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In the year 1901
768 Notable birthdays
Donald Howard Menzel
American astronomer (1901–1976).
Born April 11th, 1901 in Florence.
Died December 14th, 1976 at 75 years old in Boston.
Aurora Mardiganian
American actress (1901-1994).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Çemişgezek.
Died February 6th, 1994 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
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).
Alex James
Scottish footballer (1901-1953).
Born September 14th, 1901 in Mossend.
Died June 1st, 1953 at 51 years old in London (cancer).
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).
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.
Robert Ritter
German psychologist (1901–1951).
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, 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).
Nyanaponika Thera
German buddhist monk (1901–1994).
Born July 21st, 1901 in Hanau.
Died October 19th, 1994 at 93 years old in Kandy.
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.
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 (1901–1956).
Born May 30th, 1901 in Carbondale.
Died June 11th, 1956 at 55 years old in Kansas City (myocardial infarction).
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.
Died February 14th, 1986 at 84 years old in Gerrards Cross.
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.
Arvid Harnack
German jurist, economist, and resistance fighter in nazi germany (1901–1942).
Born May 24th, 1901 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 41 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
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