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In the year 1891
635 Notable birthdays
Helen Broderick
American actress (1891-1959).
Born August 11th, 1891 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1959 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Archbishop Damaskinos Papandreou
Politician and priest from greece (1891-1949).
Born March 15th, 1891 in Dorvitsa.
Died May 20th, 1949 at 58 years old in Athens.
Pär Lagerkvist
Swedish writer (1891–1974).
Born May 23rd, 1891 in Växjö. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1974 at 83 years old in Danderyd. [ref]
Robert Scholl
Württembergian politician and german opponent of nazism (1891-1973).
Born April 13th, 1891 in Mainhardt.
Died October 25th, 1973 at 82 years old in Munich.
Walther Bothe
German physicist, mathematician and chemist (1891-1957).
Born January 8th, 1891 in Oranienburg.
Died February 8th, 1957 at 66 years old in Heidelberg.
John A. Costello
Irish politician (1891-1976).
Born June 20th, 1891 in Dublin.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 84 years old in Dublin.
Roscoe Karns
Actor (1891-1970).
Born September 7th, 1891 in San Bernardino. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1970 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Poul Nielsen
Danish footballer (1891-1962).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Copenhagen.
Died August 9th, 1962 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Hans Albers
German actor (1891-1960).
Born September 22nd, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died July 24th, 1960 at 68 years old in Berg.
Henry O'Neill
American film actor.
Born August 10th, 1891 in Orange.
Died May 18th, 1961 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Harold Cottam
Wireless operator on the rms carpathia.
Born January 27th, 1891 in Southwell.
Died May 30th, 1984 at 93 years old in Lowdham.
Maria Skobtsova
Russian saint (1891–1945).
Born January 1st, 1891 in Riga.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 54 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (gas chamber).
Jacques Lipchitz
American and french sculptor (1891-1973).
Born August 22nd, 1891 in Druskininkai. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1973 at 81 years old in Capri. [ref]
Irving Pichel
Actor, film director (1891-1954).
Born June 24th, 1891 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
George Marshall
American actor, screenwriter, and film director (1891–1975).
Born December 29th, 1891 in Chicago.
Died February 17th, 1975 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Floyd B. Olson
22nd governor of minnesota (1891-1936).
Born November 13th, 1891 in Minneapolis.
Died August 22nd, 1936 at 44 years old in Rochester (stomach cancer). [ref]
Scott Bradley
American composer (1891–1977).
Born November 26th, 1891 in Russellville.
Died April 27th, 1977 at 85 years old in Chatsworth.
Jack Foley
American sound effects developer.
Born April 12th, 1891 in New York.
Died November 9th, 1967 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Sultan al-Atrash
Prominent arab druze leader, syrian nationalist and commander general of the syrian revolution (1925–1927).
Born March 5th, 1891 in Al-Qurayya.
Died March 26th, 1982 at 91 years old in Al-Qurayya (myocardial infarction).
Bruno Loerzer
Officer in the german luftstreitkräfte during world war i and luftwaffe during world war ii.
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Berlin.
Died August 23rd, 1960 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Arthur Bliss
English composer and conductor (1891–1975).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in Barnes, London.
Died March 28th, 1975 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
German general.
Born September 4th, 1891 in Waldshut-Tiengen.
Died January 9th, 1963 at 71 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
William Christian Bullitt, Jr.
American diplomat (1891–1967).
Born January 25th, 1891 in Philadelphia.
Died February 15th, 1967 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (leukemia).
Madge Kennedy
American actress (1891-1987).
Born April 19th, 1891 in Chicago.
Died June 9th, 1987 at 96 years old in Woodland Hills (respiratory failure).
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