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In the year 1900
700 Notable birthdays
Leslie White
American anthropologist (1900–1975).
Born January 19th, 1900 in Salida.
Died March 31st, 1975 at 75 years old in Lone Pine.
Ted Lyons
American baseball player and coach (1900-1986).
Born December 28th, 1900 in Lake Charles.
Died July 25th, 1986 at 85 years old in Sulphur.
Julien Green
American author (1900-1998).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1998 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Friedrich von Ledebur
Austro-hungarian actor.
Died December 25th, 1986 at 86 years old in Schwertberg.
Wilhelm Rediess
German waffen-ss general and police leader (1900-1945).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Heinsberg. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1945 at 44 years old in Skaugum (gunshot wound). [ref]
Fritz London
German-american physicist (1900-1954).
Born March 7th, 1900 in Wrocław.
Died March 30th, 1954 at 54 years old in Durham (leukemia).
Helen Morgan
American jazz singer and actress (1900–1941).
Born August 2nd, 1900 in Danville.
Died October 8th, 1941 at 41 years old in Chicago (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Dumarsais Estimé
President of haiti (1900-1953).
Born April 21st, 1900 in Verrettes.
Died July 20th, 1953 at 53 years old in NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (kidney disease). [ref]
Mitchell Parish
Lithuanian-american lyricist.
Born July 10th, 1900 in Lithuania.
Died March 31st, 1993 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Joe Lapchick
American basketball player and coach (1900–1970).
Born April 12th, 1900 in Yonkers.
Died August 10th, 1970 at 70 years old in Monticello.
George Uhlenbeck
Dutch physicist (1900–1988).
Born December 6th, 1900 in Batavia.
Died October 31st, 1988 at 87 years old in Boulder (stroke).
Robert Florey
French-born american director (1900-1979).
Born September 14th, 1900 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 16th, 1979 at 78 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Mark Sandrich
American film director (1900–1945).
Born October 26th, 1900 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1945 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Keiji Nishitani
Japanese philosopher (1900–1990).
Born February 27th, 1900 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died November 24th, 1990 at 90 years old
Ibrahim Abboud
Sudanese politician and head of state (1900–1983).
Born October 26th, 1900 in Suakin.
Died September 8th, 1983 at 82 years old in Khartoum.
Ignazio Silone
Italian author and politician (1900-1978).
Born May 1st, 1900 in Pescina. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1978 at 78 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Jim Bottomley
American baseball player and coach.
Born April 23rd, 1900 in Oglesby.
Died December 11th, 1959 at 59 years old in St. Louis.
Arthur Schwartz
American film producer and composer (1900–1984).
Born November 25th, 1900 in Brooklyn.
Died September 3rd, 1984 at 83 years old in Kintnersville.
Alan Bush
British composer, musician, and educator (1900-1995).
Born December 22nd, 1900 in London.
Died October 31st, 1995 at 94 years old in Watford.
Yakov Blumkin
Russian revolutionary and spy (1900-1929).
Born March 11th, 1900 in Odesa.
Died November 3rd, 1929 at 29 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Emanuel Ringelblum
Polish historian (1900-1944).
Born November 21st, 1900 in Buchach.
Died March 7th, 1944 at 43 years old in Warsaw (gunshot wound).
Antoni Zygmund
Polish-american mathematician (1900-1992).
Born December 26th, 1900 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1992 at 91 years old in Chicago.
Valko Chervenkov
Former general secretary of the bulgarian communist party.
Born September 6th, 1900 in Zlatitsa.
Died October 21st, 1980 at 80 years old in Sofia.
Eyvind Johnson
Swedish writer.
Born July 29th, 1900 in Boden. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1976 at 76 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Fritz Kolbe
German diplomat and resistance member (1900-1971).
Born September 25th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 16th, 1971 at 70 years old in Bern.
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