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In the year 1896
594 Notable birthdays
Mark W. Clark
United states army general (1896-1984).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Sackets Harbor.
Died April 17th, 1984 at 87 years old in Charleston.
Nobusuke Kishi
56th and 57th prime minister of japan (1896–1987).
Born November 13th, 1896 in Yamaguchi. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1987 at 90 years old in Tokyo Medical University Hospital. [ref]
Carlos P. Garcia
President of the philippines from 1957 to 1961.
Born November 4th, 1896.
Died June 14th, 1971 at 74 years old in Quezon City (myocardial infarction).
Ira Gershwin
American lyricist (1896–1983).
Born December 6th, 1896 in Manhattan.
Died August 17th, 1983 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills.
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon
Indian politician (1896-1974).
Born May 3rd, 1896 in Thalassery. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1974 at 78 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress (1896-1977).
Born October 31st, 1896 in Chester.
Died September 1st, 1977 at 80 years old in Chatsworth (kidney failure).
Adele Astaire
American dancer and entertainer (1896-1981).
Born September 10th, 1896 in Omaha.
Died January 25th, 1981 at 84 years old in Tucson, Scottsdale (stroke).
John Dos Passos
American novelist (1896–1970).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died September 28th, 1970 at 74 years old in Baltimore.
Ted Healy
American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor (1896–1937).
Born October 1st, 1896 in Kaufman.
Died December 21st, 1937 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (nephritis).
Harry Winston
American jeweller (1896–1978).
Born March 1st, 1896 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1978 at 82 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
D. R. Bendre
Kannada poet (1896–1981).
Born January 31st, 1896.
Died October 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Mumbai.
Rogers Hornsby
American baseball player, coach, manager.
Born April 27th, 1896 in Winters.
Died January 5th, 1963 at 66 years old in Chicago.
Anandamayi Ma
Hindu guru.
Born April 30th, 1896 in Bengal.
Died August 27th, 1982 at 86 years old in Dehradun.
A. J. Cronin
Scottish novelist.
Born July 19th, 1896 in Cardross. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1981 at 84 years old in Montreux. [ref]
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Grand duchess of luxembourg from 1919 to 1964.
Born January 23rd, 1896 in Berg Castle.
Died July 9th, 1985 at 89 years old in Fischbach Castle (cancer).
Frederick Browning
British army general (1896–1965).
Born October 20th, 1896 in Kensington.
Died March 14th, 1965 at 68 years old in Cornwall (myocardial infarction).
Italo Balbo
Italian marshal of the air force and minister.
Born June 6th, 1896 in Quartesana. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1940 at 44 years old in Tobruk (killed in action). [ref]
Donald Winnicott
British pediatric psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1896–1971).
Born April 7th, 1896 in Plymouth.
Died January 25th, 1971 at 74 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Ernst Udet
German flying ace (1896–1941).
Born April 26th, 1896 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died November 17th, 1941 at 45 years old in Berlin (shot to the head). [ref]
Everett Dirksen
American politician (1896–1969).
Born January 4th, 1896 in Pekin.
Died September 7th, 1969 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer).
Ruth Etting
American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress (1897–1978).
Born November 23rd, 1896 in David City.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 81 years old in Colorado Springs (disease).
Tristan Tzara
Romanian-french poet (1896–1963).
Born April 16th, 1896 in Moinești, Bacău.
Died December 25th, 1963 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris, Paris. [ref]
Trygve Lie
1st secretary-general of the united nations (1896–1968).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Grünerløkka. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1968 at 72 years old in Geilo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roman Jakobson
Russian linguist (1896–1982).
Born October 11th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1982 at 85 years old in Boston, Cambridge. [ref]
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