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In the year 1896
594 Notable birthdays
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 8th, 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.
Died July 11th, 1973 at 77 years old in Kamakura (colorectal cancer).
Nikolai Vlasik
Soviet general (1896-1967).
Born May 22nd, 1896 in Babynichy.
Died June 18th, 1967 at 71 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Dorothy Lawrence
English reporter and cross-dresser.
Born October 4th, 1896 in Hendon. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1968 at 71 years old in Friern Hospital.
Roger Sessions
American composer, critic, and teacher of music (1896-1985).
Born December 28th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died March 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Princeton.
Iona Yakir
Soviet military commander.
Born August 15th, 1896 in Chișinău.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 40 years old in Moscow.
Karl August Wittfogel
German-american academic (1896–1988).
Born September 6th, 1896 in Woltersdorf. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1988 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ye Ting
Chinese lieutenant general (1896－1946).
Born September 10th, 1896 in Huiyang District.
Died April 8th, 1946 at 49 years old in Xing County.
Michael Balint
Hungarian psychoanalyst (1896–1970).
Born December 3rd, 1896 in Budapest.
Died December 31st, 1970 at 74 years old in London.
Marion Harris
American singer (1896-1944).
Born April 4th, 1896 in Vanderburgh County, Pigeon Township.
Died April 23rd, 1944 at 48 years old in Manhattan.
Pavel Aleksandrov
Russian mathematician.
Born May 7th, 1896 in Noginsk. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1982 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Ida Noddack
German chemist (1896–1978).
Born February 25th, 1896 in Wesel.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 82 years old in Bad Neuenahr.
Wilhelm Ackermann
German mathematician best known for the ackermann function (1896–1962).
Born March 29th, 1896 in Herscheid.
Died December 24th, 1962 at 66 years old in Lüdenscheid.
Caesar von Hofacker
German luftwaffe lieutenant-colonel, member of the 20 july 1944 plot.
Born March 11th, 1896 in Ludwigsburg.
Died December 20th, 1944 at 48 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Rafael Franco
President of paraguay (1896-1973).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Asunción.
Died September 16th, 1973 at 76 years old in Asunción.
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