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In the year 1894
659 Notable birthdays
Charles Robberts Swart
South african politician (1894–1982).
Born December 5th, 1894 in Winburg.
Died July 16th, 1982 at 87 years old in Bloemfontein.
Carl Mayer
British-german screenwriter (1894-1944).
Born November 20th, 1894 in Graz.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 49 years old in London (cancer).
Gerald Brenan
British writer and hispanist (1894-1987).
Born April 7th, 1894 in Sliema.
Died January 19th, 1987 at 92 years old in Alhaurín el Grande.
Enid Markey
American actress of stage, film and television (1894–1981).
Born February 22nd, 1894 in Dillon.
Died November 15th, 1981 at 87 years old in Bay Shore (disease).
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).
Walter Piston
American composer (1894–1976).
Born January 20th, 1894 in Knox County.
Died November 12th, 1976 at 82 years old in Belmont.
Oskar Klein
Swedish physicist.
Born September 15th, 1894 in Mörby.
Died February 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Stockholm.
Zinaida Nikolaevna Rajh
Russian actress (1894–1939).
Born July 3rd, 1894 in Blyzhni Mlyny.
Died July 15th, 1939 at 45 years old in Moscow (penetrating trauma).
Edgar Julius Jung
German jurist and essayist (1894–1934).
Born March 6th, 1894 in Ludwigshafen.
Died July 1st, 1934 at 40 years old in Oranienburg.
Harry Heilmann
Major league baseball player (1894–1951).
Born August 3rd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died July 9th, 1951 at 56 years old in Southfield (lung cancer).
E. Franklin Frazier
American sociologist and writer (1894–1962).
Born September 24th, 1894 in Baltimore.
Died May 17th, 1962 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Sergey Ilyushin
Soviet aircraft engineer and aeroplanes designer (1894–1977).
Born March 30th, 1894 in Dilyalevo.
Died February 9th, 1977 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Philip Vian
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1894–1968).
Born June 14th, 1894 in London.
Died May 27th, 1968 at 73 years old in United Kingdom.
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
German general (1894–1964).
Born October 30th, 1894 in Eisenach.
Died June 18th, 1964 at 69 years old in Giessen.
Elisha Scott
Irish footballer (1894–1959).
Born August 24th, 1894 in Belfast.
Died May 16th, 1959 at 64 years old in Belfast.
Mikhail Zoshchenko
Soviet writer (1894–1958).
Born August 9th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg, Poltava.
Died July 22nd, 1958 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Mary Clare
British actress (1894-1970).
Born July 17th, 1894 in Lambeth.
Died August 29th, 1970 at 76 years old in London Borough of Harrow.
Robert Russell Bennett
American composer, arranger (1894-1981).
Born June 15th, 1894 in Kansas City.
Died August 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
David Butler
American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and television director (1894-1979).
Born December 17th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died June 14th, 1979 at 84 years old in Arcadia.
Jean Rostand
French writer (1894–1977).
Born October 30th, 1894 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 4th, 1977 at 82 years old in Ville-d'Avray.
Karl von Eberstein
German politician (1894-1979).
Born January 14th, 1894 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 10th, 1979 at 85 years old in Tegernsee.
Norman Kerry
American actor (1894-1956).
Born June 16th, 1894 in Rochester.
Died January 12th, 1956 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Aino Aalto
Finnish architect, designer and business leader (1894–1949).
Born January 25th, 1894 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1949 at 54 years old in Helsinki (cancer). [ref]
Wilhelm Schepmann
Sa general and politician (1894-1970).
Born June 17th, 1894 in Winz-Baak.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 76 years old in Gifhorn.
Otto Wöhler
German general (1894–1987).
Born July 12th, 1894 in Großburgwedel. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1987 at 92 years old in Großburgwedel.
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