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In the year 1889

556 Notable birthdays

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Danish film director.

Born February 3rd, 1889 in Copenhagen. [ref]

Died March 20th, 1968 at 79 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia). [ref]

George S. Kaufman

American writer (1889-1961).

Born November 16th, 1889 in Pittsburgh. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 1961 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]

Luo Yixiu

First wife of the future chinese revolutionary and political leader mao zedong (1889-1910).

Born October 20th, 1889 in Shaoshan.

Died February 11th, 1910 at 20 years old in Shaoshan (disease).

Lord Leopold Mountbatten

British noble; son of prince henry of battenberg and princess beatrice of the united kingdom; grandson of queen victoria (1889-1922).

Born May 21st, 1889 in Windsor Castle.

Died April 23rd, 1922 at 32 years old in Kensington Palace.

Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad

Caliph of the messiah.

Born January 12th, 1889 in Kotha. [ref]

Died November 7th, 1965 at 76 years old in Rabwah.

Robert Benchley

American writer and actor (1889-1945).

Born September 15th, 1889 in Worcester. [ref]

Died November 21st, 1945 at 56 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Jean de Lattre de Tassigny

French army general, marshal of france (1889-1952).

Born February 2nd, 1889 in Mouilleron-en-Pareds. [ref]

Died January 11th, 1952 at 62 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]

Carl von Ossietzky

German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 nobel peace prize.

Born October 3rd, 1889 in Hamburg. [ref]

Died May 4th, 1938 at 48 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis). [ref]

Günther Lütjens

German admiral.

Born May 25th, 1889 in Wiesbaden.

Died May 27th, 1941 at 52 years old in Atlantic Ocean (killed in action).

Stafford Cripps

British politician (1889-1952).

Born April 24th, 1889 in London. [ref]

Died April 21st, 1952 at 62 years old in Zürich. [ref]

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