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In the year 1901
700 Notable birthdays
Robert Ritter
German psychologist.
Born May 14th, 1901 in Aachen.
Died April 15th, 1951 at 49 years old in Oberursel (Taunus).
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).
Spiridon Marinatos
Greek archaeologist (1901–1974).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Lixouri.
Died October 1st, 1974 at 72 years old in Santorini.
Hotsumi Ozaki
Japanese journalist.
Born April 29th, 1901 in Shirakawa-gō.
Died November 7th, 1944 at 43 years old in Toshima-ku (hanging).
David Burns
Actor, singer (1901-1971).
Born June 21st, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died March 12th, 1971 at 69 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Konrad Meyer-Hetling
Ss officer (1901-1973).
Born May 15th, 1901 in Salzderhelden.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 71 years old in Salzderhelden.
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).
Hermann Prieß
German general (1901-1985).
Born May 24th, 1901 in Marnitz.
Died February 2nd, 1985 at 83 years old in Ahrensburg.
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.
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician.
Born May 30th, 1901 in Carbondale. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 55 years old in Kansas City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
Christopher Wood
English painter (1901-1930).
Born April 7th, 1901 in Knowsley.
Died August 21st, 1930 at 29 years old in Salisbury.
Marino Marini
Italian sculptor (1901-1980).
Born February 27th, 1901 in Pistoia. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1980 at 79 years old in Viareggio. [ref]
Edmund Rubbra
British composer (1901-1986).
Born May 23rd, 1901 in Northampton. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1986 at 84 years old in Buckinghamshire.
Howard Koch
American screenwriter (1901-1995).
Born December 12th, 1901 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 1995 at 93 years old in Kingston.
Berthold Lubetkin
Russian architect (1901–1990).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1990 at 88 years old in Bristol.
August Schmidhuber
German general.
Born May 8th, 1901 in Augsburg.
Died February 19th, 1947 at 45 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
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.
Jean Mermoz
French aviator (1901–1936).
Born December 9th, 1901 in Aubenton. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1936 at 34 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Kokomo Arnold
American blues musician (1901–1968).
Born February 15th, 1901 in Lovejoy.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 67 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Josef Wirmer
German jurist and resistance fighter against the nazi régime (1901-1944).
Born March 19th, 1901 in Paderborn. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1944 at 43 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Hugo Friedhofer
American composer (1901-1981).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1981 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Raimundo Orsi
Argentine-italian footballer (1901-1986).
Born December 2nd, 1901 in Avellaneda.
Died April 6th, 1986 at 84 years old in Santiago.
Salchak Toka
Tuvan politician (1901-1973).
Born December 15th, 1901 in Saryg-Sep.
Died May 11th, 1973 at 71 years old in Kyzyl.
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