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In the year 1896
594 Notable birthdays
Charles Butterworth
American actor (1896-1946).
Born July 26th, 1896 in South Bend.
Died June 14th, 1946 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Józef Czapski
Polish artist, author, critic and polish army officer during wwii (1896-1993).
Born April 3rd, 1896 in Prague.
Died January 12th, 1996 at 99 years old in Le Mesnil-le-Roi.
Aimo Lahti
Finnish weapons designer.
Born April 28th, 1896 in Viiala.
Died April 19th, 1970 at 73 years old in Jyväskylä.
Heimito von Doderer
Austrian writer.
Born September 5th, 1896 in Weidlingau. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Vienna (stomach cancer). [ref]
Nikolai Bernstein
Soviet neurophysiologist (1896–1966).
Born November 5th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1966 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Keen Johnson
45th governor of kentucky (1896-1970).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Lyon County.
Died February 7th, 1970 at 74 years old in Richmond.
Rolfe Sedan
Actor (1896–1982).
Born January 20th, 1896 in New York City.
Died September 16th, 1982 at 86 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Jan Zwartendijk
Dutch righteous among the nations.
Born July 29th, 1896 in Rotterdam.
Died September 14th, 1976 at 80 years old in Eindhoven.
Samson Raphaelson
American writer (1894–1983).
Born March 30th, 1896 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1983 at 87 years old in New York City.
Bryan Foy
American film producer and director.
Born December 8th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died April 20th, 1977 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Franz Blücher
German politician (1896-1959).
Born March 24th, 1896 in Essen.
Died March 26th, 1959 at 63 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Achmad Soebardjo
Indonesian politician (1896–1978).
Born March 23rd, 1896 in Karawang.
Died December 15th, 1978 at 82 years old in Jakarta (influenza).
Zhang Fakui
Chinese general (1896-1980).
Born July 25th, 1896 in Shixing County.
Died March 10th, 1980 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
Ugo Spirito
Italian academic.
Born September 9th, 1896 in Arezzo.
Died April 28th, 1979 at 82 years old in Rome.
Margaret Kennedy
English novelist and playwright (1896-1967).
Born April 23rd, 1896 in Hyde Park Gate.
Died July 31st, 1967 at 71 years old in United Kingdom.
Gerhard Rose
German expert on tropical medicine; defendant at the nuremberg doctors' trial (1896-1992).
Born November 30th, 1896 in Gdańsk.
Died January 13th, 1992 at 95 years old in Obernkirchen.
Ville Ritola
Finnish long distance runner.
Born January 18th, 1896 in Peräseinäjoki. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1982 at 86 years old in Helsinki.
Hu Zongnan
Taiwanese politician.
Born May 16th, 1896 in Zhenhai District.
Died February 14th, 1962 at 65 years old in Taipei.
Jacques Duclos
French politician (1896–1975).
Born October 2nd, 1896 in Louey.
Died April 25th, 1975 at 78 years old in Montreuil.
Peter Cheyney
British writer (1896–1951).
Born February 22nd, 1896 in London.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 55 years old in London.
Ernest Haller
American cinematographer (1896-1970).
Born May 31st, 1896 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1970 at 74 years old in Marina del Rey (traffic collision). [ref]
Fernando Soler
Mexican actor and film director (1896-1979).
Born May 24th, 1896 in Saltillo.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Eugénie Blanchard
French supercentenarian (1896–2010).
Born February 16th, 1896 in Saint Barthélemy.
Died November 4th, 2010 at 114 years old in Saint Barthélemy. [ref]
Lotte H. Eisner
German film historian (1896-1983).
Born March 5th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died November 25th, 1983 at 87 years old in Garches.
Friedrich Sämisch
German chess player (1896-1975).
Born September 20th, 1896 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 16th, 1975 at 78 years old in Wannsee.
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