1889 in History

1889

Gottfried Fuchs, German-Canadian Olympic soccer player (died 1972)

Gottfried Fuchs, German-Canadian Olympic soccer player (died 1972)

1889

Francis Spellman, American cardinal (died 1967)

Francis Spellman, American cardinal (died 1967)

1889

Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1973)

Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1973)

1889

Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (died 1943)

Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (died 1943)

1889

Paul Nash, British painter (died 1946)

Paul Nash, British painter (died 1946)

1889

Abelardo L

Abelardo L

1889

Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman and Holocaust survivor; father of diarist Anne Frank (died 1980)

Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman and Holocaust survivor; father of diarist Anne Frank (died 1980)

1889

Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (died 1946)

Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (died 1946)

1889

Alfonso Reyes, Mexican author (died 1959)

Alfonso Reyes, Mexican author (died 1959)

1889

Thomas Midgley Jr

Thomas Midgley Jr

1889

Tản Đà, Vietnamese poet and author (died 1939)

Tản Đà, Vietnamese poet and author (died 1939)

1889

Henry B

Henry B

1889

Ernst Niekisch, German educator and politician (died 1967)

Ernst Niekisch, German educator and politician (died 1967)

1889

Günther Lütjens, German admiral (died 1941)

Günther Lütjens, German admiral (died 1941)

1889

Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (died 1972)

Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (died 1972)

1889

Richard Réti, Slovak-Czech chess player and author (died 1929)

Richard Réti, Slovak-Czech chess player and author (died 1929)

1889

Charles Kay Ogden, English linguist and philosopher (died 1957)

Charles Kay Ogden, English linguist and philosopher (died 1957)

1889

Beno Gutenberg, German-American seismologist (died 1960)

Beno Gutenberg, German-American seismologist (died 1960)