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In the year 1896
594 Notable birthdays
Lawrence Tibbett
American opera singer (1896-1960).
Born November 16th, 1896 in Bakersfield.
Died July 15th, 1960 at 63 years old in Roosevelt Hospital (falling from height).
Blanche Sweet
American actress.
Born June 18th, 1896 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1986 at 90 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Friedrich Hollaender
London-born german film composer and author (1896-1976).
Born October 18th, 1896 in London.
Died January 18th, 1976 at 79 years old in Munich.
Mao Dun
Chinese writer.
Born July 4th, 1896 in Tongxiang. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1981 at 84 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Sao Shwe Thaik
First president of burma and last saopha of yawnghwe.
Born October 16th, 1896 in Yawnghwe.
Died November 21st, 1962 at 66 years old in Yangon.
Aleksei Antonov
Soviet general (1896-1962).
Born September 27th, 1896 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1962 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Brock Chisholm
Doctor and soldier (1896-1971).
Born May 18th, 1896 in Oakville.
Died February 4th, 1971 at 74 years old in Victoria.
Robert S. Mulliken
American physicist and chemist.
Born June 7th, 1896 in Newburyport.
Died October 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Arlington County (heart failure). [ref]
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
American politician (1896-1971).
Born July 21st, 1896 in Blockton.
Died September 4th, 1971 at 75 years old in Shelter Island.
Jesse Fuller
American one-man band musician, songwriter.
Born March 12th, 1896 in Jonesboro.
Died June 29th, 1976 at 80 years old in Oakland.
Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
German general of the panzer troops (1896 – 1969).
Born December 6th, 1896 in Prusice.
Died October 9th, 1969 at 72 years old in Neuburg an der Donau.
Andreas Stihl
Engineer and important inventor in the area of chainsaws.
Born November 10th, 1896 in Zurich.
Died January 14th, 1973 at 76 years old in Remshalden.
Edmund Blunden
British poet, author and critic (1896–1974).
Born November 1st, 1896 in London.
Died January 20th, 1974 at 77 years old in Long Melford.
Mao Zemin
Mao zedong's brother (1896–1943).
Born April 3rd, 1896 in Xiangtan.
Died September 27th, 1943 at 47 years old in Xinjiang.
Jean Dixon
American stage and film actress.
Born July 14th, 1896 in Waterbury.
Died February 12th, 1981 at 84 years old in New York City.
Hubert Lanz
German general (1896-1982).
Born May 22nd, 1896 in Entringen.
Died August 15th, 1982 at 86 years old in Munich.
Eduardo Lonardi
Dictatorship of argentina (1896-1956).
Born September 15th, 1896 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 22nd, 1956 at 59 years old in Buenos Aires.
Kazimierz Kuratowski
Polish mathematician (1896–1980).
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Warsaw.
Died June 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Ivan Mihailov
Bulgarian revolutionary.
Born August 26th, 1896 in Novo Selo.
Died September 5th, 1990 at 94 years old in Rome.
Ramón Franco Bahamonde
Spanish aviation pioneer (1896-1938).
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1938 at 42 years old in Mediterranean Sea (aviation accident). [ref]
Edith Evanson
American actress (1896-1980).
Born April 28th, 1896 in Bellingham.
Died November 29th, 1980 at 84 years old in Riverside.
Faina Ranevskaya
Soviet actresses (1896-1984).
Born August 27th, 1896 in Taganrog.
Died July 19th, 1984 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Koppe
Ss and police leader (nazi germany); german general (1896-1975).
Born June 15th, 1896 in Hildesheim.
Died July 2nd, 1975 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Gopal Swarup Pathak
Indian politician and judge (1896-1982).
Born February 26th, 1896 in Bareilly.
Died August 31st, 1982 at 86 years old in New Delhi.
Rajani Palme Dutt
British communist and journalist (1896-1974).
Born June 19th, 1896 in Cambridge.
Died December 20th, 1974 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
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