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In the year 1896
660 Notable birthdays
Katharine Burdekin
British novelist (1896–1963).
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).
Stafford L. Warren
American physician and radiologist (1896–1981).
Born July 19th, 1896 in Maxwell.
Died July 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Pacific Palisades.
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.
Assen Jordanoff
Bulgarian-american aviation pioneer (1896-1967).
Born September 2nd, 1896 in Sofia.
Died October 19th, 1967 at 71 years old in White Plains.
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 (1896–1963).
Born May 18th, 1896 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died July 14th, 1963 at 67 years old in New York City (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.
Jay Laurence Lush
American geneticist (1896-1982).
Born January 3rd, 1896 in Shambaugh.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 86 years old in Ames. [ref]
Esteban Canal
Peruvian chess player (1896-1981).
Born April 19th, 1896 in Chiclayo.
Died February 14th, 1981 at 84 years old in Cittiglio.
Paulette Nardal
French journalist (1896-1985).
Born October 12th, 1896 in Saint-Pierre, Le François. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Fort-de-France. [ref]
Simon Barere
Russian musician (1896-1951).
Born September 1st, 1896 in Odesa.
Died April 2nd, 1951 at 54 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gypsy Abbott
Silent film actress (1896–1952).
Born January 31st, 1896 in Atlanta.
Died July 25th, 1952 at 56 years old in Hollywood (lung cancer).
Stuart Heisler
American film and television director (1896–1979).
Born December 5th, 1896 in Los Angeles.
Died August 21st, 1979 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Philippe Étancelin
French racing driver.
Born December 28th, 1896 in Rouen.
Died October 13th, 1981 at 84 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Constance Binney
American stage and film actress and dancer (1896–1989).
Born June 28th, 1896 in New York City.
Died November 15th, 1989 at 93 years old in Whitestone.
Jane Novak
American actress (1896-1990).
Born January 12th, 1896 in St. Louis.
Died February 6th, 1990 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
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