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In the year 1893
609 Notable birthdays
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the chinese communist party and founder of the people's republic of china (1893–1976).
Born December 26th, 1893 in Shaoshan. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1976 at 82 years old in Zhongnanhai (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Hermann Göring
German nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893–1946).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Rosenheim. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1946 at 53 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Ip Man
Hong kong martial artist (1893–1972).
Born October 1st, 1893 in Foshan.
Died December 2nd, 1972 at 79 years old in British Hong Kong (head and neck cancer).
Mae West
American actress and sex symbol (1893-1980).
Born August 17th, 1893 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 87 years old in Hollywood (stroke). [ref]
Huey Long
American politician, governor of louisiana, and united states senator (1893-1935).
Born August 30th, 1893 in Winnfield. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1935 at 42 years old in Baton Rouge (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Omar Bradley
United states army general (1893–1981).
Born February 12th, 1893 in Moberly.
Died April 8th, 1981 at 88 years old in New York City.
Edward G. Robinson
Romanian-american actor (1893-1973).
Born December 12th, 1893 in Bucharest.
Died January 26th, 1973 at 79 years old in Hollywood (bladder cancer).
Edsel Bryant Ford
American businessman (1893-1943).
Born November 6th, 1893 in Detroit.
Died May 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in Grosse Pointe Shores (stomach cancer).
Joachim von Ribbentrop
German foreign minister of nazi germany (1893-1946).
Born April 30th, 1893 in Wesel. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1946 at 53 years old in Nuremberg (hanging). [ref]
Roy O. Disney
American businessman (1893–1971).
Born June 24th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died December 20th, 1971 at 78 years old in Burbank (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jimmy Durante
American actor, comedian and singer (1893–1980).
Born February 10th, 1893 in Manhattan.
Died January 29th, 1980 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Dorothy Parker
American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967).
Born August 22nd, 1893 in West End. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1967 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lillian Gish
American actress (1893–1993).
Born October 14th, 1893 in Springfield.
Died February 27th, 1993 at 99 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Paramahansa Yogananda
Yogi, kriya yoga guru and founder of self-realization fellowship (1893-1952).
Born January 5th, 1893 in Gorakhpur.
Died March 7th, 1952 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (acute myocardial infarction).
William Moulton Marston
American psychologist, lawyer, inventor, and comic book writer.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 53 years old in Rye (skin cancer).
Wilfred Owen
English poet and soldier (1893-1918).
Born March 18th, 1893 in Oswestry.
Died November 4th, 1918 at 25 years old in Ors.
Madeleine Astor
American socialite and titanic survivor (1893-1940).
Born June 19th, 1893 in Brooklyn.
Died March 27th, 1940 at 46 years old in Palm Beach (coronary artery disease).
Allen W. Dulles
First civilian and longest-serving director of central intelligence (dci).
Born April 7th, 1893 in Watertown.
Died January 29th, 1969 at 75 years old in Georgetown (pneumonia).
Joan Miró
Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983).
Born April 20th, 1893 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1983 at 90 years old in Palma. [ref]
Jomo Kenyatta
First prime minister (1963 to 1964) and president (1964 to 1978) of self-governing kenya.
Born October 20th, 1893 in Gatundu.
Died August 22nd, 1978 at 84 years old in Mombasa (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Rosenberg
Baltic german architect, nazi politician and ideologue (1893-1946).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Tallinn.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 53 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Francis Ouimet
American amateur golfer.
Born May 8th, 1893 in Brookline.
Died September 2nd, 1967 at 74 years old in Newton.
Leslie Howard
British actor (1893–1943).
Born April 3rd, 1893 in London.
Died June 1st, 1943 at 50 years old in Bay of Biscay (aviation accident).
Harold Lloyd
American actor and comedian (1893–1971).
Born April 20th, 1893 in Burchard.
Died March 8th, 1971 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (prostate cancer).
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Indian scientist and statistician.
Born June 29th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died June 28th, 1972 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
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