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In the year 1900
756 Notable birthdays
Heinrich Himmler
German nazi politician; leader of the german ss & main architect of the holocaust (1900–1945).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Munich.
Died May 23rd, 1945 at 44 years old in Lüneburg (cyanide poisoning).
Ruhollah Khomeini
Supreme leader of iran from 1979 to 1989.
Born May 17th, 1900 in Khomein. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1989 at 89 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction).
Spencer Tracy
American actor (1900–1967).
Born April 5th, 1900 in Milwaukee.
Died June 10th, 1967 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Martin Bormann
German nazi party official and head of the nazi party chancellery (1900–1945).
Born July 17th, 1900 in Halberstadt.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 44 years old in Berlin.
Zelda Fitzgerald
American writer (1900–1948).
Born July 24th, 1900 in Montgomery.
Died March 10th, 1948 at 47 years old in Asheville (conflagration).
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
British soldier (1900–1974), governor-general of australia from 1945 to 1947.
Born March 31st, 1900 in York Cottage.
Died June 10th, 1974 at 74 years old in Barnwell Manor.
Agnes Moorehead
American actress (1900–1974).
Born December 6th, 1900 in Clinton.
Died April 30th, 1974 at 73 years old in Rochester (uterine cancer).
Thomas Wolfe
American writer.
Born October 3rd, 1900 in Asheville. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1938 at 37 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis). [ref]
Adolf Dassler
German entrepreneur, founder of adidas shoe company (1900–1978).
Born November 3rd, 1900 in Herzogenaurach.
Died September 6th, 1978 at 77 years old in Herzogenaurach (heart failure).
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator (1900–1944).
Born June 29th, 1900 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, Lyon.
Died July 31st, 1944 at 44 years old in île de Riou (aviation accident).
Adlai Stevenson II
American politician and diplomat (1900–1965); 31st governor of illinois from 1949 to 1953 (1900–1965).
Born February 5th, 1900 in Los Angeles.
Died July 14th, 1965 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
British statesman and naval officer (1900-1979).
Born June 25th, 1900 in Windsor Castle.
Died August 27th, 1979 at 79 years old in Mullaghmore (explosion).
W. Edwards Deming
American professor, author, and consultant (1900-1993).
Born October 14th, 1900 in Sioux City.
Died December 20th, 1993 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C..
Luis Buñuel
Spanish-mexican filmmaker (1900–1983).
Born February 22nd, 1900 in Calanda. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1983 at 83 years old in Mexico City (liver cirrhosis).
Aaron Copland
American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor (1900-1990).
Born November 14th, 1900 in Brooklyn.
Died December 2nd, 1990 at 90 years old in Sleepy Hollow (Alzheimer's disease, respiratory failure).
Jean Arthur
American actress.
Born October 17th, 1900 in Plattsburgh.
Died June 19th, 1991 at 90 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (heart failure).
Helen Hayes
American actress (1900–1993).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 17th, 1993 at 92 years old in Nyack (heart failure).
Heinrich Müller
German ss police official ss-general and head of the gestapo from 1939-1945 (1900–1945).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Munich.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 45 years old in Berlin.
Natalie Schafer
American actress (1900-1991).
Born November 5th, 1900 in Red Bank.
Died April 10th, 1991 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Indian diplomat and politician (1900-1990).
Born August 18th, 1900 in Prayagraj.
Died December 1st, 1990 at 90 years old in Dehradun.
Hans Frank
German lawyer, nazi politician, general governor of nazi occupied poland and convicted war criminal (1900-1946).
Born May 23rd, 1900 in Karlsruhe.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 46 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Devdas Gandhi
Indian activist (1900–1957).
Born May 22nd, 1900 in Durban. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1957 at 57 years old in Mumbai.
Margaret Mitchell
American author and journalist (1900–1949).
Born November 8th, 1900 in Atlanta.
Died August 16th, 1949 at 48 years old in Atlanta (struck by vehicle).
Erich Fromm
German sociologist and psychoanalyst (1900–1980).
Born March 23rd, 1900 in Frankfurt.
Died March 18th, 1980 at 79 years old in Muralto.
Clyde Tolson
Associate director of the fbi (1900–1975).
Born May 22nd, 1900 in Laredo.
Died April 14th, 1975 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
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