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In the year 1901
700 Notable birthdays
Charles Brenton Huggins
American physiologist (1901-1997).
Born September 22nd, 1901 in Halifax.
Died January 12th, 1997 at 95 years old in Chicago.
Carl Joachim Friedrich
German political scientist (1901-1984).
Born June 5th, 1901 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1984 at 83 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Kiyoshi Oka
Japanese mathematician who worked in the theory of several complex variables (1901-1978).
Born April 19th, 1901 in Osaka.
Died March 1st, 1978 at 76 years old in Nara.
Carroll Nye
Actor (1901-1974).
Born October 4th, 1901 in Akron.
Died March 17th, 1974 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction, kidney failure).
Lisette Model
American photographer (1901-1983).
Born November 10th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died March 30th, 1983 at 81 years old in New York City (respiratory disease).
Dorothy Hansine Andersen
American physician (1901-1963).
Born May 15th, 1901 in Asheville.
Died March 3rd, 1963 at 61 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
A. B. Guthrie Jr.
American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian (1901-1991).
Born January 13th, 1901 in Bedford.
Died April 26th, 1991 at 90 years old in Choteau.
Konrad Heiden
German journalist and historian.
Born August 7th, 1901 in Munich. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1966 at 64 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Dave Halliday
Scottish footballer and manager (1901-1970).
Born December 11th, 1901 in Dumfries.
Died January 8th, 1970 at 68 years old in Dumfries.
Sarla Behn
English gandhian social activist.
Born April 5th, 1901 in Shepherd's Bush.
Died July 8th, 1982 at 81 years old in Pithoragarh district.
Gino Cervi
Italian actor (1901-1974).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in Bologna. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1974 at 72 years old in Punta Ala. [ref]
Jacqueline Logan
American actress (1901–1983).
Born November 30th, 1901 in Corsicana.
Died April 4th, 1983 at 81 years old in Melbourne.
René Dubos
American microbiologist (1901-1982).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt.
Died February 20th, 1982 at 81 years old in New York City.
René Pleven
French politician (1901-1993).
Born April 15th, 1901 in Rennes.
Died January 13th, 1993 at 91 years old in Paris (heart failure).
Adolf Busemann
German engineer (1901–1986).
Born April 20th, 1901 in Lübeck.
Died November 3rd, 1986 at 85 years old in Boulder.
Raymond Firth
Ethnologist from new zealand.
Born March 25th, 1901 in Auckland.
Died February 22nd, 2002 at 100 years old in London.
Vladimir Sofronitsky
Russian pianist (1901-1961).
Born May 8th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1961 at 60 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Richard Brauer
Mathematician (1901-1977).
Born February 10th, 1901 in Charlottenburg.
Died April 17th, 1977 at 76 years old in Belmont.
Severino Di Giovanni
Italian anarchist, executed in argentina.
Born March 16th, 1901 in Chieti.
Died February 1st, 1931 at 29 years old in Buenos Aires (gunshot wound).
Mary Eaton
American actress (1901–1948).
Born January 29th, 1901.
Died October 10th, 1948 at 47 years old in Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei
Catholic cardinal.
Born August 2nd, 1901 in Shanghai.
Died March 12th, 2000 at 98 years old in Stamford (stomach cancer).
Antal Szerb
Hungarian writer (1901-1945).
Born May 1st, 1901 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1945 at 43 years old in Balf. [ref]
Vincent du Vigneaud
American biochemist.
Born May 18th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died December 11th, 1978 at 77 years old in White Plains.
Mikhail Romm
Soviet film director (1901–1971).
Born January 24th, 1901 in Irkutsk.
Died November 1st, 1971 at 70 years old in Moscow.
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