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In the year 1891
687 Notable birthdays
Tai Chi-tao
Chinese politician (1891-1949).
Born January 6th, 1891 in Guanghan.
Died February 21st, 1949 at 58 years old in Guangzhou (drug overdose).
Sam Lufkin
Actor (1891-1952).
Died February 19th, 1952 at 60 years old in Hollywood (kidney disease).
Franz Babinger
German orientalist and turkologist (1891-1967).
Born January 15th, 1891 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.
Died June 23rd, 1967 at 76 years old in Durrës (drowning).
Kōshirō Onchi
Japanese artist (1891-1955).
Born July 2nd, 1891 in Yodobashi.
Died June 3rd, 1955 at 63 years old in Suginami.
Monrad Wallgren
American politician (1891-1961).
Born April 17th, 1891 in Des Moines.
Died September 18th, 1961 at 70 years old in Olympia (traffic collision).
Mary Kendall Browne
American tennis player (1891-1971).
Born June 3rd, 1891 in Santa Monica.
Died August 19th, 1971 at 80 years old in Laguna Hills.
Jaap Kunst
Dutch ethnomusicologist (1891–1960).
Born August 12th, 1891 in Groningen.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 69 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Monta Bell
American film producer, film director and screenwriter (1891–1958).
Born February 5th, 1891 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 4th, 1958 at 66 years old in Hollywood.
Sammy Brooks
Actor (1891-1951).
Born July 10th, 1891 in New York City.
Died May 16th, 1951 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Nora Kershaw Chadwick
British medievalist (1891-1972).
Born January 28th, 1891 in Great Lever.
Died April 24th, 1972 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Werner von Erdmannsdorff
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born July 26th, 1891 in Bautzen.
Died June 5th, 1945 at 53 years old in Ljubljana (gunshot wound).
Giacomo Lercaro
Italian cardinal (1891-1976).
Born October 28th, 1891 in Italy.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 84 years old in Bologna (heart failure).
Karl Ritter von Halt
Ioc member (1891–1964).
Born June 2nd, 1891 in Munich.
Died August 5th, 1964 at 73 years old in Munich.
Charles Journet
Swiss roman-catholic cardinal (1891-1975).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Geneva.
Died April 15th, 1975 at 84 years old in Fribourg.
Ivan Vinogradov
Soviet mathematician (1891-1983).
Born September 14th, 1891. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1983 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Masao Kume
Japanese writer (1891-1952).
Born November 23rd, 1891 in Ueda.
Died March 1st, 1952 at 60 years old in Kamakura (cerebral hemorrhage).
Alexander Wienerberger
Austrian photographer, soldier, prisoner of war and chemical engineer (1891-1955).
Born December 8th, 1891 in Vienna.
Died January 5th, 1955 at 63 years old in Salzburg.
Felix Aderca
Romanian writer (1891-1962).
Born March 13th, 1891 in Vaslui County.
Died December 12th, 1962 at 71 years old in Bucharest (brain cancer).
Esther Kreitman
(1891-1954) jewish writer.
Born March 31st, 1891 in Biłgoraj.
Died June 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in London.
Theodor Geiger
German sociologist (1891-1952).
Born November 9th, 1891 in Munich.
Died June 16th, 1952 at 60 years old in Canada.
Ferdinando Innocenti
Italian businessman (1891-1966).
Born September 1st, 1891 in Pescia.
Died June 21st, 1966 at 74 years old in Milan (cardiac arrest).
Yevgeny Polivanov
Soviet linguist and orientalist (1891–1938).
Born March 12th, 1891 in Smolensk.
Died January 25th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (execution by shooting).
Maurice Rostand
French writer (1891-1968).
Died February 21st, 1968 at 76 years old in Ville-d'Avray.
Alexander Kipnis
Russian-american operatic bass (1891–1978).
Born February 1st, 1891 in Zhytomyr.
Died May 14th, 1978 at 87 years old in Westport (disease). [ref]
Bruno Kastner
German actor (1890–1932).
Born January 3rd, 1891 in Forst (Lausitz). [ref]
Died June 30th, 1932 at 41 years old in Bad Kreuznach (hanging to death).
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