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In the year 1900
700 Notable birthdays
Raphael Lemkin
Lawyer of polish-jewish descent (1900-1959).
Born June 24th, 1900 in Biazvodna. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1959 at 59 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oskar Fischinger
German-american abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter (1900-1967).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Gelnhausen. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1967 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roland Penrose
British artist and art historian (1900-1984).
Born October 14th, 1900 in London, Sussex.
Died April 23rd, 1984 at 83 years old in Chiddingly.
Colin Clive
British actor (1900–1937).
Born January 20th, 1900 in Saint-Malo.
Died June 25th, 1937 at 37 years old in Hollywood (tuberculosis).
Hans-Georg Gadamer
German philosopher (1900–2002).
Born February 11th, 1900 in Marburg.
Died March 13th, 2002 at 102 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Padmaja Naidu
Indian politician (1900–1975).
Born November 17th, 1900 in Hyderabad.
Died May 2nd, 1975 at 74 years old in New Delhi.
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).
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).
Sumitranandan Pant
Indian writer.
Born May 20th, 1900 in Bageshwar. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1977 at 77 years old in Allahabad. [ref]
Gilbert Ryle
British philosopher.
Born August 19th, 1900 in Brighton. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1976 at 76 years old in Oxford. [ref]
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.
Walter Lantz
American animator.
Born April 27th, 1900 in New Rochelle.
Died March 22nd, 1994 at 93 years old in Burbank (heart failure). [ref]
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.
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.
George Antheil
American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor.
Born July 8th, 1900 in Trenton. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1959 at 58 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ruby Dandridge
American actress (1900–1987).
Born March 3rd, 1900 in Wichita.
Died October 17th, 1987 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jacques Prévert
French poet and screenwriter (1900-1977).
Born February 4th, 1900 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died April 11th, 1977 at 77 years old in Teloché (lung cancer).
Joseph Needham
British biochemist, historian and sinologist (1900–1995).
Born December 9th, 1900 in London.
Died March 24th, 1995 at 94 years old in Cambridge (Parkinson's disease).
Hans Fritzsche
German nazi official (1900-1953); international military tribunal defendant.
Born April 21st, 1900 in Bochum.
Died September 27th, 1953 at 53 years old in Cologne (cancer).
Ilse Hess
German author (1900-1995).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Hanover.
Died September 7th, 1995 at 95 years old in Lilienthal, Lower Saxony.
Helen Gahagan Douglas
American actress and politician (1900–1980).
Born November 25th, 1900 in Boonton.
Died June 28th, 1980 at 79 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (lung cancer, breast cancer).
Srinagarindra, Princess Mother
Mother of king bhumibol (1900-1995).
Born October 21st, 1900 in Nonthaburi.
Died July 18th, 1995 at 94 years old in Siriraj Hospital (kidney disease).
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