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In the year 1899
723 Notable birthdays
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 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.
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]
Ernest Haycox
Novelist, short story writer (1899-1950).
Born October 1st, 1899 in Portland.
Died October 13th, 1950 at 51 years old in Portland.
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 (1899–1959).
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 Auger
French physicist.
Died December 24th, 1993 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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]
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).
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).
Henry Calvert Simons
American economist (1899–1946).
Born October 9th, 1899 in Virden.
Died June 19th, 1946 at 46 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.
Raymond Mays
British racing driver (1899-1980).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Bourne.
Died January 6th, 1980 at 80 years old
Henrik Sjögren
Swedish ophthalmologist (1899-1986).
Born July 23rd, 1899 in Köping.
Died September 17th, 1986 at 87 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
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).
Cecil Roth
British historian (1899–1970).
Born March 5th, 1899 in London.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
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.
Ernst Biberstein
Ss officer (1899–1986).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Hilchenbach. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1986 at 87 years old in Neumünster.
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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