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In the year 1891
687 Notable birthdays
Hans Thomsen
German nazi diplomat, ambassador in washington and stockholm (1891-1968).
Born September 14th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died October 31st, 1968 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Giovanni Michelucci
Italian architect (1891-1990).
Born January 2nd, 1891 in Pistoia.
Died December 31st, 1990 at 99 years old in Florence.
Harald Öhquist
Finnish general (1891-1971).
Born March 1st, 1891 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Hermann Heller
German philosopher and legal scholar (1891-1933).
Born July 17th, 1891 in Cieszyn.
Died November 5th, 1933 at 42 years old in Madrid.
Yrjö Väisälä
Finnish astronomer and physicist.
Born September 6th, 1891 in Kontiolahti. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1971 at 79 years old in Rymättylä.
Kim Seong-su
South korean educator, activist, journalist, entrepreneur and politician (1891-1955).
Born October 11th, 1891 in North Jeolla.
Died February 18th, 1955 at 63 years old in Seoul (disease).
Erwin Engelbrecht
German general.
Born November 12th, 1891 in Wildpark-West.
Died April 8th, 1964 at 72 years old in Munich.
Eliezer Kaplan
Israeli politician (1891-1952).
Born January 27th, 1891 in Minsk.
Died July 13th, 1952 at 61 years old in Genoa.
Pavlo Tychyna
Soviet ukrainian poet, translator, publicist, public activist, academician, and statesman (1891-1967).
Born January 23rd, 1891 in Pisky. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1967 at 76 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Samuel Dayan
Israeli politician (1891–1968).
Born August 8th, 1891 in Zhashkiv. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1968 at 77 years old in Nahalal.
Erik Lindahl
Swedish economist (1891-1960).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died January 6th, 1960 at 68 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Oliverio Girondo
Argentinian poet and writer (1891–1967).
Born August 17th, 1891 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1967 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Herbert S. Walters
American politician (1891-1973).
Born November 17th, 1891 in Jefferson County.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 81 years old in Knoxville.
Vladimir Petlyakov
Soviet aerospace engineer (1891–1942).
Born June 27th, 1891 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 12th, 1942 at 50 years old in Kazan.
Artur Artuzov
Headed soviet foreign intelligence service ino/part of ogpu/nkvd.
Born February 18th, 1891 in Kashin.
Died August 21st, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow.
Harald Turner
Ss officer (1891–1947).
Born October 8th, 1891 in Leun.
Died March 9th, 1947 at 55 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Reginald W. James
British researcher (1891–1964).
Born January 9th, 1891 in London.
Died July 7th, 1964 at 73 years old in Cape Town.
Roman Abraham
Polish general (1891–1976).
Born February 28th, 1891 in Lviv. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1976 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Charley Toorop
Dutch painter (1891-1955).
Born March 24th, 1891 in Katwijk.
Died November 6th, 1955 at 64 years old
Lloyd Hamilton
American actor (1891-1935).
Born August 19th, 1891 in Oakland.
Died January 19th, 1935 at 43 years old in Hollywood.
Lester Allen
American actor (1891-1949).
Born November 17th, 1891 in Utica.
Died November 6th, 1949 at 57 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision).
Lajos Zilahy
Hungarian novelist and playwright (1891–1974).
Born March 27th, 1891 in Salonta.
Died December 1st, 1974 at 83 years old in Novi Sad.
Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born January 26th, 1891 in Königsberg.
Died December 17th, 1978 at 87 years old in Rheinbach.
Earle Foxe
American actor (1891–1973).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Oxford.
Died December 10th, 1973 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
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