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In the year 1900
756 Notable birthdays
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
French scientist (1900-1958).
Born March 19th, 1900 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1958 at 58 years old in Saint-Antoine Hospital (liver disease). [ref]
Roland Penrose
British artist and art historian (1900-1984).
Born October 14th, 1900 in London.
Died April 23rd, 1984 at 83 years old in Chiddingly.
Raphael Lemkin
Polish jewish lawyer (1900–1959).
Born June 24th, 1900 in Biazvodna.
Died August 28th, 1959 at 59 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Queen consort of the british empire from 1936 to 1952; mother of elizabeth ii (1900–2022).
Born August 4th, 1900 in London, Hitchin.
Died March 30th, 2002 at 101 years old in Royal Lodge (pneumonia).
Colin Clive
British actor (1900–1937).
Born January 20th, 1900 in Saint-Malo.
Died June 25th, 1937 at 37 years old in Hollywood (tuberculosis).
Rudolf Diels
German lawyer and civil servant, first gestapo chief and protege of gestapo founder hermann göring (1900-1957).
Born December 16th, 1900 in Berghausen.
Died November 18th, 1957 at 56 years old in Katzenelnbogen (gunshot wound).
Hans-Georg Gadamer
German philosopher (1900–2002).
Born February 11th, 1900 in Marburg.
Died March 13th, 2002 at 102 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Walther Wenck
Wehrmacht general (1900–1982).
Born September 18th, 1900 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 81 years old in Bad Rothenfelde (traffic collision).
William Haines
American actor, interior designer (1900–1973).
Born January 2nd, 1900 in Staunton.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Padmaja Naidu
Indian politician (1900–1975).
Born November 17th, 1900 in Hyderabad.
Died May 2nd, 1975 at 74 years old in New Delhi.
Oskar Fischinger
German-american abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter (1900-1967).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Gelnhausen.
Died January 31st, 1967 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Agustín Lara
Mexican composer and interpreter of songs and boleros (1897–1970).
Born October 1st, 1900 in Mexico City, Veracruz.
Died November 6th, 1970 at 70 years old in Mexico City.
Uday Shankar
Indian dancer, choreographer, and actor (1900-1977).
Born December 8th, 1900 in Udaipur.
Died September 26th, 1977 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
Lena Baker
American maid (1901–1945).
Born June 8th, 1900 in Cuthbert.
Died March 5th, 1945 at 44 years old in Reidsville (electrocution).
Gilbert Ryle
British philosopher.
Born August 19th, 1900 in Brighton.
Died October 6th, 1976 at 76 years old in Oxford.
Sumitranandan Pant
Indian writer.
Born May 20th, 1900 in Bageshwar.
Died December 28th, 1977 at 77 years old in Prayagraj.
Walter Lantz
American animator.
Born April 27th, 1900 in New Rochelle.
Died March 22nd, 1994 at 93 years old in Burbank (heart failure). [ref]
Arthur Askey
English comedian and actor (1900–1982).
Born June 6th, 1900 in Liverpool.
Died November 16th, 1982 at 82 years old in London (gangrene).
Mervyn LeRoy
American film director and producer (1900–1987).
Born October 15th, 1900 in San Francisco.
Died September 13th, 1987 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Maria of Yugoslavia
Queen consort of yugoslavia (1922 - 1934).
Born January 6th, 1900 in Gotha.
Died June 22nd, 1961 at 61 years old in London.
John T. Scopes
American schoolteacher (1900–1970).
Born August 3rd, 1900 in Paducah.
Died October 21st, 1970 at 70 years old in Shreveport (cancer).
Alice Neel
American visual artist (1900-1984).
Born January 28th, 1900 in Gladwyne.
Died October 13th, 1984 at 84 years old in New York City.
Ilse Hess
German author (1900-1995).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Hanover.
Died September 7th, 1995 at 95 years old in Lilienthal.
George Antheil
American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor (1900–1959).
Born July 8th, 1900 in Trenton.
Died February 12th, 1959 at 58 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Rochefort
American cryptographer (1900–1976).
Born May 12th, 1900 in Dayton. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1976 at 76 years old in Torrance. [ref]
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