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In the year 1895
716 Notable birthdays
Kirsten Flagstad
Norwegian opera singer (1895-1962).
Born July 12th, 1895 in Hamar Municipality.
Died December 7th, 1962 at 67 years old in Oslo (multiple myeloma).
Paul Giesler
German nazi party functionary, premier of bavaria (1895-1945).
Born June 15th, 1895 in Siegen.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 49 years old in Bischofswiesen.
Felix Bressart
Film actor (1892-1949).
Born March 2nd, 1895 in Chernyshevskoye.
Died March 17th, 1949 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Italian composer (1895–1968).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Florence.
Died March 17th, 1968 at 72 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.
Kavalam Madhava Panikkar
Indian author and diplomat (1895-1963).
Born June 3rd, 1895 in Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor.
Died December 10th, 1963 at 68 years old in Mysore.
Archduke Wilhelm of Austria
Austrian archduke, ukrainian militia officer (1895-1948).
Born February 10th, 1895 in Pula.
Died August 18th, 1948 at 53 years old in Kyiv (tuberculosis).
Julian Scherner
German politician (1895-1945).
Born September 23rd, 1895 in Bagamoyo.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 49 years old in Niepołomice.
Eslanda Goode Robeson
American anthropologist, author, actor and civil rights activist (1895-1965).
Born December 15th, 1895 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 13th, 1965 at 69 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
Richard Cushing
American catholic cardinal (1895–1970).
Born August 24th, 1895 in Boston.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 75 years old in Boston (cancer).
Michel Simon
Swiss french language actor (1895-1975).
Born April 9th, 1895 in Geneva. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1975 at 80 years old in Bry-sur-Marne (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Leroy Grumman
American aerospace engineer (1895–1982).
Born January 4th, 1895 in Huntington.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 87 years old in Manhasset.
Robert Heinrich Wagner
German nazi politician (1895-1946).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Eberbach.
Died August 14th, 1946 at 50 years old in Strasbourg (gunshot wound).
Herbert M. Shelton
American medical writer (1895–1985).
Born October 6th, 1895 in Wylie.
Died January 1st, 1985 at 89 years old in Bexar County.
Ben Hardaway
American story artist and voice actor (1895-1957).
Born May 21st, 1895 in Belton.
Died February 5th, 1957 at 61 years old in North Hollywood.
Karl Kreipe
German general (1895–1976).
Born June 5th, 1895 in Niederspier.
Died June 14th, 1976 at 81 years old in Northeim.
Juan de la Cierva
Spanish aeronautical engineer and pilot; inventor of the autogyro (1895-1936).
Born September 21st, 1895 in Murcia.
Died December 9th, 1936 at 41 years old in Croydon Airport (aviation accident).
Jack Pennick
American film actor (1895-1964).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Portland.
Died August 16th, 1964 at 68 years old in Manhattan Beach.
Buddy DeSylva
American songwriter, film producer and record executive (1895–1950).
Born January 27th, 1895 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 1950 at 55 years old in Hollywood (heart failure). [ref]
Heinrich Eberbach
German general (1895–1992).
Born November 24th, 1895 in Stuttgart.
Died July 13th, 1992 at 96 years old in Notzingen.
Hildebrand Gurlitt
German art dealer authorized by third reich to sell looted art, historian.
Born September 15th, 1895 in Dresden.
Died November 9th, 1956 at 61 years old in Düsseldorf (traffic collision).
Xu Beihong
Chinese painter (1895–1953).
Born July 19th, 1895 in Yixing.
Died September 26th, 1953 at 58 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
George R. Stewart
American historian, toponymist, and novelist (1895–1980).
Born May 31st, 1895 in Sewickley.
Died August 22nd, 1980 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Doris Humphrey
American dancer and choreographer (1895–1958).
Born October 17th, 1895 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1958 at 63 years old in New York City.
Hanns Albin Rauter
German general (1895-1949).
Born February 4th, 1895 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died March 24th, 1949 at 54 years old in Scheveningen (gunshot wound).
Milton Augustus Strieby Margai
Sierra leonean politician (1895-1964).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Freetown, Gbangbatoke. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1964 at 68 years old in Freetown. [ref]
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