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In the year 1899
718 Notable birthdays
Bessie Braddock
British labour politician (1899-1970).
Born September 24th, 1899 in Liverpool.
Died November 13th, 1970 at 71 years old in Liverpool.
Gertrude Berg
American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966).
Born October 3rd, 1899 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 1966 at 66 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Georg Leibbrandt
Nazi leader (1899-1982).
Born September 5th, 1899 in Tsebrykove. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1982 at 82 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Indian rebel (1899–1967).
Born March 13th, 1899.
Died September 15th, 1967 at 68 years old
Byron Foulger
Actor (1899-1970).
Born August 27th, 1899 in Ogden.
Died April 4th, 1970 at 70 years old in Hollywood (cardiovascular disease).
Sara Haden
American actress.
Born November 17th, 1899 in Galveston.
Died September 15th, 1981 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Lev Kuleshov
Soviet filmmaker and film theorist (1899–1970).
Born January 13th, 1899 in Tambov.
Died March 30th, 1970 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
Last crown princess of bavaria (1899–1954).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Schloss Hohenburg.
Died July 31st, 1954 at 54 years old in Lenzerheide.
Charles Herbert Best
Medical scientist, co-discoverer of insulin (1899-1978).
Born February 27th, 1899 in Washington County.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 79 years old in Toronto.
Sherman Adams
67th governor of new hampshire (1899-1986).
Born January 8th, 1899 in Dover.
Died October 27th, 1986 at 87 years old in Hanover.
Rezső Seress
Hungarian pianist and composer (1889-1968).
Born November 3rd, 1899 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1968 at 68 years old in Budapest.
Sleepy John Estes
American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer (1899-1977).
Born January 25th, 1899 in Ripley.
Died June 5th, 1977 at 78 years old in Brownsville (stroke).
Henri Michaux
French painter, poet and writer (1899–1984).
Born May 24th, 1899 in Namur. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1984 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Heinrich Blücher
German poet and philosopher (1899-1970).
Born January 29th, 1899 in Berlin.
Died October 31st, 1970 at 71 years old in Upper West Side. [ref]
Eric Linklater
Scottish fiction, history and travel writer (1899–1974).
Born March 8th, 1899 in Penarth.
Died November 7th, 1974 at 75 years old in Aberdeen.
James McDonnell
American aerospace pioneer (1899–1980).
Born April 9th, 1899 in Denver.
Died August 22nd, 1980 at 81 years old in St. Louis.
Jean de Brunhoff
French artist and writer (1899–1937).
Born December 9th, 1899 in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 16th, 1937 at 37 years old in Montana (tuberculosis).
René Belbenoît
French criminal and writer (1899–1959).
Born April 4th, 1899 in Paris.
Died February 26th, 1959 at 59 years old in Lucerne Valley.
Walter Krivitsky
Soviet spy (1899-1941).
Born June 28th, 1899 in Pidvolochysk.
Died February 10th, 1941 at 41 years old in Washington, D.C. (gunshot wound).
Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Eferding.
Died March 15th, 1956 at 56 years old in Schruns.
Jobyna Ralston
American actress (1899-1967).
Born November 21st, 1899 in South Pittsburg.
Died January 22nd, 1967 at 67 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Georges Bidault
French politician (1899-1983).
Born October 5th, 1899 in Moulins.
Died January 27th, 1983 at 83 years old in Cambo-les-Bains.
Alfred Mosher Butts
American designer and architect; creator of scrabble (1899–1993).
Born April 13th, 1899 in Poughkeepsie.
Died April 4th, 1993 at 93 years old in Rhinebeck.
Haim Arlosoroff
Zionist leader (1899–1933).
Born February 23rd, 1899 in Romny.
Died June 17th, 1933 at 34 years old in Tel Aviv.
Haddon Sundblom
American artist (1899-1976).
Born June 22nd, 1899 in Muskegon.
Died March 10th, 1976 at 76 years old in Chicago.
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