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In the year 1896
660 Notable birthdays
Georg-Wilhelm Postel
German general (1896–1953).
Born April 25th, 1896 in Zittau.
Died September 20th, 1953 at 57 years old in Shakhty (tuberculosis).
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Czech actor.
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Tvoršovice. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1968 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Sirarpie Der Nersessian
Armenian art historian (1896–1989).
Born September 5th, 1896 in Istanbul.
Died July 6th, 1989 at 92 years old in Paris.
Wladimir Vogel
Swiss composer (1896-1984).
Born February 29th, 1896 in Moscow.
Died June 19th, 1984 at 88 years old in Zurich.
Gilda Langer
Austrian actress (1896-1920).
Born May 16th, 1896 in Přívoz.
Died January 31st, 1920 at 23 years old in Berlin (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Heinz Prüfer
German mathematician (1896–1934).
Born November 10th, 1896 in Wilhelmshaven.
Died April 7th, 1934 at 37 years old in Münster (lung cancer).
Tore Holm
Swedish yacht designer, boatbuilder, and sailor (1896–1977).
Born November 25th, 1896.
Died November 15th, 1977 at 80 years old
Johannes Urzidil
German bohemians writer, poet, historian, and journalist (1896–1970).
Born February 3rd, 1896 in Prague.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 74 years old in Rome.
José Domingo Molina Gómez
Argentine general (1896–1969).
Born September 26th, 1896 in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
Died April 5th, 1969 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Samuel Mosberg
American boxer (1896–1967).
Born June 14th, 1896 in New York City.
Died August 30th, 1967 at 71 years old in Brooklyn.
Kim Il-yeop
Korean writer, poet, journalist, buddhist nun and activist (1896–1971).
Born April 28th, 1896 in Ryonggang County. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1971 at 74 years old in Sudeoksa (disease).
Kim Myung-sun
Korean writer, poet, novelists (1896–1951).
Born January 20th, 1896 in Pyongyang.
Died June 22nd, 1951 at 55 years old in Tokyo (disease).
André Bloc
French architect (1896–1966).
Born May 23rd, 1896 in Algiers. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1966 at 70 years old in New Delhi.
Józef Wittlin
Polish writer and translator (1896-1976).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Dmitriv.
Died February 28th, 1976 at 79 years old in New York City.
Tõnis Kint
Estonian politician (1896-1991).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Taevere Rural Municipality.
Died January 5th, 1991 at 94 years old in Örnsköldsvik.
Gregori Warchavchik
Russo-brazilian architect.
Born April 2nd, 1896 in Odesa.
Died July 27th, 1972 at 76 years old in São Paulo.
John P. Livadary
Sound engineer (1896-1987).
Born May 20th, 1896 in Istanbul.
Died April 7th, 1987 at 90 years old in Balboa Island.
Einar Lundborg
Swedish aviator (1896–1931).
Born April 5th, 1896 in Kolkata.
Died January 27th, 1931 at 34 years old in Malmslätt.
Ivan Dresser
American long-distance runner.
Born July 3rd, 1896 in Flandreau.
Died December 27th, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City.
Elmer Diktonius
Finnish poet (1896-1961).
Born January 20th, 1896 in Helsinki.
Died September 23rd, 1961 at 65 years old in Helsinki.
Fritz Schulz
German actor (1896-1972).
Born April 25th, 1896 in Karlovy Vary.
Died May 9th, 1972 at 76 years old in Zurich.
Pavel Antokolsky
Soviet russian poet and theatre director (1896-1978).
Born July 1st, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 9th, 1978 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Gerd Heinrich
German zoologist (1896-1984).
Born November 7th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died December 17th, 1984 at 88 years old in Farmington.
Hans-Ulrich Back
German general and knight's cross recipient (1896-1976).
Born August 26th, 1896 in Saarbrücken.
Died February 14th, 1976 at 79 years old in Hagen.
Lothar Müthel
German actor (1896-1964).
Born February 18th, 1896 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1964 at 68 years old in Frankfurt.
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