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In the year 1893
609 Notable birthdays
Ronald Scobie
British army general.
Born June 8th, 1893 in Mandalay.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 75 years old in Aldershot.
Harlow Curtice
American businessman.
Born August 15th, 1893 in Flint.
Died November 3rd, 1962 at 69 years old in Flint.
Walter Baade
German astronomer (1893–1960).
Born March 24th, 1893 in Schröttinghausen. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1960 at 67 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Fern Andra
American actress (1893-1974).
Born November 24th, 1893 in Watseka. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1974 at 80 years old in Aiken (disease).
Maximilian von Herff
German ss general (1893-1945).
Born April 17th, 1893 in Hanover.
Died September 6th, 1945 at 52 years old in Windermere (cerebrovascular disease).
Enid Bennett
Actress (1893-1969).
Born July 15th, 1893 in York. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1969 at 75 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1893–1971).
Born December 21st, 1893 in Regensburg.
Died July 13th, 1971 at 77 years old in Regensburg.
Mike Gold
American journalist (1894–1967).
Born April 12th, 1893 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1967 at 74 years old in Terra Linda.
Carlo Emilio Gadda
Italian writer (1893-1973).
Born November 14th, 1893 in Milan.
Died May 22nd, 1973 at 79 years old in Rome.
Sergei Efron
Officer of the white army; russian and soviet publicist, writer, nkvd agent (1893–1941).
Born October 11th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Fulton Oursler
American journalist, playwright, editor and writer (1893-1952).
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Baltimore.
Died May 24th, 1952 at 59 years old in New York City.
Gabrielle Petit
Belgian spy (1893-1916).
Born February 20th, 1893 in Tournai.
Died April 1st, 1916 at 23 years old in City of Brussels (gunshot wound).
Charles Stevens
Actor (1893-1964).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Solomon.
Died August 22nd, 1964 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Louise Weiss
French journalist, writer, feminist & politician (1893-1983).
Born January 25th, 1893 in Arras.
Died May 26th, 1983 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Johanna Bormann
German nazi concentration camp guard (1893-1945).
Born September 10th, 1893 in Birkenfelde.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 52 years old in Hamelin Prison (hanging).
Franz von Vecsey
(1893-1935) violinist, child prodigy.
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Budapest.
Died April 6th, 1935 at 42 years old in Rome (pulmonary embolism).
Gerhard Roßbach
German politician (1893-1967).
Born February 28th, 1893 in Krzywin.
Died August 30th, 1967 at 74 years old in Hamburg.
Milton Ager
American composer (1893–1979).
Born October 6th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Yang Hucheng
Chinese warlord (1893-1949).
Born November 26th, 1893 in Pucheng County.
Died September 6th, 1949 at 55 years old in Chongqing.
Clemens Krauss
Austrian conductor and opera impresario (1893 - 1954).
Born March 31st, 1893 in Vienna.
Died May 16th, 1954 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
E. R. Dodds
Irish classical scholar (1893-1979).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Banbridge. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1979 at 85 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Dragiša Cvetković
Yugoslav politician (1893-1969).
Born January 15th, 1893 in Niš.
Died February 18th, 1969 at 76 years old in Paris.
Vera Kholodnaya
First star of russian silent cinema.
Born August 5th, 1893 in Poltava.
Died February 17th, 1919 at 25 years old in Odesa (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Joe Rock
American actor and filmmaker (1893-1984).
Born December 25th, 1893 in New York City.
Died December 5th, 1984 at 90 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Israel Joshua Singer
Polish american yiddish novelist and translator (1893-1944).
Born November 30th, 1893 in Biłgoraj.
Died February 10th, 1944 at 50 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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