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In the year 1889
634 Notable birthdays
Han van Meegeren
Dutch painter and art forger (1889-1947).
Born October 10th, 1889 in Deventer.
Died December 30th, 1947 at 58 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Erle Stanley Gardner
American writer and lawyer.
Born July 17th, 1889 in Malden. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1970 at 80 years old in Temecula. [ref]
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet, diplomat and educator.
Born April 7th, 1889 in Vicuña. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Hempstead. [ref]
Jaishankar Prasad
Hindi author (1889–1937).
Born January 30th, 1889 in Varanasi.
Died November 15th, 1937 at 48 years old in Varanasi.
Thomas Hart Benton
American painter (1889-1975).
Born April 15th, 1889 in Neosho. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1975 at 85 years old in Kansas City. [ref]
Paul Bern
German-born american film director (1889-1932).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Wandsbek.
Died September 5th, 1932 at 42 years old in Los Angeles.
Amrit Kaur
Indian politician (1889–1964).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Lucknow.
Died February 6th, 1964 at 75 years old in New Delhi.
Hannah Höch
German artist (1889–1978).
Born November 1st, 1889 in Gotha. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1978 at 88 years old in West Berlin.
Erik Jan Hanussen
Austrian publicist and clairvoyant performer.
Born June 2nd, 1889 in Vienna.
Died March 25th, 1933 at 43 years old in Berlin.
Francis Spellman
American catholic cardinal.
Born May 4th, 1889 in Whitman. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1967 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
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