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In the year 1894
659 Notable birthdays
Adela Rogers St. Johns
American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter (1894-1988).
Born May 20th, 1894 in Los Angeles.
Died August 10th, 1988 at 94 years old in Arroyo Grande.
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).
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.
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).
Luis Ángel Firpo
Argentine boxer (1894-1960).
Born October 11th, 1894 in Junín.
Died August 7th, 1960 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.
Basil Sydney
English actor (1894-1968).
Born April 23rd, 1894 in Essex.
Died January 10th, 1968 at 73 years old in London (respiratory disease).
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).
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]
Charles Robberts Swart
South african politician (1894–1982).
Born December 5th, 1894 in Winburg.
Died July 16th, 1982 at 87 years old in Bloemfontein.
Arnold Kegel
American gynecologist (1894–1972).
Born February 24th, 1894 in Lansing.
Died March 1st, 1972 at 78 years old
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.
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]
Ammu Swaminathan
Indian politician (1894-1978).
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Palakkad.
Died July 4th, 1978 at 84 years old in Palakkad.
Arthur Szyk
Polish-jewish artist (1894–1951).
Died September 13th, 1951 at 57 years old in New Canaan.
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).
Ernest McFarland
American politician and jurist from arizona.
Born October 9th, 1894 in Earlsboro.
Died June 8th, 1984 at 89 years old in Phoenix.
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.
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.
Perce Blackborow
British explorer (1894–1949).
Born April 8th, 1894 in Newport.
Died January 8th, 1949 at 54 years old in Newport.
Vincenz Müller
German soldier and politician (1894-1961).
Born November 5th, 1894 in Aichach.
Died May 12th, 1961 at 66 years old in Berlin (falling).
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.
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.
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