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In the year 1901
765 Notable birthdays
Charles Keightley
British army general and governor of gibraltar (1901–1974).
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 (1901–1971).
Born August 17th, 1901 in Marseille. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1971 at 69 years old in 9th arrondissement of 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.
Max Lorenz
German operatic tenor (1901–1975).
Born May 10th, 1901 in Düsseldorf.
Died January 11th, 1975 at 73 years old in Salzburg.
Hap Day
Canadian ice hockey player (1901-1990).
Born June 1st, 1901 in Owen Sound.
Died February 17th, 1990 at 88 years old in St. Thomas.
Nora Gregor
Austrian actress (1901–1949).
Born February 3rd, 1901 in Gorizia.
Died January 20th, 1949 at 47 years old in Viña del Mar (myocardial infarction).
Pauline Starke
American actress (1901-1977).
Born January 10th, 1901 in Joplin.
Died February 3rd, 1977 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Frank Boucher
Canadian ice hockey player (1901–1977).
Born October 7th, 1901 in Ottawa.
Died December 12th, 1977 at 76 years old in Kemptville (cancer).
Hermann Josef Abs
German banker, under nazis (1901–1994).
Born October 15th, 1901 in Bonn.
Died February 5th, 1994 at 92 years old in Bad Soden am Taunus.
Nevvare Hanım
Ottoman noble; consort of sultan mehmed vi (1901–1992).
Died April 22nd, 1992 at 90 years old in İzmit.
Karl Möckel
Ss officer (1901-1948).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Klingenthal.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 47 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
Mario Scelba
Italian politician (1901–1991).
Born September 5th, 1901 in Caltagirone.
Died October 29th, 1991 at 90 years old in Rome (thrombosis).
Piero Gobetti
Italian journalist, intellectual and radical liberal and anti-fascist (1901–1926).
Born June 19th, 1901 in Turin.
Died February 15th, 1926 at 24 years old in Paris.
Nina Berberova
Russian novelist and short story writer (1901–1993).
Born August 8th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 26th, 1993 at 92 years old in Philadelphia (falling from height).
Kurt Jooss
German dancer, choreographer and influential art dance educator (1901-1979).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Wasseralfingen.
Died May 22nd, 1979 at 78 years old in Heilbronn.
Colin McPhee
Canadian composer and musicologist.
Born March 15th, 1901 in Montreal.
Died January 7th, 1964 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Cecília Meireles
Brazilian writer (1901–1964).
Born November 7th, 1901 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 9th, 1964 at 63 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Paul Verhoeven
German actor, film and theatre director, and writer (1901–1975).
Died March 22nd, 1975 at 73 years old in Munich.
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