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In the year 1896
661 Notable birthdays
Joan Lindsay
Australian writer (1896-1984).
Born November 16th, 1896 in St Kilda.
Died December 23rd, 1984 at 88 years old in Melbourne (stomach cancer).
Prince Wolfgang of Hesse
German prince (1896–1989).
Born November 6th, 1896 in Rumpenheim Castle.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 92 years old in Frankfurt.
Juano Hernández
Puerto rican actor (1896-1970).
Born July 19th, 1896 in San Juan.
Died July 17th, 1970 at 73 years old in San Juan (cerebral hemorrhage).
Paul Bäumer
German flying ace (1896-1927).
Born May 11th, 1896 in Meiderich.
Died July 15th, 1927 at 31 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Murray Leinster
Novelist, short story writer (1896–1975).
Died June 8th, 1975 at 78 years old in Gloucester County.
Hinrich Lohse
Nazi politician/war criminal (1896-1964).
Born September 2nd, 1896 in Mühlenbarbek.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 67 years old in Mühlenbarbek.
He Long
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1896–1969).
Born March 22nd, 1896 in Sangzhi County.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 73 years old in Beijing (diabetes).
Xue Yue
National revolutionary army general (1896–1998).
Born December 26th, 1896 in Lechang.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 101 years old in Chiayi County.
Pierre Jeanneret
Swiss architect (1896-1967).
Born March 2nd, 1896 in Geneva. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1967 at 71 years old in Geneva, Thônex.
Olin D. Johnston
American politician (1896-1965).
Born November 18th, 1896 in Honea Path.
Died April 18th, 1965 at 68 years old in Columbia.
Irene María Bernasconi
Argentine marine biologist.
Born September 25th, 1896 in La Plata. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1989 at 92 years old in Buenos Aires.
Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorf
German politician (1896-1944).
Born October 14th, 1896 in Merseburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 47 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Alves dos Reis
Portuguese fraudster (1896–1955).
Born September 8th, 1896 in Lisbon.
Died July 9th, 1955 at 58 years old in Lisbon.
Besse Cooper
American supercentenarian (1896–2012).
Born August 26th, 1896 in Sullivan County.
Died December 4th, 2012 at 116 years old in Walton County (respiratory failure).
Boris Podolsky
Russian-american physicist (1896-1966).
Born June 29th, 1896 in Taganrog.
Died November 28th, 1966 at 70 years old in Cincinnati.
Maurine Dallas Watkins
American journalist (1896–1969).
Born July 27th, 1896 in Louisville.
Died August 10th, 1969 at 73 years old in Jacksonville.
Walter Mehring
German writer (1896–1981).
Born April 29th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died October 3rd, 1981 at 85 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Josef Kammhuber
German general (1896–1986).
Born August 19th, 1896 in Tüßling. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1986 at 89 years old in Munich.
Goodwin Knight
31st governor of california (1896–1970).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Provo.
Died May 22nd, 1970 at 73 years old in Inglewood.
Rudolf Schmundt
German general (1896–1944).
Born August 13th, 1896 in Metz.
Died October 1st, 1944 at 48 years old in Kętrzyn.
Nacio Herb Brown
American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and broadway theatre music (1896–1964).
Born February 22nd, 1896 in Deming.
Died September 28th, 1964 at 68 years old in San Francisco.
Friedrich Hund
German physicist (1896-1997).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Karlsruhe.
Died March 31st, 1997 at 101 years old in Göttingen.
Robert S. Kerr
American politician (1896–1963).
Born September 11th, 1896 in Ada.
Died January 1st, 1963 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Agustín Muñoz Grandes
Spanish general and politician (1896-1970).
Born January 27th, 1896 in Carabanchel, Carabancheles. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1970 at 74 years old in Madrid. [ref]
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
British army officer (1896-1989).
Born February 10th, 1896 in South Petherton.
Died January 20th, 1989 at 92 years old in Nether Compton.
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