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In the year 1889
556 Notable birthdays
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]
Jaishankar Prasad
Hindi author.
Born January 30th, 1889 in Varanasi. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1937 at 48 years old in Varanasi. [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]
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]
Hannah Höch
German artist (1889-1978).
Born November 1st, 1889 in Gotha. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1978 at 88 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Swiss artist (1889-1943).
Born January 19th, 1889 in Davos. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1943 at 53 years old in Zürich (carbon monoxide poisoning). [ref]
Amrit Kaur
Indian politician (1889-1964).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Lucknow.
Died February 6th, 1964 at 75 years old in New Delhi.
Erik Jan Hanussen
Austrian publicist and clairvoyant performer.
Born June 2nd, 1889 in Vienna.
Died March 25th, 1933 at 43 years old in Berlin.
Paul Bern
German-born american film director.
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Wandsbek. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1932 at 42 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Taha Hussein
Egyptian academic.
Born November 14th, 1889 in Minya Governorate. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1973 at 83 years old in Cairo. [ref]
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