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In the year 1890
594 Notable birthdays
Edwin Howard Armstrong
American electrical engineer and inventor (1890–1954).
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]
Li Zongren
Chinese military commander, former vice-president and acting president of the roc (1890-1969).
Born August 13th, 1890 in Lingui District. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1969 at 78 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Katherine Anne Porter
American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist.
Born May 15th, 1890 in Indian Creek. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1980 at 90 years old in Silver Spring. [ref]
Milunka Savić
Serbian war heroine (1890–1973).
Born June 24th, 1890 in Koprivnica, Novi Pazar.
Died October 5th, 1973 at 83 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Frank Murphy
Associate justice of the supreme court of the united states (1890-1949).
Born April 13th, 1890 in Harbor Beach.
Died July 19th, 1949 at 59 years old in Detroit (coronary thrombosis).
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Dion Fortune
British mistic and author.
Born December 6th, 1890.
Died January 8th, 1946 at 55 years old in London (leukemia).
Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist (1890-1976).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow.
Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Leatherhead.
Agnes Macphail
Canadian politician and activist (1890-1954).
Born March 24th, 1890 in Dundalk.
Died February 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Toronto.
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