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In the year 1894
597 Notable birthdays
Nazli Sabri
Egyptian queen consort.
Born June 25th, 1894 in Alexandria.
Died May 29th, 1978 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Ernst Lindemann
German naval officer.
Born March 28th, 1894 in Altenkirchen.
Died May 27th, 1941 at 47 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Willem Arondeus
Dutch painter and writer.
Born August 22nd, 1894 in Naarden. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1943 at 48 years old in Haarlem (ballistic trauma, execution). [ref]
Dorothy Thompson
American journalist and radio broadcaster.
Born July 9th, 1894 in Lancaster.
Died January 30th, 1961 at 66 years old in Lisbon (heart failure).
Billy Gilbert
American comedian and actor (1894–1971).
Born September 12th, 1894 in Louisville.
Died September 23rd, 1971 at 77 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Toots Mondt
American professional wrestler and promoter (1894-1976).
Born January 18th, 1894 in Wayne County.
Died June 11th, 1976 at 82 years old in St. Louis.
Anton Mussert
Dutch fascist (1894-1946).
Born May 11th, 1894 in Werkendam.
Died May 7th, 1946 at 51 years old in The Hague, Waalsdorpervlakte (ballistic trauma).
Beatrice Lillie
Canadian actress.
Born May 29th, 1894 in Toronto.
Died January 20th, 1989 at 94 years old in Henley-on-Thames (Alzheimer's disease).
Kurt Blome
German politician (1894-1969); high-ranking nazi scientist; deputy reich health leader.
Born January 31st, 1894 in Bielefeld.
Died October 10th, 1969 at 75 years old in Dortmund.
André Kertész
Hungarian photographer (1894–1985).
Born February 7th, 1894 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1985 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Benigno Aquino, Sr.
Filipino politician who served as speaker of the national assembly of the second philippine republic from 1943 to 1944.
Born September 3rd, 1894 in Concepcion.
Died December 20th, 1947 at 53 years old in Rizal Memorial Coliseum (myocardial infarction).
Walter Wanger
American film producer (1894-1968).
Born July 11th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died November 18th, 1968 at 74 years old in New York City (disease).
Roy Thomson
Canadian newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur (1894-1976).
Born June 5th, 1894 in Toronto.
Died August 4th, 1976 at 82 years old in London.
Masaji Kitano
Japanese businessman (1894-1986).
Born July 14th, 1894 in Tokyo.
Died May 17th, 1986 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Pyotr Kapitsa
Soviet physicist.
Born July 8th, 1894 in Kronstadt. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1984 at 89 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Mae Marsh
American actress (1894-1968).
Born November 9th, 1894 in Madrid.
Died February 13th, 1968 at 73 years old in Hermosa Beach (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia).
Kōnosuke Matsushita
Founder of panasonic (1894-1989).
Born November 27th, 1894 in Wakayama.
Died April 27th, 1989 at 94 years old in Moriguchi (pneumonia).
Jerzy Neyman
Polish statistician (1894-1981).
Born April 16th, 1894 in Bender.
Died August 5th, 1981 at 87 years old in Oakland.
Otto Grotewohl
German politician (1894–1964).
Born March 11th, 1894 in Brunswick.
Died September 21st, 1964 at 70 years old in East Berlin.
Leo Kanner
American physician and psychiatrist (1894-1981).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Klekotiv.
Died April 3rd, 1981 at 86 years old in Sykesville. [ref]
Henry Hazlitt
American journalist & writer (1894–1993).
Born November 28th, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died July 9th, 1993 at 98 years old in New York City.
Jean Toomer
American poet and novelist (1894–1967).
Born December 28th, 1894 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 30th, 1967 at 72 years old in Doylestown.
Arthur Fiedler
American conductor (1894-1979).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Boston.
Died July 10th, 1979 at 84 years old in Brookline (myocardial infarction).
Ben Nicholson
British painter (1894-1982).
Born April 10th, 1894 in Buckinghamshire.
Died February 6th, 1982 at 87 years old in London.
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer (1894–1955).
Born February 1st, 1894 in New Brunswick.
Died November 17th, 1955 at 61 years old in New York City (stroke).
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