–1964).
Died October 15th, 1964 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (kidney failure). [ref]
Antonio Gramsci
Italian marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937).
Born January 23rd, 1891 in Ales. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1937 at 46 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).
Earl Warren
Chief justice of the supreme court of the united states from 1953 to 1969 (1891–1974).
Born March 19th, 1891 in Los Angeles.
Died July 9th, 1974 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Rafael Trujillo
President of the dominican republic (1891-1961).
Born October 24th, 1891 in San Cristóbal.
Died May 30th, 1961 at 69 years old in Santo Domingo (gunshot wound).
Zora Neale Hurston
African american folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and civic rights advocate (1891–1960).
Born January 7th, 1891 in Notasulga.
Died January 28th, 1960 at 69 years old in Fort Pierce (stroke).
Henry Miller
American novelist (1891–1980).
Born December 26th, 1891 in Yorkville.
Died June 7th, 1980 at 88 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Edward Bernays
American propaganda and marketing pioneer (1891-1995).
Born November 22nd, 1891 in Vienna.
Died March 9th, 1995 at 103 years old in Cambridge.
Sergei Prokofiev
Russian and soviet pianist, composer and conductor (1891–1953).
Born April 23rd, 1891 in Sontsivka. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1953 at 61 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Carl Panzram
American serial killer.
Born June 28th, 1891 in East Grand Forks.
Died September 5th, 1930 at 39 years old in United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth (hanging).
Fanny Brice
American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951).
Born October 29th, 1891 in Manhattan.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 59 years old in Hollywood (cerebral hemorrhage).
Frederick Banting
Canadian medical scientist and doctor (1891-1941).
Born November 14th, 1891 in Alliston.
Died February 21st, 1941 at 49 years old in Musgrave Harbour (aviation accident).
Walter Model
German field marshal (1891-1945).
Born January 24th, 1891 in Genthin.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 54 years old in Ratingen (shot to the head).
Hadley Richardson
First wife of author ernest hemingway.
Born November 9th, 1891 in St. Louis.
Died January 23rd, 1979 at 87 years old in Lakeland.
Charles Coughlin
Canadian-american catholic priest and radio commentator.
Born October 25th, 1891 in Hamilton.
Died October 27th, 1979 at 88 years old in Bloomfield Hills.
Genrikh Yagoda
Soviet secret police official (1891–1938).
Born November 19th, 1891 in Rybinsk.
Died May 15th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (gunshot wound).
Mikhail Bulgakov
Russian-ukrainian author.
Born May 15th, 1891 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1940 at 48 years old in Moscow (kidney failure). [ref]
Edith Stein
Jewish-german catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Wrocław.
Died August 9th, 1942 at 50 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (hydrogen cyanide, asphyxia).
Ronald Colman
British actor (1891–1958).
Born February 9th, 1891 in Richmond.
Died May 19th, 1958 at 67 years old in Santa Barbara (pulmonary emphysema).
W. Averell Harriman
American businessman, politician and diplomat (1891–1986).
Born November 15th, 1891 in New York City.
Died July 26th, 1986 at 94 years old in Yorktown Heights.
James Chadwick
English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932.
Born October 20th, 1891 in Bollington.
Died July 24th, 1974 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
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