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In the year 1894
659 Notable birthdays
Rudolf Geiger
German climatologist (1894-1981).
Born August 24th, 1894 in Erlangen.
Died January 22nd, 1981 at 86 years old in Munich.
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
German princess (1894–1972).
Born May 11th, 1894 in Gut Grünholz.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 77 years old in Salzburg (disease).
Oskar Maria Graf
German writer and activist (1894-1967).
Born July 22nd, 1894 in Berg. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1967 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Horace Robertson
Australian army senior commander (1894-1960).
Born October 29th, 1894 in Warrnambool.
Died April 28th, 1960 at 65 years old in Heidelberg.
Mirza Davud Huseynov
Soviet politician (1894–1938).
Born March 10th, 1894 in Baku.
Died March 21st, 1938 at 44 years old in Baku (political repression).
Archduchess Margaretha of Austria
Austro-tuscan imperial and royal (1894-1986).
Died June 21st, 1986 at 92 years old in Viareggio.
Wim Schermerhorn
Dutch politician (1894–1977).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Akersloot.
Died March 10th, 1977 at 82 years old in Haarlem.
Heinz Heck
German biologist (1894-1982).
Born January 22nd, 1894 in Berlin.
Died March 5th, 1982 at 88 years old in Munich.
Harry Akst
American songwriter (1894–1963).
Born August 15th, 1894 in New York City.
Died March 31st, 1963 at 68 years old in Hollywood.
Sydney Rowell
Australian general (1894–1975).
Born December 15th, 1894 in Lockleys.
Died April 12th, 1975 at 80 years old in South Yarra.
André Lefèbvre
Automobile engineer and rally driver, winner of the 1927 monte carlo rally (1894–1964).
Born August 19th, 1894 in Louvres. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1964 at 69 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Wäinö Aaltonen
Finnish artist and sculptor (1894–1966).
Born March 8th, 1894 in Marttila, Karinainen.
Died May 30th, 1966 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Secretary of labor (1894-1948).
Born September 20th, 1894 in Superior.
Died June 10th, 1948 at 53 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Walter Fries
German general (1894–1982).
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Gusternhain.
Died August 6th, 1982 at 88 years old in Weilburg.
Ona Šimaitė
Lithuanian librarian, activist, and holocaust survivor (1894–1970).
Born January 6th, 1894 in Akmenė. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1970 at 76 years old in Cormeilles-en-Parisis. [ref]
Paul Baudouin
French politician and foreign minister (1894-1964).
Born December 19th, 1894 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 10th, 1964 at 69 years old in Paris.
Ángel Romano
Uruguayan footballer (1893–1972).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in Montevideo.
Died August 22nd, 1972 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Hans Henny Jahnn
German expressionist playwright and writer (1894–1959).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Stellingen.
Died November 29th, 1959 at 64 years old in Hamburg.
Robert Williams
American actor (1894-1931).
Born September 15th, 1894 in Morgantown.
Died November 3rd, 1931 at 37 years old in Hollywood (peritonitis).
Edward H. Griffith
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1888-1975).
Born August 23rd, 1894 in Lynchburg.
Died March 3rd, 1975 at 80 years old in Laguna Beach.
Lothar Mendes
German film director and screenwriter (1894-1974).
Born May 19th, 1894 in Berlin.
Died February 25th, 1974 at 79 years old in London (disease).
Borys Liatoshynsky
Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher (1894–1968).
Born December 22nd, 1894 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1968 at 73 years old in Kyiv.
Esfir Shub
Soviet film director and film editor (1894-1959).
Born March 16th, 1894 in Surazh.
Died September 21st, 1959 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Nedo Nadi
Italian fencer (1894-1940).
Born June 9th, 1894 in Livorno.
Died January 29th, 1940 at 45 years old in Portofino (stroke).
Elwyn Roy King
Fighter ace in the australian flying corps (afc) during world war i.
Born April 13th, 1894 in Bathurst.
Died November 28th, 1941 at 47 years old in Point Cook.
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