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In the year 1896
594 Notable birthdays
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).
Besse Cooper
American supercentenarian.
Born August 26th, 1896 in Sullivan County.
Died December 4th, 2012 at 116 years old in Walton County (respiratory failure).
Boris Podolsky
American physicist (1896-1966).
Born June 29th, 1896 in Taganrog.
Died November 28th, 1966 at 70 years old in Cincinnati.
Josef Kammhuber
German general.
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.
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.
Richard Thorpe
American actor and film director (1896-1991).
Born February 24th, 1896 in Hutchinson.
Died May 1st, 1991 at 95 years old in Palm Springs.
Richard Heidrich
German general.
Born July 27th, 1896 in Lawalde.
Died December 22nd, 1947 at 51 years old in Bergedorf.
Alister Hardy
British marine biologist (1896–1985).
Born February 10th, 1896 in Nottingham. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 89 years old in Oxford.
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Greek and american conductor (1896–1960).
Born March 1st, 1896 in Athens. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1960 at 64 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Cameron Menzies
American film production designer and art director (1896-1957).
Born July 29th, 1896 in New Haven.
Died March 5th, 1957 at 60 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Zygmunt Berling
Polish general and politician (1896-1980).
Born April 27th, 1896 in Limanowa.
Died July 11th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Melville Cooper
British actor (1896–1973).
Born October 15th, 1896 in Aston, Birmingham.
Died November 17th, 1973 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Jorge Alessandri
Chilean politician and president (1896-1986).
Born May 19th, 1896 in Santiago.
Died August 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Santiago.
Ruth Donnelly
Actress (1896-1982).
Born May 17th, 1896 in Trenton.
Died November 17th, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City.
Carl Ferdinand Cori
Czech nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984).
Born December 5th, 1896 in Prague.
Died October 20th, 1986 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Fritz Heider
German psychologist (1896-1988).
Born February 19th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died January 2nd, 1988 at 91 years old in Lawrence.
Alexander Kartveli
American aerospace engineer (1896–1974).
Born September 9th, 1896 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 1974 at 77 years old in New York City.
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