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In the year 1894
659 Notable birthdays
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 in Junín.
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.
Margaret Gibson
American actress (1894-1964).
Born September 14th, 1894 in Colorado Springs.
Died October 21st, 1964 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Basil Sydney
English actor (1894-1968).
Born April 23rd, 1894 in Essex.
Died January 10th, 1968 at 73 years old in London (respiratory disease).
Arnold Kegel
American gynecologist (1894–1972).
Born February 24th, 1894 in Lansing.
Died March 1st, 1972 at 78 years old
Erwin Schulhoff
Czech composer and pianist (1894–1942).
Born June 8th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1942 at 48 years old in Wülzburg (tuberculosis). [ref]
Jack Adams
Canadian professional hockey player (1894-1968).
Born June 14th, 1894 in Fort William.
Died May 1st, 1968 at 73 years old in Detroit.
Jimmy McHugh
American composer, songwriter (1894–1969).
Born July 10th, 1894 in Boston.
Died May 23rd, 1969 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills.
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter (1894–1956).
Born January 31st, 1894 in Coalton.
Died October 19th, 1956 at 62 years old in Hollywood.
Poul Henningsen
Danish architect and author (1894-1967).
Born September 9th, 1894 in Ordrup.
Died January 31st, 1967 at 72 years old in Hillerød.
August Dvorak
American scientist (1894–1975).
Born May 5th, 1894 in Glencoe.
Died October 10th, 1975 at 81 years old in Seattle.
Irma Stern
South african artist (1894-1966).
Born October 2nd, 1894 in Schweizer-Reneke.
Died August 23rd, 1966 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Ammu Swaminathan
Indian politician (1894-1978).
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Palakkad.
Died July 4th, 1978 at 84 years old in Palakkad.
Julian Tuwim
Polish poet (1894–1953).
Born September 13th, 1894 in Łódź. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1953 at 59 years old in Zakopane (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ernest McFarland
American politician and jurist from arizona.
Born October 9th, 1894 in Earlsboro.
Died June 8th, 1984 at 89 years old in Phoenix.
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter (1894-1985).
Born January 16th, 1894 in Odesa.
Died April 21st, 1985 at 91 years old in Palm Springs.
Clara Smith
American classic blues singer (1894–1935).
Born August 23rd, 1894 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County.
Died February 2nd, 1935 at 40 years old in Detroit.
Jacques-Henri Lartigue
French photographer and painter (1894–1986).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Courbevoie.
Died September 12th, 1986 at 92 years old in Nice.
Arthur Szyk
Polish-jewish artist (1894–1951).
Died September 13th, 1951 at 57 years old in New Canaan.
Meinoud Rost van Tonningen
Dutch nazi (1894-1945).
Born February 19th, 1894 in Surabaya.
Died June 6th, 1945 at 51 years old in Scheveningen (falling).
Perce Blackborow
British explorer (1894–1949).
Born April 8th, 1894 in Newport.
Died January 8th, 1949 at 54 years old in Newport.
Donald Ogden Stewart
American author and screenwriter (1894-1980).
Born November 30th, 1894 in Columbus.
Died August 2nd, 1980 at 85 years old in London.
Pascalina Lehnert
German roman catholic nun who was pope pius xii's housekeeper and secretary (1894-1983).
Born August 25th, 1894 in Ebersberg.
Died November 13th, 1983 at 89 years old in Vienna (disease).
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle