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In the year 1891

601 Notable birthdays

Birbal Sahni

Indian botanist (1891-1949).

Born November 14th, 1891 in Bhera.

Died April 10th, 1949 at 57 years old in Lucknow.

Rexford Tugwell

American economist, academic, and former governor of puerto rico.

Born July 10th, 1891 in Sinclairville. [ref]

Died July 21st, 1979 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]

Miguel Pro

Mexican jesuit priest and martyr (1891–1927).

Born January 13th, 1891 in Guadalupe.

Died November 23rd, 1927 at 36 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).

Otto Rasch

Nazi holocaust perpetrator (1891–1948).

Born December 7th, 1891 in Friedrichsruh.

Died November 1st, 1948 at 56 years old (Parkinson's disease).

John Heartfield

German artist (1891-1968).

Born June 19th, 1891 in Schmargendorf. [ref]

Died April 26th, 1968 at 76 years old in East Berlin. [ref]

Ellen Wilkinson

British labour party politician (1891–1947).

Born October 8th, 1891 in Ardwick.

Died February 6th, 1947 at 55 years old in St Mary's Hospital (drug overdose).

Mamie Smith

American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946).

Born May 26th, 1891 in Cincinnati. [ref]

Died September 16th, 1946 at 55 years old in New York City (disease).

Stanley Andrews

American actor (1891-1969).

Born August 18th, 1891 in Chicago.

Died June 23rd, 1969 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma

German general (1891–1948).

Born September 11th, 1891 in Dachau.

Died April 30th, 1948 at 56 years old in Dachau (myocardial infarction).

Shukri al-Quwatli

1st president of syrian republic (1891–1967).

Born October 21st, 1891 in Damascus. [ref]

Died June 30th, 1967 at 75 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).

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