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In the year 1893
609 Notable birthdays
Victor Gollancz
British publisher (1893–1967).
Born April 9th, 1893 in Maida Vale.
Died February 8th, 1967 at 73 years old in London.
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
Royal air force air marshal (1893-1971).
Born May 21st, 1893 in Hungerford.
Died April 22nd, 1971 at 77 years old in Funtington (cancer).
José Calvo Sotelo
Spanish author (1893-1936).
Born May 6th, 1893 in Tui. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1936 at 43 years old in Madrid (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Edna Ruth Parker
American supercentenarian (1893–2008).
Born April 20th, 1893 in Hendricks Township.
Died November 26th, 2008 at 115 years old in Shelbyville. [ref]
Erwin Piscator
German theatre director (1893–1966).
Born December 17th, 1893 in Ulm, Greifenstein. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1966 at 72 years old in Starnberg.
Ina Claire
American stage and film actress (1893-1985).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 21st, 1985 at 91 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction).
Mário de Andrade
Brazilian writer, musicologist and photographer (1893–1945).
Born October 9th, 1893 in São Paulo.
Died February 25th, 1945 at 51 years old in São Paulo.
Leatrice Joy
American actress (1893-1985).
Born November 7th, 1893 in New Orleans.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 91 years old in Riverdale (anemia).
Irving Bacon
American character actor (1893-1965).
Born September 6th, 1893 in St. Joseph.
Died February 5th, 1965 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Duke Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Head of the house of württemberg (1939–1975).
Born November 14th, 1893 in Stuttgart.
Died April 15th, 1975 at 81 years old in Ravensburg.
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor (1893–1953).
Born February 28th, 1893 in Penza.
Died June 30th, 1953 at 60 years old in Jūrmala (myocardial infarction).
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
American actress, model and dancer (1893-1957).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Berkley.
Died June 12th, 1957 at 64 years old in New York City (cancer).
Prince Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
Head of the house of wettin (1893–1968).
Born December 31st, 1893 in Dresden.
Died August 9th, 1968 at 74 years old in Samedan.
Miroslav Krleža
Croatian writer.
Born July 7th, 1893 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1981 at 88 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Emanuel Moravec
Czech military officer, writer, and politician (1893-1945).
Born April 17th, 1893 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1945 at 52 years old in Prague (gunshot wound). [ref]
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh
Grand mufti of saudi arabia (1890–1969).
Born July 24th, 1893 in Riyadh.
Died December 3rd, 1969 at 76 years old in Riyadh.
Raymond Dart
Australian anatomist and anthropologist (1893-1988).
Born February 4th, 1893 in Toowong.
Died November 22nd, 1988 at 95 years old in Johannesburg.
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom
Former prime minister of south africa.
Born July 14th, 1893 in Willowmore.
Died August 24th, 1958 at 65 years old in Cape Town.
John Nash
British artist, illustrator, painter and wood-engraver (1893-1977).
Born April 11th, 1893 in London.
Died September 23rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Colchester.
Spyros Skouras
American film executive (1893-1971).
Born March 28th, 1893.
Died August 16th, 1971 at 78 years old in Mamaroneck (myocardial infarction).
Frederick Schiller Faust
American novelist, and short story writer.
Born May 29th, 1893 in Seattle.
Died May 12th, 1944 at 50 years old in Santa Maria Infante.
William Dieterle
German/american actor, film director and art collector (1893-1972).
Born July 15th, 1893 in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1972 at 79 years old in Ottobrunn.
Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam
Member of parliament and ambassador of egypt (1893-1976).
Born March 8th, 1893 in Giza. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 83 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
French writer.
Born January 3rd, 1893 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 15th, 1945 at 52 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose).
Federico Mompou
Spanish composer and pianist (1893–1987).
Born April 16th, 1893 in Barcelona.
Died June 30th, 1987 at 94 years old in Barcelona.
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