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In the year 1893
609 Notable birthdays
Cedric Hardwicke
English actor (1893-1964).
Born February 19th, 1893 in Worcestershire.
Died August 6th, 1964 at 71 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema).
Raymond Loewy
French-born american industrial designer (1893-1986).
Born November 5th, 1893 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1986 at 92 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Walter Francis White
American civil rights activist.
Born July 1st, 1893 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1955 at 61 years old in New York City. [ref]
Stanisław Szukalski
Polish artist (1893-1987).
Born December 13th, 1893 in Warta.
Died May 19th, 1987 at 93 years old in Burbank.
James Bedford
American psychologist (1893-1967).
Born April 20th, 1893.
Died January 12th, 1967 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Claire Lee Chennault
Us military aviator, fl. world war ii.
Born September 6th, 1893 in Commerce.
Died July 27th, 1958 at 64 years old in New Orleans (lung cancer).
Fred Noonan
American flight navigator, sea captain, and aviation pioneer.
Born April 4th, 1893 in Cook County.
Died June 20th, 1938 at 45 years old in Pacific Ocean.
Alexander Korda
British film director (1893–1956).
Born September 16th, 1893 in Túrkeve.
Died January 23rd, 1956 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Clark Ashton Smith
American author (1893-1961).
Born January 13th, 1893 in Long Valley.
Died August 14th, 1961 at 68 years old in Pacific Grove (cerebral hemorrhage).
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Regent of the kingdom of yugoslavia (1893-1976).
Born April 27th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1976 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Cecil Kellaway
South african actor.
Born August 22nd, 1893 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1973 at 79 years old in Hollywood (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
George Grosz
German artist (1893-1959).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1959 at 65 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Bill Tilden
American tennis player (1893–1953).
Born February 10th, 1893 in Germantown.
Died June 5th, 1953 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (coronary thrombosis, myocardial infarction, stroke).
Beatrice Wood
American artist (1893-1998).
Born March 3rd, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died March 12th, 1998 at 105 years old in Ojai.
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born June 26th, 1893 in Scott County. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1958 at 65 years old in Chicago (cancer, esophageal cancer). [ref]
Jean Acker
American actress (1893–1978).
Born October 23rd, 1893 in Trenton.
Died August 16th, 1978 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
I. A. Richards
English literary critic and rhetorician (1893–1979).
Born February 26th, 1893 in Sandbach.
Died September 7th, 1979 at 86 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Merian C. Cooper
American aviator, actor, director and producer (1893-1973).
Born October 24th, 1893 in Jacksonville.
Died April 21st, 1973 at 79 years old in San Diego (cancer).
Norman Cota
U.s. army major general.
Born May 30th, 1893 in Chelsea.
Died October 4th, 1971 at 78 years old in Wichita.
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
British conservative politician (1893–1972).
Born August 27th, 1893 in Hatfield House.
Died February 23rd, 1972 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Dora Carrington
British painter, photographer and decorative artist (1893–1932).
Born March 29th, 1893 in Hereford.
Died March 11th, 1932 at 38 years old in Newbury (gunshot wound).
Rahul Sankrityayan
Indian scholar and author (1893 – 1963).
Born April 9th, 1893 in Pandaha.
Died April 14th, 1963 at 70 years old in Darjeeling.
Harold Laski
British academic (1893-1950).
Born June 30th, 1893 in Manchester. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1950 at 56 years old in St. Mary's Hospital (influenza). [ref]
Norman Manley
Chief minister of jamaica (1893-1969).
Born July 4th, 1893 in Manchester Parish.
Died September 2nd, 1969 at 76 years old in Kingston.
Nicanor Abelardo
Filipino composer (1893-1934).
Born February 7th, 1893 in San Miguel.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 41 years old in San Juan De Dios Educational Foundation.
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