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In the year 1901
768 Notable birthdays
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.
Horace Heidt
American musician (1901-1986).
Born May 21st, 1901 in Alameda.
Died December 1st, 1986 at 85 years old in Del Mar.
Vladimir Sofronitsky
Russian pianist (1901-1961).
Born May 8th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 29th, 1961 at 60 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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 (1901–2000).
Born August 2nd, 1901 in Shanghai.
Died March 12th, 2000 at 98 years old in Stamford (stomach cancer).
Antal Szerb
Hungarian literary scholar and writer (1901–1945).
Born May 1st, 1901 in Budapest.
Died January 27th, 1945 at 43 years old in Balf.
Vincent du Vigneaud
American biochemist (1901–1978).
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.
Mario Pei
American linguist and philologist (1901-1978).
Born February 16th, 1901 in Rome.
Died March 2nd, 1978 at 77 years old in Glen Ridge.
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 November 30th, 1901 in Van.
Died July 9th, 1936 at 34 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 to death).
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 August 1st, 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.
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