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In the year 1896
661 Notable birthdays
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 (1896–1947).
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. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Melville Cooper
British actor (1896–1973).
Born October 15th, 1896 in Birmingham, Aston.
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.
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 (1896–1986).
Born June 18th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died September 6th, 1986 at 90 years old in New York City (stroke).
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 (1896-1981).
Born July 4th, 1896 in Tongxiang City.
Died March 27th, 1981 at 84 years old in Beijing.
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 9th, 1896 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1962 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Brock Chisholm
Canadian psychiatrist and director-general of the world health organization (1896–1971).
Born May 18th, 1896 in Oakville.
Died February 4th, 1971 at 74 years old in Victoria.
Robert Sanderson Mulliken
American physicist, chemist and botanical collector (1896 - 1986).
Born June 7th, 1896 in Newburyport.
Died October 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Arlington County (heart failure).
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.
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