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In the year 1901
768 Notable birthdays
Walt Disney
American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of the walt disney company (1901–1966).
Born December 5th, 1901 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1966 at 65 years old in Burbank (circulatory collapse). [ref]
Clark Gable
American actor (1901–1960).
Born February 1st, 1901 in Cadiz.
Died November 16th, 1960 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Hirohito
Emperor of japan from 1926 to 1989.
Born April 29th, 1901 in Akasaka Estate.
Died January 7th, 1989 at 87 years old in Tokyo Imperial Palace (duodenum adenocarcinoma).
Louis Armstrong
American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971).
Born August 4th, 1901 in New Orleans.
Died July 6th, 1971 at 69 years old in Corona (myocardial infarction).
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand duchess of russia (1901–1918).
Born June 18th, 1901 in Petergof.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 17 years old in Ipatiev House (gunshot wound).
Marlene Dietrich
German and american actress and singer (1901–1992).
Born December 27th, 1901 in Rote Insel.
Died May 6th, 1992 at 90 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure).
Werner Heisenberg
German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner (1901–1976).
Born December 5th, 1901 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1976 at 74 years old in Munich (gallbladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Gary Cooper
American actor (1901–1961).
Died May 13th, 1961 at 60 years old in Beverly Hills (prostate cancer).
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of auschwitz (1901–1947).
Born November 25th, 1901 in Baden-Baden.
Died April 16th, 1947 at 45 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz, Auschwitz I concentration camp (hanging to death).
Fulgencio Batista
President of cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973).
Born January 16th, 1901 in Banes.
Died August 6th, 1973 at 72 years old in Marbella (myocardial infarction).
Sukarno
1st president of indonesia (1901—1970).
Born June 6th, 1901 in Surabaya.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 69 years old in Jakarta (kidney failure). [ref]
Enrico Fermi
Italian–american physicist (1901–1954).
Born September 29th, 1901 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1954 at 53 years old in Chicago (stomach cancer). [ref]
Ed Sullivan
American television host (1901-1974).
Born September 28th, 1901 in Harlem.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 73 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer).
Linus Pauling
American scientist (1901–1994).
Born February 28th, 1901 in Portland. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1994 at 93 years old in Big Sur (prostate cancer). [ref]
Lee Strasberg
American theatre director, actor and acting teacher (1901–1982).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Budaniv.
Died February 17th, 1982 at 80 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma
British aristocrat (1901-1960).
Born November 28th, 1901 in 32 Bruton Street.
Died February 21st, 1960 at 58 years old in Kota Kinabalu.
George Raft
American actor (1895–1980).
Born September 26th, 1901 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1980 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Magda Goebbels
German politician (1901–1945).
Born November 11th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 43 years old in Führerbunker (cyanide poisoning).
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
British aristocrat (1900–2004); wife of prince henry, duke of gloucester.
Born December 25th, 1901 in Montagu House, Whitehall.
Died October 29th, 2004 at 102 years old in Kensington Palace (stroke). [ref]
Jacques Lacan
French psychoanalyst and writer (1901–1981).
Born April 13th, 1901 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 9th, 1981 at 80 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (colorectal cancer).
Margaret Mead
American anthropologist (1901-1978).
Born December 16th, 1901 in Philadelphia.
Died November 15th, 1978 at 76 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Ngô Đình Diệm
South vietnamese politician; president of south vietnam from 1955 to 1963.
Born January 3rd, 1901 in Phong Thủy. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1963 at 62 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (gunshot wound).
Leopold III of Belgium
King of the belgians from 1934 to 1951 (1901–1983).
Born November 3rd, 1901 in Palace of the Marquess of Assche. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1983 at 81 years old in Saint-Luc University Hospital (surgical complications). [ref]
Witold Pilecki
Polish underground resistance soldier, world war ii concentration camp resistance leader (1901-1948).
Born May 13th, 1901 in Olonets.
Died May 25th, 1948 at 47 years old in Warsaw (execution by shooting).
Princess Märtha of Sweden
Crown princess of norway (1901–1954).
Born March 28th, 1901 in Arvfurstens palats.
Died April 5th, 1954 at 53 years old in Oslo (cancer).
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