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In the year 1895
659 Notable birthdays
Levi Eshkol
Israeli politician, a founder of the israeli labor party and prime minister (1895-1969).
Born October 25th, 1895 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1969 at 73 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction).
Lorenz Hart
American lyricist.
Born May 2nd, 1895 in Harlem. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1943 at 48 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
William Boyd
American actor (1895-1972).
Born June 5th, 1895 in Hendrysburg. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1972 at 77 years old in Laguna Beach (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Vasili Blokhin
Nkvd officer and chief executioner (1895-1955).
Born January 7th, 1895 in Vladimir Governorate.
Died February 3rd, 1955 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Sergei Yesenin
Russian poet (1895–1925).
Born October 3rd, 1895 in Konstantinovo.
Died December 28th, 1925 at 30 years old in Saint Petersburg (hanging).
Semyon Timoshenko
Soviet military commander (1895-1970).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Furmanivka.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Eugene Bullard
First african-american military pilot.
Born October 9th, 1895 in Columbus.
Died October 13th, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).
Wilhelm Burgdorf
German general (1895–1945).
Born February 15th, 1895 in Fürstenwalde.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 50 years old in Berlin.
Busby Berkeley
American film director and musical choreographer (1895-1976).
Born November 29th, 1895 in Los Angeles.
Died March 14th, 1976 at 80 years old in Palm Springs.
Cliff Edwards
American recording artist; musician, singer, actor and voice actor (1895-1971).
Born January 14th, 1895 in Hannibal. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1971 at 76 years old in Hollywood (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Walter Bedell Smith
United states army general and director of central intelligence (1895-1961).
Born October 5th, 1895 in Indianapolis.
Died August 9th, 1961 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Moyna Macgill
Irish actress (1895-1975).
Born December 10th, 1895 in Belfast.
Died November 25th, 1975 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Marshal of the soviet union (1895-1977).
Born September 30th, 1895 in Vichuga.
Died December 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Ngaio Marsh
New zealand writer (1895-1982).
Born April 23rd, 1895 in Christchurch. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1982 at 86 years old in Christchurch. [ref]
Henry Gunther
Last soldier killed in wwi.
Born June 6th, 1895 in Baltimore.
Died November 11th, 1918 at 23 years old in Chaumont-devant-Damvillers.
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
3rd governor general of pakistan (1895-1956).
Born April 20th, 1895 in Lahore.
Died September 12th, 1956 at 61 years old in Lahore.
Jack Warner
English actor (1895–1981).
Born October 24th, 1895 in London.
Died May 24th, 1981 at 85 years old in London (pneumonia).
Max Horkheimer
German philosopher and sociologist (1895–1973).
Born February 14th, 1895 in Zuffenhausen.
Died July 7th, 1973 at 78 years old in Nuremberg.
Louis Calhern
American stage and screen actor (1895-1956).
Born February 19th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died May 12th, 1956 at 61 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
Spanish footballer (1895-1978).
Born June 8th, 1895 in Almansa.
Died June 2nd, 1978 at 82 years old in Madrid.
Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1895-1934).
Born May 18th, 1895 in Niquinohomo.
Died February 21st, 1934 at 38 years old in Managua.
Lewis Mumford
American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990).
Born October 19th, 1895 in Flushing.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 94 years old in Amenia.
R. J. Mitchell
Aeronautical engineer; designer of the spitfire.
Born May 20th, 1895 in Butt Lane.
Died June 11th, 1937 at 42 years old in Portswood (colorectal cancer).
László Almásy
Hungarian desert explorer, aviator (1895-1951).
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Bernstein im Burgenland.
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 55 years old in Salzburg (dysentery). [ref]
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter (1893-1987).
Born January 5th, 1895 in Chapel Hill.
Died June 29th, 1987 at 92 years old in Syracuse. [ref]
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