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In the year 1896
594 Notable birthdays
Jay Adler
American actor (1896-1978).
Born September 26th, 1896 in New York City.
Died September 23rd, 1978 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Elsa Triolet
French writer (1896–1970).
Born September 25th, 1896 in Moscow.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 73 years old in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines (myocardial infarction).
Vecihi Hürkuş
Turkish aviator (1896–1969).
Born January 6th, 1896 in Istanbul.
Died July 16th, 1969 at 73 years old in Gülhane Training and Research Hospital.
Carl Zuckmayer
German writer and playwright (1896-1977).
Born December 27th, 1896 in Nackenheim.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 80 years old in Visp.
John Crocker
British army general (1896–1963).
Born January 4th, 1896 in Lewisham.
Died March 9th, 1963 at 67 years old in London.
Ida Cox
African american singer and vaudeville performer (1896-1967).
Born February 25th, 1896 in United States, Cedartown, Toccoa. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1967 at 71 years old in Knoxville (cancer).
Sophrony
Russian monk, theologian and writer (1896–1993).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Moscow.
Died July 11th, 1993 at 96 years old in Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
Quirino Cristiani
Argentine artist (1896-1984).
Born July 2nd, 1896 in Santa Giuletta.
Died August 2nd, 1984 at 88 years old in Bernal.
Ludwik Fleck
Polish physician.
Died June 5th, 1961 at 64 years old in Ness Ziona (myocardial infarction).
Rolf Sievert
Swedish medical physicist, professor.
Born May 6th, 1896 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Gertruida Wijsmuller-Meier
Dutch righteous among the nations (1896-1978).
Born April 21st, 1896 in Alkmaar.
Died August 30th, 1978 at 82 years old in Amsterdam.
Richard Nelson Gale
British army world war ii general.
Born July 25th, 1896 in London.
Died July 29th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kingston upon Thames.
Forrest Sherman
United states navy admiral and chief of naval operations (1896-1951).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Merrimack.
Died July 22nd, 1951 at 54 years old in Naples.
Célestin Freinet
French pedagogue.
Born October 15th, 1896 in Gars. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1966 at 69 years old in Vence.
William Cameron Townsend
American missionary (1896-1982).
Born July 9th, 1896 in Eastvale.
Died April 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in Waxhaw.
Virginia Valli
American actress (1898-1968).
Born January 10th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died September 24th, 1968 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (stroke).
Philip Barry
American playwright (1896-1949).
Born June 18th, 1896 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Curt von Gottberg
German general (1896–1945).
Born February 11th, 1896 in Znamenskoye.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 49 years old in Grundhof.
Edward Arthur Milne
British astrophysicist and mathematician (1896-1950).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died September 21st, 1950 at 54 years old in Dublin.
Philip Showalter Hench
American physician (1896-1965).
Born February 28th, 1896 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 30th, 1965 at 69 years old in Ocho Rios (pneumonia).
Leonid Kannegisser
Russian poet and assassin (1896-1918).
Born March 27th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 19th, 1918 at 22 years old in Saint Petersburg (execution by shooting).
Charlotte Whitton
Canadian politician (1896-1975).
Born March 8th, 1896 in Renfrew.
Died January 25th, 1975 at 78 years old
Kathleen McKane Godfree
English badminton and tennis player (1896-1992).
Born May 7th, 1896 in Bayswater.
Died June 19th, 1992 at 96 years old in London. [ref]
Kostas Karyotakis
Greek poet (1896–1928).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Tripoli.
Died July 21st, 1928 at 31 years old in Preveza (gunshot wound).
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Japanese film director (1896–1982).
Born January 1st, 1896 in Mie Prefecture.
Died February 26th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kyoto.
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