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In the year 1891
547 Notable birthdays
Wilder Penfield
Canadian neurosurgeon, college football player and coach.
Born January 26th, 1891 in Spokane.
Died April 5th, 1976 at 85 years old in Montréal-Nord (stomach cancer).
Ray Chapman
American baseball player.
Born January 15th, 1891 in Ohio County.
Died August 17th, 1920 at 29 years old in New York City (head injury).
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Japanese general (1891-1945).
Born July 7th, 1891 in Nishijō. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1945 at 53 years old in Iwo Jima (killed in action).
Nelly Sachs
Jewish german poet and playwright.
Born December 10th, 1891 in Schöneberg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1970 at 78 years old in Högalid Parish (intestinal cancer). [ref]
Otto Dix
German painter and printmaker (1891-1969).
Born December 2nd, 1891 in Untermhaus. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1969 at 77 years old in Singen (Hohentwiel) (stroke). [ref]
Charles Bickford
Actor.
Born January 1st, 1891 in Cambridge.
Died November 9th, 1967 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
British military commander and field marshal; governor general of canada (1891-1969).
Born December 10th, 1891 in London. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1969 at 77 years old in Slough. [ref]
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala
Maharaja of patialia and indian cricketer (1891-1938).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Patiala.
Died March 23rd, 1938 at 46 years old in Patiala.
Gene Lockhart
Actor (1891-1957).
Born July 18th, 1891 in London. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1957 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fumimaro Konoe
Politician and former prime minister of japan (1891–1945).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Kōjimachi-ku.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 54 years old in Tekigaisō Park (cyanide poisoning).
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Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened. Cora Harvey Armstrong