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In the year 1896
594 Notable birthdays
J. Carrol Naish
American actor (1896-1973).
Born January 21st, 1896 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 1973 at 77 years old in La Jolla (pulmonary emphysema).
Dodie Smith
English children's novelist and playwright.
Born May 3rd, 1896 in Whitefield. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1990 at 94 years old in Finchingfield. [ref]
Bonner Fellers
United states army general (1896–1973).
Born February 7th, 1896 in Ridge Farm.
Died October 7th, 1973 at 77 years old in MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Paulino Alcántara
Spanish footballer (1896-1964).
Born October 7th, 1896 in Iloilo City.
Died February 13th, 1964 at 67 years old in Barcelona.
Fritz Julius Kuhn
American leader of the german american bund (1896–1951).
Born May 15th, 1896 in Munich.
Died December 14th, 1951 at 55 years old in Munich.
Caesar Cardini
Italian-mexican chef (1896-1956).
Born February 24th, 1896 in Baveno.
Died November 3rd, 1956 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Alberto Vargas
Peruvian pin-up artist (1896-1982).
Born February 9th, 1896 in Arequipa.
Died December 30th, 1982 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Andrei Zhdanov
Soviet politician (1896-1948).
Born February 26th, 1896 in Mariupol.
Died August 31st, 1948 at 52 years old in Moscow, Dolgiye Borody (myocardial infarction).
Gottlob Berger
Ss general (1896-1975).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Gerstetten.
Died January 5th, 1975 at 78 years old in Stuttgart.
Jessie Royce Landis
American actress (1896-1972).
Born November 25th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died February 2nd, 1972 at 75 years old in Danbury (cancer).
Josephine Tey
Scottish author, mystery writer (1896-1952).
Born July 25th, 1896 in Inverness.
Died February 13th, 1952 at 55 years old in London (liver cancer).
Prince Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse
German prince, head of the electoral house of hesse and member of the nazi party (1896-1980).
Born November 6th, 1896 in Rumpenheim Castle.
Died October 25th, 1980 at 83 years old in Rome.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist.
Born August 8th, 1896 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1953 at 57 years old in St. Augustine (disease). [ref]
Dziga Vertov
Russian-soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker (1896-1954).
Born January 2nd, 1896 in Białystok.
Died February 12th, 1954 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Soghomon Tehlirian
Armenian who assassinated convicted war criminal talaat pasha (1896–1960).
Born April 2nd, 1896 in Çadırkaya.
Died May 23rd, 1960 at 64 years old in San Francisco.
Barbara La Marr
American actress (1896-1926).
Born July 28th, 1896 in Yakima.
Died January 30th, 1926 at 29 years old in Altadena (tuberculosis, nephritis).
Anastasio Somoza García
Former president of nicaragua (1896–1956).
Born February 1st, 1896 in San Marcos.
Died September 29th, 1956 at 60 years old in Ancón (gunshot wound).
Walter Breuning
American supercentenarian (1896–2011).
Born September 21st, 1896 in Melrose.
Died April 14th, 2011 at 114 years old in Great Falls (pneumonia). [ref]
Erich Koch
Nazi leader, war criminal, art collector (1896-1986).
Born June 19th, 1896 in Elberfeld.
Died November 12th, 1986 at 90 years old in Barczewo.
Yip Harburg
American lyricist (1896–1981).
Born April 8th, 1896 in Lower East Side.
Died March 5th, 1981 at 84 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Natalie Talmadge
American actress (1896-1969).
Born April 29th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 1969 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
Ian Wolfe
American actor (1896-1992).
Born November 4th, 1896 in Fulton County.
Died January 23rd, 1992 at 95 years old in Los Angeles.
Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
Indian politician (1896–1982).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Raigad district.
Died October 2nd, 1982 at 86 years old in Hyderabad.
Buenaventura Durruti
Spanish anarchist (1896-1936).
Born July 14th, 1896 in León. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1936 at 40 years old in Madrid (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Sam Ervin
United states senator and jurist.
Born September 27th, 1896 in Morganton.
Died April 23rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Winston-Salem (pulmonary emphysema).
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