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In the year 1899
672 Notable birthdays
Richard Hartshorne
American geographer (1899–1992).
Born December 12th, 1899 in Kittanning.
Died November 5th, 1992 at 92 years old in Madison.
Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory
British politician and government minister (1899–1981).
Born December 26th, 1899 in London.
Died January 20th, 1981 at 81 years old in Tiverton.
Mani Madhava Chakyar
Indian actor (1899–1990).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Kozhikode.
Died January 15th, 1990 at 90 years old in Ottapalam.
Robert Casadesus
French pianist and composer.
Born April 7th, 1899 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 19th, 1972 at 73 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Pancho Vladigerov
Bulgarian musician (1899-1978).
Born March 13th, 1899 in Zurich.
Died September 8th, 1978 at 79 years old in Sofia.
Otto E. Neugebauer
Austrian-american mathematician.
Born May 26th, 1899 in Innsbruck. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1990 at 90 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Alfred Sohn-Rethel
Marxist economist and philosopher (1899-1990).
Born January 4th, 1899 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died April 6th, 1990 at 91 years old in Bremen.
George Călinescu
Romanian writer and academic.
Born June 19th, 1899 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1965 at 65 years old in Otopeni. [ref]
Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
German general (1899-1966).
Born January 2nd, 1899 in Berlin.
Died September 19th, 1966 at 67 years old in Gaißach.
William Steinberg
American conductor (1899-1978).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Cologne. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Qu Qiubai
Chinese litterateur (1899-1935).
Born January 29th, 1899 in Yanghu County.
Died June 18th, 1935 at 36 years old in Changting County (gunshot wound).
Peter Godfrey
British actor and director (1899-1970).
Born October 16th, 1899 in London.
Died March 4th, 1970 at 70 years old in Hollywood (Parkinson's disease).
Tang Enbo
Chinese general (1899–1954).
Born September 20th, 1899 in Wuyi County.
Died June 29th, 1954 at 54 years old in Tokyo.
Choi Yong-sool
South korean martial artist (1904–1986).
Born November 9th, 1899 in North Chungcheong.
Died June 15th, 1986 at 86 years old
Salomon Bochner
American mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry.
Born August 20th, 1899 in Podgórze, Kraków. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1982 at 82 years old in Houston. [ref]
Josef Wagner
German nazi politician (1899-1945).
Born January 12th, 1899 in Algrange.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 46 years old in Berlin.
Mart Stam
Dutch architect (1899–1986).
Born August 5th, 1899 in Purmerend. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1986 at 86 years old in Goldach. [ref]
Szolem Mandelbrojt
French mathematician (1899-1983).
Born January 20th, 1899 in Warsaw.
Died September 23rd, 1983 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Aleksander Zawadzki
Polish politician (1899-1964).
Born December 16th, 1899 in Dąbrowa Górnicza. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1964 at 64 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Arvīds Pelše
Soviet politician, historian (1899-1983).
Born February 7th, 1899 in Bauska County. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1983 at 84 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Benjamin Péret
French poet, parisian dadaist and a founder and central member of the french surrealist movement with his avid use of surrealist automatism.
Born July 4th, 1899 in Rezé. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1959 at 60 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lakshmi N. Menon
Indian politician.
Born March 27th, 1899 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Died November 20th, 1994 at 95 years old
Wen Yiduo
Chinese poet and scholar (1899–1946).
Born November 2nd, 1899 in Xishui County.
Died July 17th, 1946 at 46 years old in Kunming.
Curtis Bernhardt
German film director (1899–1981).
Born April 15th, 1899 in Worms.
Died February 22nd, 1981 at 81 years old in Pacific Palisades (disease).
Pierre Victor Auger
French physicist.
Born May 14th, 1899 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1993 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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