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In the year 1900
700 Notable birthdays
Pridi Banomyong
Thai prime minister (1900-1983).
Born May 11th, 1900 in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.
Died May 2nd, 1983 at 82 years old in Antony.
Willie Brown
Guitar player and vocalist.
Born August 6th, 1900 in Clarksdale.
Died December 30th, 1952 at 52 years old in Tunica (cardiovascular disease).
Gene Austin
American singer and songwriter (1900-1972).
Born June 24th, 1900 in Gainesville. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1972 at 71 years old in Palm Springs (lung cancer). [ref]
Edna Best
British actress (1900-1974).
Died September 18th, 1974 at 74 years old in Geneva (disease).
Johanna Langefeld
Nazi concentration camp guard (1900-1974).
Born March 5th, 1900 in Kupferdreh.
Died January 26th, 1974 at 73 years old in Augsburg.
Fritz Feld
German-american actor (1900-1993).
Born October 15th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died November 18th, 1993 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Jan Hendrik Oort
Dutch astronomer (1900-1992).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Franeker.
Died November 5th, 1992 at 92 years old in Leiden.
Howard H. Aiken
Pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind ibm's harvard mark i computer (1900-1973).
Born March 9th, 1900 in Hoboken.
Died March 14th, 1973 at 73 years old in St. Louis.
Pink Anderson
American singer-guitarist (1900–1974).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Laurens.
Died October 12th, 1974 at 74 years old in Spartanburg (myocardial infarction).
Charles Francis Richter
Seismologist and mathematician.
Born April 26th, 1900 in Overpeck.
Died September 30th, 1985 at 85 years old in Lao.
Charles Vidor
Hungarian-american film director (1900-1959).
Born July 27th, 1900 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1959 at 58 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alfred Newman
American composer (1900-1970).
Born March 17th, 1900 in New Haven.
Died February 17th, 1970 at 69 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Katina Paxinou
Greek actress (1900-1973).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Piraeus.
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 72 years old in Athens (cancer). [ref]
George Kistiakowsky
Ukrainian-american physical chemistry professor.
Born December 1st, 1900 in Tarasivka. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1982 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
Herbert Bayer
Austrian architect, photographer, graphic and typographer (1900-1985).
Born April 5th, 1900 in Haag am Hausruck. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1985 at 85 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Franz Walter Stahlecker
Holocaust perpetrator (1900-1942).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Sternenfels.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Gatchina (died of wounds).
Sándor Márai
Hungarian writer (1900–1989).
Born April 11th, 1900 in Košice.
Died February 22nd, 1989 at 88 years old in San Diego (shot to the head).
Dorothy Adams
American actress (1900-1988).
Born January 8th, 1900 in North Dakota.
Died March 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills.
Leonardo Conti
Physician, nazi officer (1900-1945).
Born August 24th, 1900 in Lugano.
Died October 6th, 1945 at 45 years old in Nuremberg (hanging).
Hugh Scott
American politician (1900–1994).
Born November 11th, 1900 in Fredericksburg.
Died July 21st, 1994 at 93 years old in Falls Church (cardiac arrest).
Mary Cartwright
British mathematician (1900–1998).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Aynho.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Roland Culver
Actor (1900-1984).
Born August 21st, 1900 in Highgate. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1984 at 83 years old in Henley-on-Thames (myocardial infarction).
Maurice Thorez
French politician (1900-1964).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Noyelles-Godault. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1964 at 64 years old in Black Sea. [ref]
Irene Lentz—Maud
American costume designer (1900.–1962.).
Born December 8th, 1900 in South Dakota, Baker.
Died November 15th, 1962 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr.
American diplomat, ran lend lease (1900-1949).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Chicago.
Died October 31st, 1949 at 49 years old in Greenwich (coronary thrombosis).
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