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In the year 1900
756 Notable birthdays
Chiune Sugihara
Japanese diplomat, righteous among the nations (1900-1986).
Born January 1st, 1900 in Kyosenji-temple. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1986 at 86 years old in Kamakura (cardiovascular disease).
Alastair Sim
Scottish actor (1900–1976).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1976 at 75 years old in London (lung cancer).
Wolfgang Pauli
Physicist, nobel prize winner (1900–1958).
Born April 25th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died December 15th, 1958 at 58 years old in Zurich (pancreatic cancer).
Giuseppe Zangara
Convicted killer (1900–1933).
Born September 7th, 1900 in Ferruzzano.
Died March 20th, 1933 at 32 years old in Union Correctional Institution (electrocution).
Mildred Gillars
American nazi propagandist (1900–1988).
Born November 29th, 1900 in Portland.
Died June 25th, 1988 at 87 years old in Columbus (colorectal cancer).
Edith Frank-Holländer
Mother of holocaust diarist anne frank (1900–1945).
Born January 16th, 1900 in Aachen.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 44 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin
British-born american astronomer.
Born May 10th, 1900 in Wendover.
Died December 7th, 1979 at 79 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Fred Chase Koch
American chemical engineer and entrepreneur (1900–1967).
Born September 23rd, 1900 in Quanah.
Died November 17th, 1967 at 67 years old in Ogden (heart failure).
Hyman G. Rickover
United states admiral; father of the nuclear navy (1900–1986).
Born January 27th, 1900 in Maków Mazowiecki.
Died July 8th, 1986 at 86 years old in Arlington County (stroke).
Kurt Weill
German composer (1900–1950).
Born March 2nd, 1900 in Dessau. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1950 at 50 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deenanath Mangeshkar
Goan actor and singer (1900-1942).
Born December 29th, 1900 in Mangeshi.
Died April 24th, 1942 at 41 years old in Pune.
Xavier Cugat
Spanish-cuban musician and bandleader (1900–1990).
Born January 1st, 1900 in Girona.
Died October 27th, 1990 at 90 years old in Barcelona (heart failure).
Ernie Pyle
American war correspondent and writer (1900–1945).
Born August 3rd, 1900 in Dana.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 44 years old in Iejima.
J. Willard Marriott
American hotel founder (1900–1985).
Born September 17th, 1900 in Marriott-Slaterville.
Died August 13th, 1985 at 84 years old in Wolfeboro.
Vasily Chuikov
Soviet marshal (1900–1982).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Serebryanye Prudy.
Died March 18th, 1982 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Mária Telkes
Hungarian–american scientist and inventor (1900–1995).
Born December 12th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died December 2nd, 1995 at 94 years old in Budapest.
Herberts Cukurs
Latvian aviator, holocaust perpetrator (1900–1965).
Born May 17th, 1900 in Liepāja.
Died February 23rd, 1965 at 64 years old in Montevideo.
Karl Wolff
German waffen-ss army general and nazi military war criminal (1900-1984).
Born May 13th, 1900 in Darmstadt.
Died July 17th, 1984 at 84 years old in Rosenheim.
Machine Gun Kelly
American gangster (1895/1900–1954).
Born July 18th, 1900 in Memphis.
Died July 18th, 1954 at 54 years old in United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth (myocardial infarction).
Boris Pash
United states army officer (1900–1995).
Born June 20th, 1900 in San Francisco.
Died May 11th, 1995 at 94 years old in Greenbrae.
Ashfaqulla Khan
Indian poet and fighter for independence (1900-1927).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Shahjahanpur.
Died December 19th, 1927 at 27 years old in Faizabad (hanging to death).
Urho Kekkonen
Eighth president of finland (1900–1986).
Born September 3rd, 1900 in Lepikon torppa.
Died August 31st, 1986 at 85 years old in Tamminiemi.
Muhammad Asad
Austrian-born pakistani writer and social activist (1900–1992).
Died February 23rd, 1992 at 91 years old
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist.
Born October 25th, 1900 in Abeokuta. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1978 at 77 years old in Lagos (falling from height). [ref]
Arno Breker
German sculptor and architect (1900–1991).
Born July 19th, 1900 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1991 at 90 years old in Düsseldorf.
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