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In the year 1896
661 Notable birthdays
Buenaventura Durruti
Spanish anarchist (1896-1936).
Died November 20th, 1936 at 40 years old in Madrid (gunshot wound).
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).
Klement Gottwald
5th president of czechoslovakia.
Born November 23rd, 1896 in Dědice.
Died March 14th, 1953 at 56 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction).
William A. Wellman
American director, actor (1896-1975).
Born February 29th, 1896 in Brookline.
Died December 9th, 1975 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Joseph Schildkraut
Actor (1896-1964).
Born March 22nd, 1896 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 1964 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Sandro Pertini
Italian journalist, resistance leader and politician, president of italy from 1978 to 1985.
Born September 25th, 1896 in San Giovanni.
Died February 24th, 1990 at 93 years old in Rome.
Jack Pickford
Canadian-american actor (1896-1933).
Born August 18th, 1896 in Toronto.
Died January 3rd, 1933 at 36 years old in Paris (poliomyelitis).
Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896-1933).
Born August 27th, 1896 in Hanamakikawaguchi.
Died September 21st, 1933 at 37 years old in Hanamaki (pneumonia).
Michael Balcon
English film producer (1896–1977).
Born May 19th, 1896 in Birmingham.
Died October 17th, 1977 at 81 years old in Hartfield.
Leon Theremin
Russian inventor, physicist, and musician (1896-1993).
Born August 27th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1993 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven
Member of the russian imperial family (1896–1963).
Born March 28th, 1896 in Cannes.
Died January 22nd, 1963 at 66 years old in Cannes.
Anton Walbrook
Austrian actor (1896-1967).
Born November 19th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1967 at 70 years old in Garatshausen (myocardial infarction).
Liam O'Flaherty
Irish writer (1896–1984).
Born April 28th, 1896 in Inis Mór. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1984 at 88 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Henry Allingham
British supercentenarian,who lived to age 113.
Born June 6th, 1896 in London.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 113 years old in Brighton (senility). [ref]
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'
Indian poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer.
Born February 21st, 1896 in Medinipur.
Died October 15th, 1961 at 65 years old in Prayagraj.
Joseph Lawton Collins
United states army general.
Born May 1st, 1896 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1987 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Gerty Cori
Austro-hungarian-american biochemist (1896–1957).
Born August 15th, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1957 at 61 years old in St. Louis (kidney failure, myelofibrosis).
Tina Modotti
Italian photographer, activist and actress (1896–1942).
Born August 16th, 1896 in Udine.
Died January 6th, 1942 at 45 years old in Mexico City (heart failure).
William Chomsky
Hebrew grammarian, father of noam (1896–1977).
Born January 15th, 1896 in Kupil.
Died July 19th, 1977 at 81 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Tadj ol-Molouk of Iran
Queen consort of iran from 1925 to 1941.
Born March 17th, 1896 in Baku.
Died March 10th, 1982 at 85 years old in Acapulco de Juárez.
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Sicilian prince and writer (1896-1957).
Born December 23rd, 1896 in Palermo.
Died July 23rd, 1957 at 60 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Miles Dempsey
British army officer (1896-1969).
Born December 15th, 1896 in New Brighton, Wallasey.
Died June 5th, 1969 at 72 years old in Berkshire (cancer).
Doris Lloyd
British actress (1891–1968).
Born July 3rd, 1896 in Liverpool.
Died May 21st, 1968 at 71 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
Betty Smith
American author (1896–1972).
Born December 15th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died January 17th, 1972 at 75 years old in Shelton (pneumonia).
Reverend Gary Davis
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972).
Born April 30th, 1896 in Laurens County, Laurens.
Died May 5th, 1972 at 76 years old in Hammonton (myocardial infarction).
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