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In the year 1900
700 Notable birthdays
Carola Neher
German actress (1900-1942).
Born November 2nd, 1900 in Munich.
Died June 26th, 1942 at 41 years old in Black Dolphin Prison.
Victor Young
American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor, orchestra leader (1900-1956).
Born August 8th, 1900 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1956 at 56 years old in Palm Springs (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ian Hunter
British actor.
Born June 13th, 1900 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1975 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Victor Kugler
Austrian righteous among the nations.
Born June 5th, 1900 in Vrchlabí. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1981 at 81 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Olga Baclanova
Actress (1896-1974).
Born August 19th, 1900 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1974 at 74 years old in Vevey (lung cancer). [ref]
Wayne Morse
American politician (1900-1974).
Born October 20th, 1900 in Madison.
Died July 22nd, 1974 at 73 years old in Portland (kidney failure).
Claude Pepper
American politician (1900–1989).
Born September 8th, 1900 in Dudleyville. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1989 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (stomach cancer). [ref]
Hassan Fathi
Egyptian architect (1900–1989).
Born March 25th, 1900 in Alexandria.
Died November 30th, 1989 at 89 years old in Cairo.
David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir
British politician (1900-1967).
Born May 29th, 1900 in Edinburgh.
Died January 27th, 1967 at 66 years old in Withyham.
Zhang Wentian
Leader of the communist party in china (1900-1976).
Born August 30th, 1900 in Shanghai.
Died July 1st, 1976 at 75 years old in Wuxi.
Taylor Caldwell
Novelist.
Born September 7th, 1900 in Manchester.
Died August 30th, 1985 at 84 years old in Greenwich (heart failure).
Sun Li-jen
Chinese general and politician (1900-1990).
Born December 8th, 1900 in Lujiang County.
Died November 19th, 1990 at 89 years old in Taichung.
Herbert Blumer
American sociologist, player of american football (1900–1987).
Born March 7th, 1900 in St. Louis.
Died April 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in Danville.
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
26th president of colombia (1900-1975).
Born March 12th, 1900 in Tunja.
Died January 17th, 1975 at 74 years old in Melgar (myocardial infarction).
Gladwyn Jebb
Acting secretary-general of the united nations (1900-1996).
Born April 25th, 1900 in Yorkshire.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 96 years old in Halesworth.
M. C. Chagla
Indian politician and judge (1900-1981).
Born September 30th, 1900 in Mumbai.
Died February 9th, 1981 at 80 years old
Lampião
Brazilian bandit leader (1897-1938).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Serra Talhada.
Died July 28th, 1938 at 38 years old (gunshot wound).
Humberto Castelo Branco
Brazilian military leader and politician; former president of brazil (1900-1967).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Fortaleza.
Died July 18th, 1967 at 66 years old in Fortaleza (aviation accident).
Balwantrai Mehta
Indian independence activist and politician (1900–1965).
Born February 19th, 1900 in Bhavnagar.
Died September 19th, 1965 at 65 years old in Kutch district.
Erich Bauer
Holocaust perpetrator (1900–1980).
Born March 26th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 79 years old in Tegel.
Giorgos Seferis
Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Urla. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1971 at 71 years old in Athens. [ref]
Park Hon-young
Korean politician.
Born May 28th, 1900 in Yesan County.
Died December 18th, 1955 at 55 years old in Pyongyang (ballistic trauma).
Frederick Terman
American electronic engineer (1900-1982).
Born June 7th, 1900 in English. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1982 at 82 years old in Palo Alto.
María del Carmen Polo Martínez-Valdés
Spanish noble (1900-1988).
Born June 11th, 1900 in Oviedo.
Died February 6th, 1988 at 87 years old in Madrid (bronchopneumonia).
Robert Siodmak
German-born american film director (1900-1973).
Born August 8th, 1900 in Dresden. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1973 at 72 years old in Locarno. [ref]
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