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In the year 1889
634 Notable birthdays
Elsie Bowerman
British lawyer and suffragette.
Born December 18th, 1889 in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 83 years old in Hailsham (myocardial infarction).
Walter Gerlach
German physicist (1889-1979).
Born August 1st, 1889 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1979 at 90 years old in Munich. [ref]
Charles Kay Ogden
English linguist, philosopher, writer.
Born June 1st, 1889 in Fleetwood. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
Fanny Durack
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born October 27th, 1889 in Sydney.
Died March 20th, 1956 at 66 years old in Sydney.
Toshitsugu Takamatsu
Japanese martial artist (1889–1972).
Born March 10th, 1889 in Akashi.
Died April 2nd, 1972 at 83 years old
Carl Hatch
American politician (1889–1963).
Born November 27th, 1889 in Kirwin.
Died September 15th, 1963 at 73 years old in Albuquerque.
Aleksandr Stepanovich Antonov
Member:socialist revolutionary party/one of the leaders:tambov rebellion against the soviet regime (1889-1922).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 1922 at 32 years old in Tambov Governorate (killed in action).
Edward Wadsworth
British artist, printmaker, and camoufleur (1889-1949).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Cleckheaton.
Died June 21st, 1949 at 59 years old in London, Bayswater.
James Stephenson
British-american actor (1889-1941).
Born April 14th, 1889 in Selby.
Died July 29th, 1941 at 52 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction).
Kenwa Mabuni
Japanese karateka, developing the style shitō-ryū.
Born November 14th, 1889 in Shuri.
Died May 23rd, 1952 at 62 years old in Tokyo City.
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