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In the year 1899
723 Notable birthdays
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).
Franz Xaver Dorsch
German civil engineer (1899–1986).
Born December 24th, 1899 in Illertissen.
Died November 8th, 1986 at 86 years old in Munich.
Ernst Fischer
Austrian literature historian, publicist and writer (1899-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Chomutov.
Died August 1st, 1972 at 73 years old in Deutschfeistritz.
Hans Krása
Czech composer (1899-1944).
Born November 30th, 1899 in Prague.
Died October 18th, 1944 at 44 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Yury Olesha
Russian writer (1899-1960).
Born March 3rd, 1899 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died May 10th, 1960 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Edward L. Cahn
American film director and film editor (1899–1963).
Born February 12th, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died August 25th, 1963 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Kanysh Satpayev
Soviet geologist (1899-1964).
Born April 12th, 1899 in Qarashi.
Died January 31st, 1964 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Justas Paleckis
Lithuanian journalist (1899-1980).
Born January 22nd, 1899 in Telšiai.
Died January 26th, 1980 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
Werner Janssen
American conductor (1899-1990).
Born June 1st, 1899 in New York City.
Died September 19th, 1990 at 91 years old in New York City.
Howard Freeman
American actor (1899–1967).
Born December 9th, 1899 in Helena.
Died December 11th, 1967 at 68 years old in New York City.
Finn Ronne
American explorer (1899–1980).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Horten Municipality.
Died January 12th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bethesda.
Winifred Westover
American actress (1899–1978).
Born November 9th, 1899 in San Francisco.
Died March 19th, 1978 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Edwin L. Marin
American film director (1899–1951).
Born February 21st, 1899 in Jersey City.
Died May 2nd, 1951 at 52 years old in Los Angeles.
Filipp Oktyabrsky
Soviet admiral (1899-1969).
Born October 23rd, 1899 in Tver.
Died July 8th, 1969 at 69 years old in Sevastopol.
Alexander Radó
Hungarian cartographer, communist activist, spy (1899-1981).
Born November 5th, 1899 in Újpest.
Died August 20th, 1981 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Jack Beresford
British rower (1899–1977).
Born January 1st, 1899 in Chiswick.
Died December 3rd, 1977 at 78 years old in Oxfordshire.
Dov Joseph
Israeli politician (1899–1980).
Born May 27th, 1899 in Montreal. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 80 years old in Beersheba.
Gustav Ucicky
Austrian nazi film director, screenwriter, cinematographer (6 july 1898 – 27 april 1961).
Born July 6th, 1899 in Vienna.
Died April 27th, 1961 at 61 years old in Hamburg.
Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven
Member of the german resistance (1899–1944).
Born November 22nd, 1899 in Courland.
Died July 26th, 1944 at 44 years old in Mamerki (hanging to death).
Jón Leifs
Icelandic composer and conductor (1899-1968).
Born May 1st, 1899 in Northwestern Region.
Died July 30th, 1968 at 69 years old in Reykjavík (lung cancer).
Edward Charles Titchmarsh
British mathematician (1899-1963).
Born June 1st, 1899 in Newbury.
Died January 18th, 1963 at 63 years old in Oxford.
Harold Osborn
Athletics competitor (1899-1975).
Born April 13th, 1899 in Butler.
Died April 5th, 1975 at 75 years old in Champaign.
Boughera El Ouafi
French algerian marathon runner.
Born October 15th, 1899 in Ouled Djellal. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1959 at 60 years old in Saint-Denis.
Oskar Munzel
German general and knight's cross recipient (1899–1992).
Born March 13th, 1899 in Grimmen.
Died January 1st, 1992 at 92 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Dámaso Alonso
Spanish poet, philologist, and literary critic.
Born October 22nd, 1899 in Madrid.
Died January 25th, 1990 at 90 years old in Madrid.
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