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In the year 1899
671 Notable birthdays
Aleksandr Deyneka
Russian artist (1899-1969).
Born May 20th, 1899 in Kursk. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1969 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
W. R. Burnett
Novelist, screenwriter (1899-1982).
Born November 25th, 1899 in Springfield.
Died April 25th, 1982 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Phyllis Haver
American actress (1899–1960).
Born January 6th, 1899 in Douglass.
Died November 19th, 1960 at 61 years old in Sharon (drug overdose).
William Dobell
Australian artist (1899-1970).
Born September 24th, 1899 in Cooks Hill.
Died May 13th, 1970 at 70 years old in Wangi Wangi.
Gregory Breit
American physicist (1899-1981).
Born July 14th, 1899 in Mykolaiv.
Died September 11th, 1981 at 82 years old in Salem.
Heinrich Nordhoff
German businessman (1899–1968).
Born January 6th, 1899 in Hildesheim.
Died April 12th, 1968 at 69 years old in Wolfsburg.
Karl Gero, Duke of Urach
German noble.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Lichtenstein.
Died August 15th, 1981 at 81 years old in Lichtenstein.
Øystein Ore
Norwegian mathematician (1899–1968).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Oslo, Christiania.
Died August 13th, 1968 at 68 years old in Bærum Municipality.
George Erskine
British army officer.
Born August 23rd, 1899 in Hascombe.
Died August 29th, 1965 at 66 years old in Rusper.
Robert Kempner
German-american lawyer (1899–1993).
Born October 17th, 1899 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died August 15th, 1993 at 93 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Josep Tarradellas i Joan
Spanish catalan politician (1899-1988).
Born January 19th, 1899 in Cervelló. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1988 at 89 years old in Barcelona.
Bin Akao
Japanese ultranationalist political activist (1899–1990).
Born January 15th, 1899 in Nagoya.
Died February 6th, 1990 at 91 years old in Toshima.
Li Lisan
Chinese politician (1899-1967).
Born November 18th, 1899 in Liling.
Died June 22nd, 1967 at 67 years old in Beijing.
Princess Helene of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Hereditary grand duchess of oldenburg (1899–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1899 in Bad Arolsen.
Died February 18th, 1948 at 48 years old in Rastede.
Franz Jonas
Seventh president of austria (1899–1974).
Born October 4th, 1899 in Floridsdorf.
Died April 24th, 1974 at 74 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Antonio Ligabue
Italian painter (1899-1965).
Born December 18th, 1899 in Zurich.
Died May 27th, 1965 at 65 years old in Gualtieri.
Sára Salkaházi
Hungarian roman catholic religious sister (1899-1944).
Born May 11th, 1899 in Košice.
Died December 27th, 1944 at 45 years old in Budapest (ballistic trauma).
Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani
Iranian grand ayatollah (1899-1993).
Born March 20th, 1899 in Golpayegan.
Died December 9th, 1993 at 94 years old in Qom.
Robin Hill
British biochemist (1899-1991).
Born April 2nd, 1899 in Leamington Spa.
Died March 15th, 1991 at 91 years old in Cambridge.
Jonas Lie
Norwegian councillor of state (1899-1945).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 45 years old in Skallum.
Konstantinos Tsatsos
Revered greek diplomat, professor of law, scholar and politician (1899-1987).
Born July 13th, 1899 in Athens.
Died October 8th, 1987 at 88 years old in Athens (cancer).
Julien Bryan
American photojournalist.
Born May 23rd, 1899 in Titusville.
Died October 20th, 1974 at 75 years old in New York City.
Maxwell Fry
British architect (1899-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1899 in Wallasey. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1987 at 88 years old in Cotherstone. [ref]
Walter Crickmer
English football manager (1899–1958).
Born December 17th, 1899 in Wigan. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1958 at 58 years old in Munich.
Richard Hartshorne
American geographer (1899–1992).
Born December 12th, 1899 in Kittanning.
Died November 5th, 1992 at 92 years old in Madison.
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