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In the year 1890

521 Notable birthdays

El Lissitzky

Soviet artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer and architect (1890-1941).

Born November 22nd, 1890 in Pochinok. [ref]

Died December 30th, 1941 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]

Charles Edison

American politician (1890-1969).

Born August 3rd, 1890 in West Orange.

Died July 31st, 1969 at 78 years old in Manhattan.

Fred M. Vinson

Chief justice of the united states from 1946 to 1953.

Born January 22nd, 1890 in Lawrence County.

Died September 8th, 1953 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).

Walther Funk

German economist, nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960).

Born August 18th, 1890 in Yasnaya Polyana. [ref]

Died May 31st, 1960 at 69 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]

Robert Ripley

American cartoonist.

Born December 25th, 1890 in Santa Rosa.

Died May 27th, 1949 at 58 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Stewart Menzies

British army general (1890-1968).

Born January 30th, 1890 in London. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1968 at 78 years old in London.

Edward Arnold

American actor (1890–1956).

Born February 18th, 1890 in New York City. [ref]

Died April 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Encino (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Fanny Kaplan

Russian assassin (1890-1918).

Born February 10th, 1890 in Novichi.

Died September 3rd, 1918 at 28 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).

Edwin Howard Armstrong

American electrical engineer and inventor.

Born December 18th, 1890 in Manhattan.

Died February 1st, 1954 at 63 years old in New York City (falling).

Giorgio Morandi

Italian painter and printmaker.

Born July 20th, 1890 in Bologna. [ref]

Died June 18th, 1964 at 73 years old in Bologna (lung cancer). [ref]

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