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In the year 1896
660 Notable birthdays
Walter Blume
German flying ace and aircraft designer (1896–1964).
Born January 10th, 1896 in Jelenia Góra.
Died May 27th, 1964 at 68 years old in Duisburg.
Herbert-Ernst Vahl
German general (1896–1944).
Born October 9th, 1896 in Poznań.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 47 years old in Thessaloniki (traffic collision).
Ray Rennahan
American cinematographer (1896–1980).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Las Vegas.
Died May 19th, 1980 at 84 years old in Tarzana.
Bruno Snell
German classical philologist (1896–1986).
Born June 18th, 1896 in Hildesheim.
Died October 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Hamburg.
Mikhail Khozin
Soviet general (1896–1979).
Born November 3rd, 1896 in Skachikha.
Died February 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Fern Emmett
Actress (1896-1946).
Born March 22nd, 1896 in Oakland.
Died September 3rd, 1946 at 50 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Saeed Nafisi
Iranian writer.
Born June 8th, 1896 in Tehran.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 70 years old in Tehran.
József Viola
Association football player (1896-1949).
Born June 10th, 1896 in Komárom.
Died August 18th, 1949 at 53 years old in Bologna.
Sarah Y. Mason
American screenwriter (1896-1980).
Born March 31st, 1896 in Pima. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1980 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Sofya Yanovskaya
Russian mathematician (1896–1966).
Born January 31st, 1896 in Pružany. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1966 at 70 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]
Prudence Heward
Canadian artist (1896-1947).
Born July 2nd, 1896 in Montreal.
Died March 19th, 1947 at 50 years old in Los Angeles.
Áron Márton
Roman catholic bishop (1896–1980).
Born August 28th, 1896 in Sândominic.
Died September 29th, 1980 at 84 years old in Alba Iulia.
Richard Day
Art director (1896-1972).
Born May 9th, 1896 in Victoria.
Died May 23rd, 1972 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
André Grabar
Art historian (1896–1990).
Died October 5th, 1990 at 94 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Friedrich Glauser
Swiss writer (1896-1938).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died December 8th, 1938 at 42 years old in Nervi.
Betty Ross Clarke
American actress (1896-1947).
Born April 19th, 1896 in Langdon.
Died January 24th, 1970 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Cullen Landis
American actor, director (1896–1975).
Born July 9th, 1896 in Nashville.
Died August 26th, 1975 at 79 years old in Bloomfield Hills (disease).
Joaquín Maurín
Spanish politician (1896-1973).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Bonansa. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1973 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Andor Jaross
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament and hungary nation politician (1896-1946).
Died April 11th, 1946 at 49 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Chan Gurney
American politician (1896–1985).
Born May 21st, 1896 in Yankton.
Died March 9th, 1985 at 88 years old in Yankton.
Charles Glen King
United states biochemist (1896-1988).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Entiat.
Died January 23rd, 1988 at 91 years old in West Chester.
Johanna Hofer
German actress (1896–1988).
Born July 30th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died June 30th, 1988 at 91 years old in Munich.
Mohammed Karim
Egyptian film director (1896-1972).
Born December 8th, 1896 in Cairo.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 75 years old in Cairo.
Vasily Gordov
Soviet colonel general (1896–1950).
Born December 12th, 1896 in Käcä.
Died August 24th, 1950 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Manuel Rojas
Chilean writer and journalist (1896–1973).
Born January 8th, 1896 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 11th, 1973 at 77 years old in Santiago.
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