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In the year 1894
597 Notable birthdays
Alexander Lippisch
German pioneer of aerodynamics (1894-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1894 in Munich.
Died February 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Cedar Rapids.
Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria
Austrian archduke (1894-1971).
Born April 30th, 1894 in Wels.
Died March 24th, 1971 at 76 years old in Persenbeug Castle.
Herbert Sutcliffe
English cricketer (1894-1978).
Born November 24th, 1894 in Summerbridge.
Died January 22nd, 1978 at 83 years old in Cross Hills.
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
Romanian soldier (1894–1917).
Born January 14th, 1894 in Târgu Jiu.
Died September 3rd, 1917 at 23 years old in Secui (gunshot wound).
Corinne Griffith
American actress, film producer, author (1894–1979).
Born November 21st, 1894 in Waco.
Died July 13th, 1979 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
Robert Servatius
German lawyer (1894-1983).
Born October 31st, 1894 in Cologne.
Died August 7th, 1983 at 88 years old in Cologne.
Dora Russell
British writer, feminist and socialist campaigner (1894-1986).
Born April 3rd, 1894 in Thornton Heath.
Died May 31st, 1986 at 92 years old in Porthcurno.
Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin
Soviet military commander and marshal of the soviet union (1894-1949).
Born June 16th, 1894 in Yaroslavl.
Died October 17th, 1949 at 55 years old in Moscow (diabetes).
Bud Jamison
Actor (1894-1944).
Born February 15th, 1894 in Vallejo.
Died September 30th, 1944 at 50 years old in Hollywood (kidney cancer).
H. Richard Niebuhr
American theologian (1894-1962).
Born September 3rd, 1894 in Wright City.
Died July 5th, 1962 at 67 years old in New Haven.
Józef Beck
Polish diplomat and military officer (1894-1944).
Born October 4th, 1894 in Warsaw.
Died June 5th, 1944 at 49 years old in Stănești (tuberculosis).
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Indian freedom fighter (1894–1954).
Born February 18th, 1894 in Barabanki district.
Died October 24th, 1954 at 60 years old in Delhi.
Warren Weaver
American mathematician (1894–1978).
Born October 21st, 1894 in Reedsburg. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1978 at 84 years old in New Milford.
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Soviet ukrainian screenwriter, film producer and director (1894–1956).
Born September 10th, 1894 in Sosnytsia.
Died November 25th, 1956 at 62 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Elizabeth Dilling
American activist (1894-1966).
Born April 19th, 1894 in Chicago.
Died May 26th, 1966 at 72 years old
William George Barker
Canadian first world war fighter ace (1894–1930).
Born November 3rd, 1894 in Dauphin.
Died March 12th, 1930 at 35 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Albert Leo Schlageter
German soldier.
Born August 12th, 1894 in Schönau im Schwarzwald.
Died May 26th, 1923 at 28 years old in Golzheim (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Oliver Leese
British army general (1894-1978).
Born October 27th, 1894 in London.
Died January 22nd, 1978 at 83 years old in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (myocardial infarction).
Adela Rogers St. Johns
American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter (1894-1988).
Born May 20th, 1894 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1988 at 94 years old in Arroyo Grande. [ref]
Fay Compton
English actress (1894–1978).
Born September 18th, 1894 in Kensington.
Died December 12th, 1978 at 84 years old in London (disease).
Lois Wilson
American actress (1894-1988).
Born June 28th, 1894 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 3rd, 1988 at 93 years old in Reno (pneumonia).
Eduard Wagner
German army general and quartermaster-general (1894-1944).
Born April 1st, 1894 in Kirchenlamitz.
Died July 23rd, 1944 at 50 years old in Zossen (shot to the head).
Luis Ángel Firpo
Argentine boxer (1894-1960).
Born October 11th, 1894.
Died August 7th, 1960 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.
Nita Naldi
American actress (1895–1961).
Born November 13th, 1894 in New York City.
Died February 17th, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City, New York (myocardial infarction).
Prince René of Parma
Seventh surviving son of robert i, duke of parma (1894-1962).
Born October 17th, 1894 in Schwarzau am Steinfeld.
Died July 30th, 1962 at 67 years old in Copenhagen.
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