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In the year 1899
718 Notable birthdays
Minoru Shirota
Inventor.
Born April 29th, 1899 in Iida.
Died March 10th, 1982 at 82 years old in Konkaikōmyō-ji Temple.
Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
German noblewoman.
Born January 18th, 1899 in Langenburg.
Died November 8th, 1967 at 68 years old in Munich (disease).
Takuma Nishimura
Japanese general (1889–1951).
Born September 1st, 1899 in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Died June 11th, 1951 at 51 years old in Manus Island (hanging to death).
Aaron Douglas
African-american painter, illustrator and visual arts educator (1899–1979).
Born May 26th, 1899 in Topeka. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1979 at 79 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Australian virologist (1899-1985).
Born September 3rd, 1899 in Traralgon.
Died August 31st, 1985 at 85 years old in Melbourne (cancer).
Dora Gerson
German actress (1899-1943).
Born March 23rd, 1899 in Berlin.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 43 years old in Auschwitz.
Ba Khin
Burmese civil servant and vipassana meditation master.
Born March 6th, 1899 in Yangon.
Died January 19th, 1971 at 71 years old in Yangon.
Eugeniusz Bodo
Polish actor, film director and producer (1899–1943).
Born December 28th, 1899 in Geneva.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 43 years old in Kotlas.
Edward Chamberlin
American economist (1899–1967).
Born May 18th, 1899 in Washington.
Died July 16th, 1967 at 68 years old in Cambridge.
Jacob Dori
Israeli military officer (1899-1973).
Born October 8th, 1899 in Odesa.
Died January 29th, 1973 at 73 years old in Haifa.
Georg von Békésy
Hungarian physicist (1899–1972).
Born June 3rd, 1899 in Budapest.
Died June 13th, 1972 at 73 years old in Honolulu.
Albert Claude
Cell biologist.
Born August 21st, 1899 in Neufchâteau. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1983 at 83 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Café Filho
President of brazil (1899-1970).
Born February 3rd, 1899 in Natal.
Died February 20th, 1970 at 71 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Fritz Albert Lipmann
German-american biochemist.
Born June 12th, 1899 in Königsberg.
Died July 24th, 1986 at 87 years old in Poughkeepsie.
Eileen Agar
British-argentinian painter, photographer (1899–1991).
Born December 1st, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 17th, 1991 at 91 years old in London.
Chang Ta-chien
Chinese artist (1899-1983).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Neijiang.
Died April 2nd, 1983 at 83 years old in Taipei (cardiovascular disease).
Lane Chandler
American actor (1899–1972).
Born June 4th, 1899 in Culbertson.
Died September 14th, 1972 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Vera Caspary
American writer (1899–1987).
Born November 13th, 1899 in Chicago.
Died June 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Helen Traubel
American singer (1899–1972).
Born June 16th, 1899 in St. Louis.
Died July 28th, 1972 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Kenjirō Takayanagi
Japanese pioneer in the development of television.
Born May 1st, 1899 in Hamamatsu.
Died July 23rd, 1990 at 91 years old in Yokosuka (pneumonia).
Lasgush Poradeci
Albanian writer.
Born December 27th, 1899 in Pogradec.
Died November 12th, 1987 at 87 years old in Tirana.
Randall Thompson
American composer (1899–1984).
Born April 21st, 1899 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 1984 at 85 years old in Boston.
Walter Charles Langer
American psychoanalyst (1899-1981).
Born February 5th, 1899 in Boston.
Died July 4th, 1981 at 82 years old in Sarasota.
Alexander Tcherepnin
American composer (1899-1977).
Born January 8th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Aksel Sandemose
Norwegian author (1899–1965).
Born March 19th, 1899 in Nykøbing Mors.
Died August 6th, 1965 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
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