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In the year 1899
723 Notable birthdays
Edward Ludwig
Film director, screenwriter (1899–1982).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Balta.
Died August 20th, 1982 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Lovro von Matačić
Croatian conductor and composer (1899–1985).
Born February 14th, 1899 in Sušak.
Died January 4th, 1985 at 85 years old in Zagreb.
Oldřich Nový
Czech actor, theater manager, director, scriptwriter and singer (1899–1983).
Born August 7th, 1899 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1983 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ossi Oswalda
German actress (1899–1947).
Born February 2nd, 1899 in Niederschönhausen.
Died July 17th, 1947 at 48 years old in Žamberk.
Julio de Caro
Argentine musician (1899–1980).
Born December 11th, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 11th, 1980 at 80 years old in Mar del Plata.
Peter Altmeier
German politician (1899–1977).
Born August 12th, 1899 in Saarbrücken.
Died August 28th, 1977 at 78 years old in Koblenz.
Nikolay Dollezhal
Soviet energy scientist, designer of nuclear reactors.
Born October 27th, 1899 in Omelnyk.
Died November 20th, 2000 at 101 years old in Moscow.
Mabel Strickland
Anglo-maltese journalist, newspaper proprietor and politician (1899-1988).
Born January 8th, 1899 in Lija.
Died November 29th, 1988 at 89 years old in Mdina (disease).
Hans Kahle
German journalist and head of police (1899-1947).
Born April 22nd, 1899 in Charlottenburg.
Died September 1st, 1947 at 48 years old in Ludwigslust.
Patriarch German of Serbia
Patriarch of serbia (1899–1991).
Born August 19th, 1899 in Jošanička Banja.
Died August 27th, 1991 at 92 years old in Belgrade.
William K. Howard
American film director (1899–1954).
Born June 16th, 1899 in St. Marys.
Died February 21st, 1954 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
Blandine Ebinger
German cabaret singer and actress (1899–1993).
Born November 4th, 1899 in Berlin.
Died December 25th, 1993 at 94 years old in Berlin.
Huang Xianfan
Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator (1899-1982).
Born November 13th, 1899 in Fusui County.
Died January 18th, 1982 at 82 years old in Guilin.
Eduardo Torroja
Spanish structural engineer (1899–1961).
Born August 27th, 1899 in Madrid.
Died June 15th, 1961 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Bruce Marshall
British writer (1899–1987).
Born June 24th, 1899 in Edinburgh.
Died June 18th, 1987 at 87 years old in Biot.
Bernard Griffin
Catholic cardinal (1899–1956).
Born February 21st, 1899 in Birmingham.
Died August 20th, 1956 at 57 years old in Cornwall (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Bernac
French singer (1899-1979).
Born January 12th, 1899 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 17th, 1979 at 80 years old in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. [ref]
Georg Lörner
Ss-gruppenführer and generalleutnant of the waffen-ss (1899-1959).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Munich.
Died April 21st, 1959 at 60 years old in Rastatt.
Leo Borchard
German conductor (1899-1945).
Born March 31st, 1899 in Moscow.
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Berlin.
Vera Reynolds
American actress (1899-1962).
Born November 25th, 1899 in Richmond.
Died April 22nd, 1962 at 62 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Hugo Benioff
American seismologist (1899–1968).
Born September 14th, 1899 in Los Angeles.
Died February 29th, 1968 at 68 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Léonie Adams
American poet (1899–1988).
Born December 9th, 1899 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1988 at 88 years old in New Milford. [ref]
John Farquhar Fulton
American neurophysiologist and historian of science (1899–1960).
Born November 1st, 1899 in Saint Paul.
Died May 29th, 1960 at 60 years old in Hamden.
Wolfgang Krull
German mathematician (1899–1971).
Born August 26th, 1899 in Baden-Baden.
Died April 12th, 1971 at 71 years old in Bonn.
Jindřich Štyrský
Czech photographer, painter, writer and artist (1899-1942).
Born August 11th, 1899 in Dolní Čermná. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1942 at 42 years old in Smíchov. [ref]
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