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In the year 1896
595 Notable birthdays
Evgeny Shvarts
Russian writer (1896-1958).
Born October 21st, 1896 in Kazan.
Died January 15th, 1958 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
Sava Šumanović
Serbian painter (1896-1942).
Born January 22nd, 1896 in Vinkovci.
Died August 30th, 1942 at 46 years old in Sremska Mitrovica.
Mary, Lady Heath
Irish aviator.
Born November 10th, 1896 in Knockaderry.
Died May 9th, 1939 at 42 years old in London.
Hermann Jónasson
Politician (1896-1976).
Born December 25th, 1896 in Skagafjörður.
Died January 22nd, 1976 at 79 years old in Reykjavík.
Uri Zvi Grinberg
Israeli poet (1896-1981).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Bilyi Kamin.
Died May 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Ramat Gan.
Erich Hückel
German physical chemist known for the debye-hückel theory and the hückel method.
Born August 9th, 1896 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1980 at 83 years old in Marburg. [ref]
Mario Praz
Italian art collector, art historian, journalist and writer (1896-1982).
Born September 6th, 1896 in Rome.
Died March 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in Rome.
Balys Sruoga
Lithuanian writer (1896–1947).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Baibokai.
Died October 16th, 1947 at 51 years old in Vilnius.
Victoria Forde
American actress (1896-1964).
Born April 21st, 1896 in New York City.
Died July 24th, 1964 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills.
Katharine Burdekin
British novelist.
Born July 23rd, 1896 in Derbyshire.
Died August 10th, 1963 at 67 years old in Suffolk.
Heather Thatcher
British actress (1896-1987).
Born September 3rd, 1896 in London.
Died February 15th, 1987 at 90 years old in Hillingdon.
Elliott Nugent
American actor, playwright, writer, and film director (1896-1980).
Born September 20th, 1896 in Dover.
Died August 9th, 1980 at 83 years old in New York City (disease).
Bill Cook
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1896-1986).
Born October 9th, 1896 in Brantford.
Died April 6th, 1986 at 89 years old in Kingston.
Árpád Weisz
Hungarian association football player and manager.
Born April 16th, 1896 in Solt.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 47 years old in Auschwitz.
Irving Ives
American politician (1896-1962).
Born January 24th, 1896 in Bainbridge.
Died February 24th, 1962 at 66 years old in Norwich.
Paul Conrath
German general der fallschirmtruppe during world war ii (1896–1979).
Born November 22nd, 1896 in Rudow.
Died January 15th, 1979 at 82 years old in Hamburg.
Denise Grey
Italian-french actress (1896-1996).
Born September 17th, 1896 in Châtillon.
Died January 13th, 1996 at 99 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Martin Munkácsi
Hungarian photographer.
Born May 18th, 1896 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1963 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anita Stewart
American actress, film producer (1895-1961).
Born February 17th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died May 4th, 1961 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Priscilla Dean
American actress (1896–1987).
Born November 25th, 1896 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 1987 at 91 years old in Leonia (falling from height).
Amelia Peláez
Cuban artist (1896-1968).
Born January 5th, 1896 in Yaguajay.
Died April 8th, 1968 at 72 years old in Havana.
Vivienne Osborne
American actress (1896–1961).
Born December 10th, 1896 in Des Moines.
Died June 10th, 1961 at 64 years old in Malibu.
Yu Dafu
Chinese writer (1896–1945).
Born December 7th, 1896 in Fuyang District.
Died September 17th, 1945 at 48 years old in Payakumbuh.
Friedrich Waismann
Austrian philosopher (1896–1959).
Born March 21st, 1896 in Vienna.
Died November 4th, 1959 at 63 years old in Oxford.
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