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In the year 1900
756 Notable birthdays
Colleen Moore
American actress (1899–1988).
Born August 19th, 1900 in Port Huron.
Died January 25th, 1988 at 87 years old in Paso Robles (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.
Helen Gahagan Douglas
American actress and politician (1900–1980).
Born November 25th, 1900 in Boonton Town.
Died June 28th, 1980 at 79 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (lung cancer, breast cancer).
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).
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).
Sālote Tupou III of Tonga
Monarch of tonga (1918-1965).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Nukuʻalofa, Royal Palace of Nukuʻalofa.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 65 years old in Auckland.
N. G. Ranga
Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian, and kisan (farmer) leader.
Born November 7th, 1900 in Nidubrolu.
Died June 9th, 1995 at 94 years old in Nidubrolu.
Béla Guttmann
Hungarian football player and manager (1899–1981).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died August 28th, 1981 at 81 years old in Vienna.
Camille Chamoun
President of lebanon from 1952 to 1958.
Born April 3rd, 1900 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died August 7th, 1987 at 87 years old in Beirut.
James Hilton
British novelist and screenwriter (1900–1954).
Born September 9th, 1900 in Lancashire.
Died December 20th, 1954 at 54 years old in Long Beach (hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cancer).
Miguel Alemán Valdés
53th president of mexico.
Born September 29th, 1900 in Sayula de Alemán. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1983 at 82 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta
Italian prince and navy officer (1900-1948).
Born March 9th, 1900 in Turin.
Died January 29th, 1948 at 47 years old in Buenos Aires.
Dennis Gabor
Nobel prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography.
Born June 5th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died February 9th, 1979 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Yvonne de Gaulle
Wife of charles de gaulle (1900-1979).
Born May 22nd, 1900 in Calais.
Died November 8th, 1979 at 79 years old in Paris (cancer).
Haskell Curry
American mathematician and logician (1900-1982).
Born September 12th, 1900 in Millis.
Died September 1st, 1982 at 81 years old in State College.
Preston Foster
American actor, vocalist (1900-1970).
Born August 24th, 1900 in Pitman.
Died July 14th, 1970 at 69 years old in La Jolla.
Lefty Grove
American baseball player (1900–1975).
Born March 6th, 1900 in Lonaconing.
Died May 22nd, 1975 at 75 years old in Norwalk.
Yves Tanguy
French painter (1900–1955).
Born January 5th, 1900 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1955 at 55 years old in Woodbury (stroke, myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Yves Tanguy
French painter.
Born January 5th, 1900 in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1955 at 55 years old in Woodbury (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
John McEwen
Australian politician, 18th prime minister of australia (1900-1980).
Born March 29th, 1900 in Chiltern.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 80 years old in Toorak (starvation).
Douglas Jardine
English cricketer (1900–1958).
Born October 23rd, 1900 in Mumbai.
Died June 18th, 1958 at 57 years old in Montreux (lung cancer).
Dorothy Arzner
American film director and film editor (1897–1979).
Born January 3rd, 1900 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1979 at 79 years old in La Quinta.
Richard Halliburton
American writer (1900–1939).
Born January 9th, 1900 in Brownsville. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1939 at 39 years old in Pacific Ocean (drowning).
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