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In the year 1890
540 Notable birthdays
Agnes Macphail
Canadian politician and activist (1890-1954).
Born March 24th, 1890 in Dundalk.
Died February 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Toronto.
Harold Bride
Wireless operator on the titanic.
Born January 11th, 1890 in London.
Died April 29th, 1956 at 66 years old in Glasgow (lung cancer).
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
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]
Maurice Duplessis
Former premier of quebec (1890-1959).
Born April 20th, 1890 in Trois-Rivières.
Died September 7th, 1959 at 69 years old in Schefferville.
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).
Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist (1890-1976).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow.
Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Leatherhead.
Robert Armstrong
American actor (1890-1973).
Born November 20th, 1890 in Saginaw. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1973 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Dion Fortune
British occultist and author.
Born December 6th, 1890 in Llandudno.
Died January 8th, 1946 at 55 years old in London (leukemia).
Anthony Fokker
Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer (1890-1939).
Born April 6th, 1890 in Java. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 49 years old in New York City (meningitis). [ref]
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