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In the year 1899
718 Notable birthdays
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).
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.
Ernest Haycox
Novelist, short story writer (1899-1950).
Born October 1st, 1899 in Portland.
Died October 13th, 1950 at 51 years old in Portland.
Benjamin Péret
French poet, parisian dadaist and a founder and central member of the french surrealist movement with his avid use of surrealist automatism (1899–1959).
Born July 4th, 1899 in Rezé. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1959 at 60 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mart Stam
Dutch architect (1899–1986).
Born August 5th, 1899 in Purmerend. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 86 years old in Zurich. [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.
Pierre Auger
French physicist.
Died December 24th, 1993 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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).
Ida Kamińska
Polish actress (1899-1980).
Born September 18th, 1899 in Odesa.
Died May 21st, 1980 at 80 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease).
Lakshmi N. Menon
Indian politician.
Born March 27th, 1899 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Died November 20th, 1994 at 95 years old
Marcel Achard
French writer (1899-1974).
Born July 5th, 1899 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1974 at 75 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes). [ref]
Henry Calvert Simons
American economist (1899–1946).
Born October 9th, 1899 in Virden.
Died June 19th, 1946 at 46 years old
Lilli Henoch
German track and field athlete (1899–1942).
Born October 26th, 1899 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1942 at 42 years old in Riga Ghetto (gunshot wound).
Raymond Mays
British racing driver (1899-1980).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Bourne.
Died January 6th, 1980 at 80 years old
Alf Ross
Danish jurist (1899-1979).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Copenhagen.
Died August 17th, 1979 at 80 years old in Virum.
Carlos Pellicer
Modernist mexican poet (1899–1977).
Born January 16th, 1899 in Villahermosa.
Died February 16th, 1977 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Edmund Bergler
American psychoanalyst (1899–1962).
Born July 20th, 1899 in Kolomyia.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 62 years old in Brooklyn.
Peyami Safa
Turkish journalist and writer (1899–1961).
Born April 2nd, 1899 in Fatih.
Died June 15th, 1961 at 62 years old in Istanbul (cerebral hemorrhage).
Sam Newfield
American film director (1899-1964).
Born December 6th, 1899 in New York City.
Died November 10th, 1964 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Heinrich Rau
German communist politician (1899–1961).
Born April 2nd, 1899 in Germany, Feuerbach.
Died March 23rd, 1961 at 61 years old in East Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Henrik Sjögren
Swedish ophthalmologist (1899-1986).
Born July 23rd, 1899 in Köping.
Died September 17th, 1986 at 87 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Cecil Roth
British historian (1899–1970).
Born March 5th, 1899 in London.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Ernst Biberstein
Ss officer (1899–1986).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Hilchenbach. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1986 at 87 years old in Neumünster.
Franz Xaver Dorsch
German civil engineer (1899–1986).
Born December 24th, 1899 in Illertissen.
Died November 8th, 1986 at 86 years old in Munich.
Ilse Bing
German photographer (1899-1998).
Born March 23rd, 1899 in Frankfurt.
Died March 10th, 1998 at 98 years old in Manhattan.
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