José Nasazzi

Uruguayan footballer (1901-1968).

Born May 24th, 1901 in Montevideo.

Died June 17th, 1968 at 67 years old in Montevideo (esophageal cancer).

John Desmond Bernal

Irish scientist (1901-1971).

Born May 10th, 1901 in Nenagh.

Died September 15th, 1971 at 70 years old in London, Camden Town.

Donald Howard Menzel

American astronomer (1901–1976).

Born April 11th, 1901 in Florence.

Died December 14th, 1976 at 75 years old in Boston.

Robert Ritter

German psychologist (1901–1951).

Born May 14th, 1901 in Aachen.

Died April 15th, 1951 at 49 years old in Oberursel (Taunus).

Rajendra Lahiri

Anti-british bengali revolutionary.

Born June 23rd, 1901 in Pabna District, Bengal Presidency.

Died December 17th, 1927 at 26 years old in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Gonda district (hanging to death).

Shanno Devi

Politician.

Born June 1st, 1901 (age 125 years).

Aurora Mardiganian

American actress (1901-1994).

Born January 12th, 1901 in Çemişgezek.

Died February 6th, 1994 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.

Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen

German general (1901-1949).

Born March 29th, 1901 in Berlin.

Died September 14th, 1949 at 48 years old in Verden (traffic collision).

Alex James

Scottish footballer (1901-1953).

Born September 14th, 1901 in Mossend.

Died June 1st, 1953 at 51 years old in London (cancer).

Donald Cook

American actor (1901-1961).

Born September 26th, 1901 in Portland.

Died October 1st, 1961 at 60 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).

Hotsumi Ozaki

Japanese journalist, communist and soviet spy (1901-1944).

Born April 29th, 1901 in Shiba-ku.

Died November 7th, 1944 at 43 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).

Maurice J. Tobin

American politician (1901-1953).

Born May 22nd, 1901 in Roxbury.

Died July 19th, 1953 at 52 years old in Scituate.

Natalie Moorhead

American actress (1901–1992).

Born July 27th, 1901 in Pittsburgh.

Died October 6th, 1992 at 91 years old in Montecito (disease).

Hermann Prieß

German general (1901-1985).

Born May 24th, 1901 in Marnitz.

Died February 2nd, 1985 at 83 years old in Ahrensburg.

Klaus Bonhoeffer

German reistance fighter (1901-1945).

Born January 5th, 1901 in Wrocław.

Died April 23rd, 1945 at 44 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).

Konrad Meyer-Hetling

German ss officer (1901-1973) : defendant in the rusha trial (nmt 8).

Born May 15th, 1901 in Salzderhelden. ^[ref]

Died April 25th, 1973 at 71 years old in Salzderhelden.

Nyanaponika Thera

German buddhist monk (1901–1994).

Born July 21st, 1901 in Hanau.

Died October 19th, 1994 at 93 years old in Kandy.

Michel Leiris

French surrealist writer and ethnographer (1901–1990).

Born April 20th, 1901 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died September 30th, 1990 at 89 years old in Saint-Hilaire (myocardial infarction).

Ernest Nagel

American philosopher (1901-1985).

Born November 16th, 1901 in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.

Died September 20th, 1985 at 83 years old in New York City.

Christopher Wood

English painter (1901-1930).

Born April 7th, 1901 in Knowsley.

Died August 21st, 1930 at 29 years old in Salisbury.

Frankie Trumbauer

American musician (1901–1956).

Born May 30th, 1901 in Carbondale.

Died June 11th, 1956 at 55 years old in Kansas City (myocardial infarction).

August Schmidhuber

German general (1901–1947).

Born May 8th, 1901 in Augsburg.

Died February 19th, 1947 at 45 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).

Howard Koch

American screenwriter (1901-1995).

Born December 12th, 1901 in New York City.

Died August 17th, 1995 at 93 years old in Kingston.

Edmund Rubbra

British composer (1901-1986).

Born May 23rd, 1901 in Northampton.

Died February 14th, 1986 at 84 years old in Gerrards Cross.

Xu Xiangqian

Chinese politician and field marshal (1901-1990).

Born November 8th, 1901 in Wutai County.

Died September 21st, 1990 at 88 years old in Beijing.