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In the year 1896
660 Notable birthdays
Paul van Ostaijen
Belgian poet, writer (1896–1928).
Born February 22nd, 1896 in Antwerp.
Died March 18th, 1928 at 32 years old in Belgium, Miavoye (tuberculosis).
Viktor Kosenko
Ukrainian composer, pianist, and educator (1896–1938).
Born November 23rd, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 3rd, 1938 at 41 years old in Kyiv.
Hubert von Meyerinck
German actor (1896–1971).
Born August 23rd, 1896 in Potsdam.
Died May 13th, 1971 at 74 years old in Hamburg (heart failure).
Lado Gudiashvili
Georgian artist (1896-1980).
Born March 30th, 1896 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 1980 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Jack Perrin
American actor (1896-1967).
Born July 25th, 1896 in Three Rivers.
Died December 17th, 1967 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Cândido de Oliveira
Footballer (1896-1958).
Born September 24th, 1896 in Fronteira.
Died June 23rd, 1958 at 61 years old in Stockholm (respiratory failure).
Máté Zalka
Hungarian writer and revolutionary (1896–1937).
Born May 5th, 1896 in Tunyogmatolcs.
Died June 11th, 1937 at 41 years old in Huesca.
Hans Röttiger
German general (1896-1960).
Born April 16th, 1896 in Hamburg.
Died April 15th, 1960 at 63 years old in Bonn.
Heinrich Ritter von Gontermann
German flying ace (1896–1917).
Born February 25th, 1896 in Siegen.
Died October 30th, 1917 at 21 years old in Marle (aircraft crash).
Hans Sedlmayr
Austrian art historian (1896–1984).
Born January 18th, 1896 in Hornstein.
Died July 9th, 1984 at 88 years old in Salzburg.
Walter James, 4th Baron Northbourne
British rower, agriculturalist and translator (1896–1982).
Born January 18th, 1896 in Kensington.
Died June 17th, 1982 at 86 years old in Dover.
Lotte Jacobi
German-american photographer (1896–1990).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Toruń.
Died May 6th, 1990 at 93 years old in Concord. [ref]
Tonio Selwart
American actor (1896–2002).
Born June 9th, 1896 in Wartenberg.
Died November 2nd, 2002 at 106 years old in New York City.
Dmitry Timofeyevich Kozlov
Soviet general (1896–1967).
Born November 4th, 1896 in Semyonovsky Uyezd.
Died December 6th, 1967 at 71 years old in Minsk.
André Hunebelle
French film director (1896–1985).
Born September 1st, 1896 in Meudon.
Died November 27th, 1985 at 89 years old in Nice.
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Italian composer (1896-1978).
Born October 11th, 1896 in Naples. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1978 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Attila Hörbiger
Austrian actor (1896-1987).
Born April 21st, 1896 in Budapest.
Died April 27th, 1987 at 91 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Li Weihan
Chinese politician (1896-1984).
Born June 2nd, 1896 in Changsha County.
Died August 11th, 1984 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Stanisław Mackiewicz
Polish writer (1896-1966).
Born December 18th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 18th, 1966 at 69 years old in Warsaw.
Werner R. Heymann
German film composer (1896-1961).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Königsberg.
Died May 30th, 1961 at 65 years old in Munich.
Karl Allmenröder
German world war i flying ace (1896–1917).
Born May 3rd, 1896 in Solingen.
Died June 27th, 1917 at 21 years old in Zillebeke.
Gladys Hulette
American actress (1896-1991).
Born July 21st, 1896 in Arcade.
Died August 8th, 1991 at 95 years old in Montebello (disease).
Marie Thomas
Indonesian physician (1896-1966).
Born February 17th, 1896 in North Minahasa.
Died October 10th, 1966 at 70 years old in Bukittinggi.
József Gera
Hungarian politician (1896-1946).
Born October 24th, 1896 in Makó.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 49 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
Gerhard Fieseler
German flying ace (1896-1987).
Born April 15th, 1896 in Glesch.
Died September 1st, 1987 at 91 years old in Kassel.
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