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In the year 1896
660 Notable birthdays
Stasys Raštikis
General of the lithuanian army (1896–1985).
Born September 13th, 1896 in Kuršėnai.
Died May 3rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Karl Prusik
Austrian mountain climber and inventor of the prusik knot (1896–1961).
Born May 19th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died May 28th, 1961 at 65 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Margery Wilson
American actress (1896-1986).
Born October 31st, 1896 in Christian County.
Died January 21st, 1986 at 89 years old in Arcadia.
Gustave Bertrand
French military intelligence officer (1896–1976).
Born December 17th, 1896 in Nice.
Died May 23rd, 1976 at 79 years old in Toulon.
Norman Ross
American swimmer (1896-1953).
Born May 2nd, 1896 in Portland. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1953 at 57 years old in Evanston. [ref]
Serge Jaroff
Russian conductor and composer (1896–1985).
Born March 20th, 1896 in Makaryev.
Died October 9th, 1985 at 89 years old in Lakewood.
Maria Bach
Austrian musician, composer and artist (1896-1978).
Born March 1st, 1896 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1978 at 81 years old in Tortosa.
Kálmán Konrád
Hungarian footballer (1896–1980).
Born May 23rd, 1896 in Bačka Palanka.
Died May 10th, 1980 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Einar Gundersen
Norwegian footballer (1896-1962).
Born September 20th, 1896.
Died October 29th, 1962 at 66 years old in Tønsberg.
Edvin Wide
Swedish middle- and long distance runner (1896-1996).
Born February 22nd, 1896 in Kimito.
Died June 19th, 1996 at 100 years old in Stockholm.
Karl Brown
American cinematographer (1896-1990).
Born December 26th, 1896 in McKeesport.
Died March 25th, 1990 at 93 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Olga Grey
Actress (1896-1973).
Born November 10th, 1896 in New York City.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Maurice De Waele
Belgian cyclist (1896–1952).
Born December 27th, 1896 in Lovendegem.
Died February 14th, 1952 at 55 years old in Maldegem.
Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros
Spanish general (1896-1966).
Born July 11th, 1896 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died February 9th, 1966 at 69 years old in Bucharest.
Elisabeth Selbert
German politician (1896-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Kassel.
Died June 9th, 1986 at 89 years old in Kassel.
Jan van Rijckenborgh
Dutch mystic (1896-1968).
Born October 16th, 1896 in Haarlem.
Died July 17th, 1968 at 71 years old
Norman Thomas Gilroy
Catholic cardinal (1896-1977).
Born January 22nd, 1896 in Sydney.
Died October 21st, 1977 at 81 years old in Sydney.
Fu Ssu-nien
Chinese linguist (1896-1950).
Born March 26th, 1896 in Shandong.
Died December 20th, 1950 at 54 years old in Taipei (cerebral hemorrhage).
Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov
Russian astronomer.
Born April 23rd, 1896 in Odesa.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Josip Štolcer-Slavenski
Croatian composer (1896–1955).
Born May 11th, 1896 in Čakovec. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1955 at 59 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Nikolai Tikhonov
Soviet writer (1896–1979).
Born December 4th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 8th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Jarl Lundqvist
Finnish lieutenant general (1896–1965).
Born August 15th, 1896 in Helsinki.
Died September 23rd, 1965 at 69 years old in Helsinki.
Karel Koželuh
Czech sportsperson (1895–1950).
Born March 7th, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1950 at 54 years old in Klánovice (traffic collision). [ref]
József Kiss
Austro-hungarian flying ace (1896–1918).
Born January 26th, 1896 in Bratislava.
Died May 24th, 1918 at 22 years old in Lamon.
Shannon Day
American actress (1896-1977).
Born August 5th, 1896 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 1977 at 80 years old in New York City.
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