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In the year 1896
594 Notable birthdays
Albert Ball
British aviator killed in wwi.
Born August 14th, 1896 in Nottingham.
Died May 7th, 1917 at 20 years old in Annœullin. [ref]
Louis Réard
French fashion designer.
Born October 10th, 1896 in Lille. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1984 at 87 years old in Lausanne.
Norodom Suramarit
Cambodian king (1896-1960).
Born March 6th, 1896 in Phnom Penh.
Died April 3rd, 1960 at 64 years old in Phnom Penh (heart failure).
Herbert Backe
German general (1896-1947).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Batumi. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1947 at 50 years old in Nuremberg (hanging).
Theodoros Stephanides
Greek-british poet, author, doctor, scientist and naturalist.
Born January 21st, 1896 in Mumbai.
Died April 13th, 1983 at 87 years old in Kilburn.
Marjorie Bennett
Actress (1896-1982).
Born January 15th, 1896 in York.
Died June 14th, 1982 at 86 years old in Hollywood.
Alan Mowbray
British actor.
Born August 18th, 1896 in London. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1969 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lilyan Tashman
American actress (1896–1934).
Born October 23rd, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 37 years old in New York City (cancer).
Lilia Skala
Austrian-american actress (1896-1994).
Born November 28th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died December 18th, 1994 at 98 years old in Long Island.
Otto Hofmann
Austrian-born german ss general, head of the ss race and settlement main office (1896-1982).
Born March 16th, 1896 in Innsbruck.
Died December 31st, 1982 at 86 years old in Bad Mergentheim.
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
German military personnel (1896–1978).
Born November 27th, 1896 in Kiel.
Died November 14th, 1978 at 81 years old in Puntarenas.
Nancy Cunard
British writer, heiress and political activist (1896–1965).
Born March 10th, 1896 in Nevill Holt.
Died March 17th, 1965 at 69 years old in Hôpital Cochin.
Johannes Kleiman
Concealer of anne frank (1896-1959).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Koog aan de Zaan.
Died January 28th, 1959 at 62 years old in Amsterdam.
Olive Carey
American actress (1896–1988).
Born January 31st, 1896 in New York City.
Died March 13th, 1988 at 92 years old in Carpinteria.
Benny Leonard
American boxer (1896-1947).
Born April 17th, 1896 in New York City.
Died April 18th, 1947 at 51 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Wallace Carothers
American organic chemist.
Born April 27th, 1896 in Burlington.
Died April 29th, 1937 at 41 years old in Wilmington (poison).
Aspasía Mánou
Princess of greece and denmark (1896-1972).
Born September 4th, 1896 in Athens.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 75 years old in Venice.
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Urdu author (1896-1982).
Born August 28th, 1896 in Gorakhpur.
Died March 3rd, 1982 at 85 years old in New Delhi.
Louis Fischer
American journalist (1896-1970).
Born February 29th, 1896 in Philadelphia.
Died January 15th, 1970 at 73 years old in Princeton.
Louis Bromfield
American author and conservationist (1896-1956).
Born December 27th, 1896 in Mansfield.
Died March 18th, 1956 at 59 years old in Columbus.
Henri de Lubac
Jesuit theologian and cardinal (1896–1991).
Born February 20th, 1896 in Cambrai.
Died September 4th, 1991 at 95 years old in Paris.
John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Eastern orthodox ascetic (1896-1966).
Born June 16th, 1896 in Kharkiv Oblast.
Died July 2nd, 1966 at 70 years old in Seattle.
Virgil Thomson
American composer and critic (1896–1989).
Born November 25th, 1896 in Kansas City.
Died September 30th, 1989 at 92 years old in New York City (disease).
Robert E. Sherwood
American writer (1896–1955).
Born April 4th, 1896 in New Rochelle.
Died November 14th, 1955 at 59 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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