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In the year 1891
689 Notable birthdays
Kate Roberts
Welsh author (1891–1985).
Born February 13th, 1891 in Cae'r Gors.
Died April 14th, 1985 at 94 years old in Denbigh.
Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia
Prussian prince (1891–1927).
Born December 17th, 1891 in Jagdschloss Glienicke.
Died July 6th, 1927 at 35 years old in Lucerne (horse fall).
Moïse Kisling
Polish-french artist (1891-1953).
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Kraków. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1953 at 62 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer. [ref]
Paul Grüninger
Swiss righteous among the nations, police captain and soccer player (1891-1972).
Born October 27th, 1891 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 80 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Franz Alexander
American hungarian-born psychoanalyst (1891-1964).
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Budapest.
Died March 8th, 1964 at 73 years old in Palm Springs.
Edward F. Cline
American actor and director (1891-1961).
Born November 4th, 1891 in Kenosha.
Died May 22nd, 1961 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Leopold Vietoris
Austrian mathematician (1891–2002).
Born June 4th, 1891 in Bad Radkersburg.
Died April 9th, 2002 at 110 years old in Innsbruck.
Tin Ujević
Croatian poet (1891–1955).
Born July 5th, 1891 in Vrgorac.
Died November 12th, 1955 at 64 years old in Zagreb.
George Antonius
Lebanese-egyptian author, historian, and diplomat.
Born October 19th, 1891 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died May 21st, 1942 at 50 years old in Jerusalem.
Fritz Rasp
German actor (1891–1976).
Born May 13th, 1891 in Bayreuth.
Died November 30th, 1976 at 85 years old in Gräfelfing.
Françoise Rosay
Actress (1891-1974).
Born April 19th, 1891 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 28th, 1974 at 82 years old in Montgeron.
Adolf Busch
German violinist and composer.
Born August 8th, 1891 in Siegen.
Died June 9th, 1952 at 60 years old in Guilford.
Daniil Sulimov
Prime minister of russia.
Born January 2nd, 1891 in Minyar.
Died November 27th, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow.
Eva Kotchever
Polish-jewish lesbian writer and women's rights activist.
Born June 15th, 1891 in Mława. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1943 at 52 years old in Auschwitz. [ref]
Frank Fay
American actor and comedian (1891-1961).
Born November 17th, 1891 in San Francisco.
Died September 25th, 1961 at 69 years old in Santa Monica.
Béla Imrédy
Hungarian prime minister (1891-1946).
Born December 29th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 28th, 1946 at 54 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Seán Heuston
Irish republican.
Born February 21st, 1891 in Dublin.
Died May 8th, 1916 at 25 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Werner Lorenz
German general (1891-1974).
Born October 2nd, 1891 in Wykroty, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1974 at 82 years old in Hamburg.
Earle S. MacPherson
American automotive engineer (1891–1960).
Born July 6th, 1891 in Highland Park.
Died January 26th, 1960 at 68 years old in Detroit.
Arthur Edeson
American cinematographer (1891-1970).
Born October 24th, 1891 in New York City.
Died February 14th, 1970 at 78 years old in Agoura Hills.
John Howard Northrop
American biochemist (1891-1987).
Born July 5th, 1891 in Yonkers.
Died May 27th, 1987 at 95 years old in Wickenburg. [ref]
Nicola Sacco
Italian american anarchist executed by massachusetts (1891–1927).
Born April 22nd, 1891 in Torremaggiore.
Died August 23rd, 1927 at 36 years old in Charlestown (electrocution).
Safiye Ali
Turkish physician (1891–1952).
Born February 2nd, 1891 in Istanbul.
Died July 5th, 1952 at 61 years old in Dortmund (cancer).
Corradino D'Ascanio
Italian engineer (1891–1981).
Born February 1st, 1891 in Popoli Terme.
Died August 6th, 1981 at 90 years old in Pisa. [ref]
Hermann Scherchen
German conductor (1891–1966).
Born June 21st, 1891 in Berlin.
Died June 12th, 1966 at 74 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction).
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle