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In the year 1896
661 Notable birthdays
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 (1896–1981).
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.
Ida Rolf
American biochemist, creator of rolfing (1896–1979).
Born May 19th, 1896 in The Bronx.
Died March 19th, 1979 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
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 (1896–1990).
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 29th, 1896 in Bellingham.
Died November 29th, 1980 at 84 years old in Riverside.
Faina Ranevskaya
Soviet actress (1896-1984).
Born August 27th, 1896 in Taganrog.
Died July 19th, 1984 at 87 years old in Moscow (pneumonia, infarction).
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.
Josef Sudek
Czech photographer (1896-1976).
Born March 17th, 1896 in Kolín.
Died September 15th, 1976 at 80 years old in Prague.
Henry Segrave
Racecar driver (1896–1930).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Baltimore.
Died June 13th, 1930 at 33 years old in Windermere (traffic collision).
Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
Saxon royal (1896–1971).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Dresden.
Died June 14th, 1971 at 74 years old in Edingen-Neckarhausen.
Fritz von Scholz
German general, ᛋᛋ-gruppenführer (1896-1944).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Plzeň.
Died July 28th, 1944 at 47 years old in Narva.
Julien Duvivier
French film director (1896–1967).
Born October 3rd, 1896 in Lille.
Died October 30th, 1967 at 71 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Walter Lang
American film director (1896–1972).
Born August 10th, 1896 in Memphis.
Died February 7th, 1972 at 75 years old in Palm Springs (kidney failure).
Albertus Soegijapranata
Catholic archbishop (1896–1963).
Born November 25th, 1896 in Surakarta.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 66 years old in Steyl.
Tom Keene
American actor (1896-1963).
Born December 30th, 1896 in Rochester.
Died August 4th, 1963 at 66 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Nikolay Semyonov
Soviet physical chemist (1896-1986).
Born April 15th, 1896 in Saratov. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1986 at 90 years old in Moscow.
J. R. Ackerley
English writer and editor (1896-1967).
Born November 4th, 1896 in London.
Died June 4th, 1967 at 70 years old in London.
Carl Ludwig Siegel
German mathematician (1896-1981).
Born December 31st, 1896 in Berlin.
Died April 4th, 1981 at 84 years old in Göttingen.
Nobuko Yoshiya
Japanese writer (1896–1973).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Niigata. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1973 at 77 years old in Kamakura (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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