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In the year 1894
597 Notable birthdays
Ben Hecht
American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964).
Born February 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died April 18th, 1964 at 70 years old in New York City (coronary thrombosis).
Warren William
Broadway and hollywood actor (1894–1948).
Born December 2nd, 1894 in Aitkin.
Died September 24th, 1948 at 53 years old in Encino (multiple myeloma).
Harry Greb
American boxer.
Born June 6th, 1894 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 22nd, 1926 at 32 years old in Atlantic City (traffic collision).
Paul Lukas
Hungarian-american actor.
Born May 26th, 1894 in Budapest.
Died August 16th, 1971 at 77 years old in Tangier (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Arthur Freed
American lyricist and hollywood film producer (1894-1973).
Born September 9th, 1894 in Charleston.
Died April 12th, 1973 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Fritz Sauckel
German nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1894-1946).
Born October 27th, 1894 in Haßfurt.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 51 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Will Wright
American character actor.
Born March 26th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Percy Spencer
American engineer and inventor.
Born July 9th, 1894 in Penobscot County.
Died September 10th, 1970 at 76 years old in Newton.
Josef von Sternberg
Austrian-american film director (1894-1969).
Born May 29th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1969 at 75 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Moshe Sharett
2nd prime minister of israel from 1954 to 1955.
Born October 16th, 1894 in Kherson. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1965 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.
Norma Talmadge
American actress and film producer (1894-1957).
Born May 2nd, 1894 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1957 at 63 years old in Las Vegas (influenza). [ref]
Ghanshyam Das Birla
Indian businessman (1894–1983).
Born April 10th, 1894 in Pilani.
Died June 11th, 1983 at 89 years old in London.
Isaak Babel
Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer (1894-1940).
Born July 12th, 1894 in Odesa. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1940 at 45 years old in Butyrka prison (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Wilhelm Bittrich
German general (1894-1979.
Born February 26th, 1894 in Wernigerode.
Died April 19th, 1979 at 85 years old in Wolfratshausen.
Hermann Oberth
Austro-hungarian-born german physicist and rocketry pioneer (1894-1989).
Born June 25th, 1894 in Sibiu.
Died December 28th, 1989 at 95 years old in Nuremberg.
Hans Langsdorff
Recipient of the iron cross (1894–1939).
Born March 20th, 1894 in Bergen auf Rügen.
Died December 20th, 1939 at 45 years old in Buenos Aires (gunshot wound).
Lothar von Richthofen
German flying ace (1894–1922).
Born September 27th, 1894 in Wrocław.
Died July 4th, 1922 at 27 years old in Fuhlsbüttel (aviation accident).
Violet Keppel Trefusis
English writer and socialite.
Born June 6th, 1894 in London. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1972 at 77 years old in Florence.
Kathleen Lockhart
English actress (1894-1978).
Born August 9th, 1894 in Southsea.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Kim Hyŏng-jik
Father of kim il-sung.
Born July 10th, 1894 in Mangyŏngdae.
Died June 5th, 1926 at 31 years old in Jilin (frostbite).
Henry Daniell
English actor (1894-1963).
Born March 5th, 1894 in London.
Died October 31st, 1963 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Marie-Adélaïde I, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Reigning grand duchess of luxembourg.
Born June 14th, 1894 in Berg Castle.
Died January 24th, 1924 at 29 years old in Schloss Hohenburg (influenza).
Joseph Roth
Austrian novelist and journalist.
Born September 2nd, 1894 in Brody. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1939 at 44 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lizzie van Zyl
South african child prisoner.
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Orange Free State.
Died May 9th, 1901 at 7 years old in Bloemfontein (typhoid fever).
Peter Warlock
British composer and music critic (1894-1930).
Born October 30th, 1894 in Savoy Hotel.
Died December 17th, 1930 at 36 years old in London (coal gas poisoning).
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