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In the year 1891
635 Notable birthdays
Sidney Howard
American writer (1891-1939).
Born June 26th, 1891 in Oakland.
Died August 23rd, 1939 at 48 years old in Tyringham.
Walter A. Shewhart
American statistical quality control expert.
Born March 18th, 1891 in New Canton.
Died March 11th, 1967 at 75 years old in Parsippany-Troy Hills.
Alma Thomas
American painter and art educator (1891-1978).
Born September 22nd, 1891 in Columbus.
Died February 24th, 1978 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Carl Andrew Spaatz
United states air force general (1891-1974).
Born June 28th, 1891 in Boyertown. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1974 at 83 years old in Colorado Springs. [ref]
Richard Norris Williams
American tennis player (1891-1968).
Born January 29th, 1891 in Geneva.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 77 years old in Bryn Mawr.
John William McCormack
Speaker of the house (1962-1971); american politician from massachusetts (1891-1980).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Boston.
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 88 years old in Dedham (pneumonia).
Birbal Sahni
Indian botanist (1891-1949).
Born November 14th, 1891 in Bhera.
Died April 10th, 1949 at 57 years old in Lucknow.
Rexford Tugwell
American economist, academic, and former governor of puerto rico.
Born July 10th, 1891 in Sinclairville. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1979 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Miguel Pro
Mexican jesuit priest and martyr (1891–1927).
Born January 13th, 1891 in Guadalupe.
Died November 23rd, 1927 at 36 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
Otto Rasch
Nazi holocaust perpetrator (1891–1948).
Born December 7th, 1891 in Friedrichsruh.
Died November 1st, 1948 at 56 years old (Parkinson's disease).
John Heartfield
German artist (1891-1968).
Born June 19th, 1891 in Schmargendorf. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1968 at 76 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
Ellen Wilkinson
British labour party politician (1891–1947).
Born October 8th, 1891 in Ardwick.
Died February 6th, 1947 at 55 years old in St Mary's Hospital (drug overdose).
Leo Reuss
Austrian-american actor (1891–1946).
Born March 30th, 1891 in Dolyna. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1946 at 55 years old in Manila (myocardial infarction).
Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946).
Born May 26th, 1891 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1946 at 55 years old in New York City (disease).
Stanley Andrews
American actor (1891-1969).
Born August 18th, 1891 in Chicago.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
German general (1891–1948).
Born September 11th, 1891 in Dachau.
Died April 30th, 1948 at 56 years old in Dachau (myocardial infarction).
Shukri al-Quwatli
1st president of syrian republic (1891–1967).
Born October 21st, 1891 in Damascus. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1967 at 75 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
Hans F. K. Günther
German eugenicist (1891–1968).
Born February 16th, 1891 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died September 25th, 1968 at 77 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Emiliano Mercado del Toro
Puerto rican supercentenarian.
Born August 21st, 1891 in Cabo Rojo.
Died January 24th, 2007 at 115 years old in Isabela. [ref]
Max Amann
German politician (nsdap), mdr and journalist (1891–1957).
Born November 24th, 1891 in Munich.
Died March 29th, 1957 at 65 years old in Munich.
Mae Busch
American actress (1891-1946).
Born June 18th, 1891 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1946 at 54 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Kurt von Tippelskirch
German world war ii general (1891–1957).
Born October 9th, 1891 in Charlottenburg borough, Charlottenburg.
Died May 10th, 1957 at 65 years old in Lüneburg.
David Low
British (australasian) cartoonist (1891-1963).
Born April 7th, 1891 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1963 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Albert Battel
German righteous among the nations.
Born January 21st, 1891 in Prężynka.
Died January 1st, 1952 at 60 years old in Frankfurt.
Jack Buchanan
British actor, singer, director and producer (1891-1957).
Born April 2nd, 1891 in Helensburgh.
Died October 20th, 1957 at 66 years old in London (spinal cord neoplasm).
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