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In the year 1894

597 Notable birthdays

Lucia Moholy

Czech photographer (1894–1989).

Born January 18th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]

Died May 17th, 1989 at 95 years old in Zurich. [ref]

Paul Dessau

German composer and conductor (1894-1979).

Born December 19th, 1894 in Hamburg.

Died June 28th, 1979 at 84 years old in Königs Wusterhausen.

Friedrich Hoßbach

German general (1894-1980).

Born November 22nd, 1894 in Unna.

Died September 10th, 1980 at 85 years old in Göttingen.

Yakov Frenkel

Russian physicist (1894–1952).

Born February 10th, 1894 in Rostov-on-Don.

Died January 23rd, 1952 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Fritz Lindemann

German general (1894-1944).

Born April 11th, 1894 in Charlottenburg.

Died September 22nd, 1944 at 50 years old in Plötzensee Prison.

Frans G. Bengtsson

Swedish writer (1894-1954).

Born October 4th, 1894 in Tåssjö parish.

Died December 19th, 1954 at 60 years old in Ribbingsfors.

Gerard Bucknall

British army general (1894–1980).

Born September 14th, 1894 in Rock Ferry.

Died December 7th, 1980 at 86 years old in Cheam.

Marietta Blau

Austrian nuclear physicist.

Born April 29th, 1894 in Vienna.

Died January 27th, 1970 at 75 years old in Vienna (cancer).

Boris Pilnyak

Soviet writer (1894-1938).

Born October 11th, 1894 in Mozhaysk.

Died April 21st, 1938 at 43 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.

Harry Bluett Liversedge

United states marine general (1894–1951).

Born September 21st, 1894 in Amador County.

Died November 25th, 1951 at 57 years old in Bethesda.

Camil Petrescu

Romanian playwright, novelist, philosopher and poet (1894–1957).

Born April 21st, 1894 in Bucharest.

Died May 14th, 1957 at 63 years old in Bucharest.

Eduard Berzin

Latvian nkvd officer (1894–1938).

Born February 19th, 1894 in Riga.

Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow.

Mevhibe İnönü

First lady of turkey (1897-1992).

Born September 22nd, 1894 in Constantinople.

Died February 29th, 1992 at 97 years old in Ankara.

Otto Nagel

German artist (1894-1967).

Born September 27th, 1894 in Wedding.

Died July 12th, 1967 at 72 years old in Biesdorf.

Bill Johnston

American tennis player (1894–1946).

Born November 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.

Died May 1st, 1946 at 51 years old in San Francisco (tuberculosis).

Alfred Romer

American paleontologist (1894-1973).

Born December 28th, 1894 in White Plains.

Died November 5th, 1973 at 78 years old

Frank Berryman

Australian army officer.

Born April 11th, 1894 in Geelong.

Died May 28th, 1981 at 87 years old in Rose Bay.

Albert Lewin

American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1894-1968).

Born September 23rd, 1894 in Brooklyn.

Died May 9th, 1968 at 73 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Alexander Hall

American film director and film editor (1894-1968).

Born January 11th, 1894 in Boston.

Died July 30th, 1968 at 74 years old in San Francisco (stroke).

Dirk Jan Struik

Dutch mathematician (*1894 – †2000).

Born September 30th, 1894 in Rotterdam.

Died October 21st, 2000 at 106 years old in Belmont.

Rudolf Geiger

German climatologist (1894-1981).

Born August 24th, 1894 in Erlangen.

Died January 22nd, 1981 at 86 years old in Munich.

Stuart Heisler

American film and television director (1896–1979).

Born December 5th, 1894 in Los Angeles.

Died August 21st, 1979 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.

Joseph Kane

American film director (1894–1975).

Born March 19th, 1894 in San Diego.

Died August 25th, 1975 at 81 years old in Santa Monica.

Yury Tynyanov

Russian writer (1894–1943).

Born November 18th, 1894 in Rēzekne.

Died December 20th, 1943 at 49 years old in Moscow (multiple sclerosis).

Oskar Maria Graf

German author (1894-1967).

Born July 22nd, 1894 in Berg. [ref]

Died June 28th, 1967 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]

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