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In the year 1889
589 Notable birthdays
Felix Aylmer
English actor (1889-1979).
Born February 21st, 1889 in Corsham.
Died September 2nd, 1979 at 90 years old in Sussex.
Prince Waldemar of Prussia
German jurist.
Born March 20th, 1889 in Kiel.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 56 years old in Tutzing.
Li Dazhao
Co-founder of the chinese communist party (1889–1927).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Laoting County.
Died April 28th, 1927 at 37 years old in Beijing (hanging to death).
Takeo Kurita
Japanese admiral.
Born April 28th, 1889 in Mito.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 88 years old in Nishinomiya.
Maxwell Maltz
Plastic surgeon, self-help author.
Born March 10th, 1889 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1975 at 86 years old [ref]
Vladimir Sokoloff
Russian-american actor.
Born December 26th, 1889 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in West Hollywood (stroke). [ref]
Dietrich von Hildebrand
German catholic philosopher and theologian (1889–1977).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Florence.
Died January 26th, 1977 at 87 years old in New Rochelle, New York City.
Sewall Wright
American geneticist (1889-1988).
Born December 21st, 1889 in Melrose.
Died March 3rd, 1988 at 98 years old in Madison. [ref]
Siegfried Kracauer
German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1966 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Abel Gance
French film director and producer, writer and actor (1889-1981).
Born October 25th, 1889 in rue de la Charbonnière. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 92 years old in rue de l'Yvette (tuberculosis). [ref]
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