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In the year 1901
700 Notable birthdays
Gerhard von Rad
German theologian (1901-1971).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Nuremberg.
Died October 31st, 1971 at 70 years old in Heidelberg.
Motojirō Kajii
Author (1901–1932).
Born February 17th, 1901 in Osaka.
Died March 24th, 1932 at 31 years old in Sumiyoshi-ku (tuberculosis).
Cassandre
French designer painter, commercial poster artist and typeface designer (1901-1968).
Born January 24th, 1901 in Kharkov Governorate. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1968 at 67 years old in Paris.
John Strachey
British politician and writer (1901-1963).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Guildford.
Died July 15th, 1963 at 61 years old in London.
Aghasi Khanjian
Soviet politician (1901–1936).
Born January 30th, 1901 in Van.
Died July 9th, 1936 at 35 years old in Tbilisi.
Stanley William Hayter
English print-maker and engraver (1901-1988).
Born December 27th, 1901 in London.
Died May 4th, 1988 at 86 years old in Paris.
Jürgen Wagner
German ss brigade leader, major general of the waffen-ss and war criminal (1901–1947).
Born September 9th, 1901 in Strasbourg.
Died June 27th, 1947 at 45 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
Friedrich Alpers
German general (1901–1944).
Born March 25th, 1901 in Sonnenberg.
Died September 3rd, 1944 at 43 years old in Mons.
Ralph Rainger
American songwriter and composer (1901-1942).
Born October 7th, 1901 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Beverly Hills.
Karl Arnold
German politician (1901-1958).
Born March 21st, 1901 in Höfen (Warthausen).
Died June 29th, 1958 at 57 years old in Düsseldorf (myocardial infarction).
Chandraprava Saikiani
Indian social reformer, writer and freedom fighter from assam.
Born March 16th, 1901 in Assam.
Died March 16th, 1972 at 71 years old
Alexandre Alexeieff
Artist, filmmaker, illustrator (1901-1982).
Born April 18th, 1901 in Kazan.
Died August 9th, 1982 at 81 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Odd Nansen
Norwegian architect, author, and humanitarian (1901–1973).
Born December 6th, 1901 in Bærum Municipality.
Died June 27th, 1973 at 71 years old in Oslo.
Harvey Stephens
American actor (1901-1986).
Born August 21st, 1901 in Los Angeles.
Died December 22nd, 1986 at 85 years old in Laguna Hills.
Charles Keightley
British army general and governor of gibraltar.
Born June 24th, 1901 in Croydon.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 72 years old in Salisbury.
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
Turkish writer (1901-1962).
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Istanbul.
Died January 24th, 1962 at 60 years old in Istanbul.
Arthur Samuel
American computer scientist (1901–1990).
Born December 5th, 1901 in Emporia. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1990 at 88 years old in Stanford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Henri Tomasi
French composer and conductor.
Born August 17th, 1901 in Marseille.
Died January 13th, 1971 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Willy Fritsch
German-silesian actor (1901-1973).
Born January 27th, 1901 in Katowice.
Died July 13th, 1973 at 72 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oliver La Farge
American novelist, anthropologist (1901–1963).
Born December 19th, 1901 in New York City.
Died August 2nd, 1963 at 61 years old in Santa Fe.
Lanza del Vasto
Philosopher, poet, artist, activist (1901–1981).
Born September 29th, 1901 in San Vito dei Normanni.
Died January 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Murcia.
Aaron Director
American economist (1901-2004).
Born September 21st, 1901 in Chartoryisk.
Died September 11th, 2004 at 102 years old in Los Altos Hills.
Muhammad Amin Bughra
Chinese politician.
Born April 22nd, 1901 in Hotan.
Died April 29th, 1965 at 64 years old in Turkey.
Lucienne Boyer
French singer (1901-1983).
Born August 18th, 1901 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1983 at 82 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Max Lorenz
German operatic tenor.
Born May 10th, 1901 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1975 at 73 years old in Salzburg.
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