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In the year 1899
718 Notable birthdays
Raoul Salan
French general (1899–1984).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Roquecourbe.
Died July 3rd, 1984 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
George O'Brien
American actor (1899–1985).
Born April 19th, 1899 in San Francisco.
Died September 4th, 1985 at 86 years old in Tulsa (myocardial infarction, stroke).
Seán Lemass
Irish politician (1899-1971).
Born July 15th, 1899 in Ballybrack.
Died May 11th, 1971 at 71 years old in Phibsborough (lung cancer).
Lyman Lemnitzer
American general (1899–1988).
Born August 29th, 1899 in Honesdale. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1988 at 89 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center. [ref]
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
British viscount (1899-1977).
Born March 30th, 1899 in Llanychan.
Died April 1st, 1977 at 78 years old in Hampton Lucy.
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgian politician (1899-1972).
Born January 25th, 1899 in Schaerbeek.
Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Braine-l'Alleud.
John Sparkman
American jurist and politician (1899–1985).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Hartselle.
Died November 16th, 1985 at 85 years old in Huntsville (myocardial infarction).
Paul Kelly
American actor (1899-1956).
Born August 9th, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died November 6th, 1956 at 57 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Richard Arlen
American actor (1899–1976).
Born September 1st, 1899 in Saint Paul.
Died March 28th, 1976 at 76 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Frank Ferguson
American actor (1899–1978).
Born December 25th, 1899 in Ferndale.
Died September 12th, 1978 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Aline MacMahon
Actress (1899-1991).
Born May 3rd, 1899 in McKeesport.
Died October 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Anni Albers
German-american textile artist, weaver and graphic designer, student and teacher at the bauhaus (1899–1994).
Born June 12th, 1899 in Berlin.
Died May 9th, 1994 at 94 years old in Orange.
Michał Kalecki
Polish economist (1899–1970).
Born June 22nd, 1899 in Łódź. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1970 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
American actor (1899-1962).
Born April 26th, 1899 in Decatur.
Died June 6th, 1962 at 63 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure).
Dalip Singh Saund
Indian-born american politician (1899-1973).
Born September 20th, 1899 in Amritsar.
Died April 22nd, 1973 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Lucio Fontana
Italian-argentine sculptor, painter and theorist, manifiesto blanco, spatialism (1899-1968).
Born February 19th, 1899 in Rosario.
Died September 7th, 1968 at 69 years old in Comabbio.
Brassaï
Hungarian-french photographer (1899–1984).
Born September 9th, 1899 in Brașov.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 84 years old in Nice.
William F. Dean
United states army medal of honor recipient (1899–1981).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Carlyle.
Died August 24th, 1981 at 82 years old in San Francisco.
Harold B. Lee
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born March 28th, 1899 in Clifton. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1973 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City.
Princess Margaretha of Sweden
Swedish princess (1899–1977).
Born June 25th, 1899 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1977 at 77 years old in Faxe. [ref]
Eugene Ormandy
Hungarian-american conductor and violinist.
Born November 18th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died March 12th, 1985 at 85 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia).
Hans Jeschonnek
German military officer and aircraft pilot (1899–1943).
Born April 9th, 1899 in Inowrocław.
Died August 18th, 1943 at 44 years old in Gołdap County, Robinson complex (gunshot wound).
Anita Berber
German actress, dancer and writer (1899–1928).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Leipzig.
Died November 10th, 1928 at 29 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Andrei Platonov
Russian author (1899–1951).
Born September 1st, 1899 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1951 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]
Gustav Heinemann
German politician, president of germany 1969–1974 (1899–1976).
Born July 23rd, 1899 in Schwelm. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1976 at 76 years old in Essen. [ref]
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