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In the year 1889
602 Notable birthdays
Clifton Webb
American actor, singer, dancer (1889–1966).
Born November 19th, 1889 in Indianapolis.
Died October 13th, 1966 at 76 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Ray Collins
American actor (1889–1965).
Born December 10th, 1889 in Sacramento.
Died July 11th, 1965 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).
A. Philip Randolph
Black american civil rights activist, labor unionist, politician (1889-1979).
Born April 15th, 1889 in Crescent City. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1979 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Vaslav Nijinsky
Polish-russian ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born December 17th, 1889 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1950 at 60 years old in London (kidney failure).
Beulah Bondi
American actress.
Born May 3rd, 1889 in Valparaiso. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1981 at 91 years old in Hollywood (fall). [ref]
Walter Lippmann
American journalist and political commentator.
Born September 23rd, 1889 in New York City.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 85 years old in New York City.
Anna Akhmatova
Russian poet (1889–1966).
Born June 23rd, 1889 in Odesa.
Died March 5th, 1966 at 76 years old in Domodedovo (infarction). [ref]
Arnold J. Toynbee
British historian (1889-1975).
Born April 14th, 1889 in London. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1975 at 86 years old in York. [ref]
Thomas Midgley
American chemist (1889-1944).
Born May 18th, 1889 in Beaver Falls.
Died November 2nd, 1944 at 55 years old in Worthington (strangling).
Louise Mountbatten
Queen consort of sweden.
Born July 13th, 1889 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1965 at 75 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
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