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In the year 1901
768 Notable birthdays
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).
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.
Fred Uhlman
German-english writer, painter and lawyer of jewish origin (1901-1985).
Born January 19th, 1901 in Stuttgart.
Died April 11th, 1985 at 84 years old in London.
Alexander Werth
Russian-born british writer, journalist, and war correspondent (1901-1969).
Born February 4th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 5th, 1969 at 68 years old in Paris.
Rudolf Hell
German electrical engineer, inventor and entrepreneur (1901–2002).
Born December 19th, 1901 in Schierling.
Died March 11th, 2002 at 100 years old in Kiel.
Erich Ollenhauer
German politician (1901–1963).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Magdeburg.
Died December 14th, 1963 at 62 years old in Bonn (pulmonary embolism).
Harry Stradling
Cinematographer (1901-1970).
Born September 1st, 1901 in Newark.
Died February 14th, 1970 at 68 years old in Hollywood.
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist (1901–1967).
Born May 15th, 1901 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1967 at 65 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Jean Guitton
French philosopher and theologian (1901-1999).
Born August 18th, 1901 in Saint-Étienne.
Died March 21st, 1999 at 97 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Josef Kollmer
Ss officer (1901-1948).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Kollnburg.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 46 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
E. B. Ford
British ecological geneticist (1901-1988).
Born April 23rd, 1901 in Papcastle.
Died January 21st, 1988 at 86 years old in Oxford.
Harry Harvey
American actor (1901-1985).
Born January 10th, 1901 in Indian Territory.
Died November 27th, 1985 at 84 years old in Sylmar.
Thawan Thamrongnawasawat
8th prime minister of thailand (1901-1988).
Born November 21st, 1901 in Hua Ro.
Died December 3rd, 1988 at 87 years old in Phramongkutklao Hospital.
Nicola Abbagnano
Italian existential philosopher (1901-1990).
Born July 15th, 1901 in Salerno.
Died September 9th, 1990 at 89 years old in Milan.
Lew Landers
American film and television director (1901–1962).
Born January 2nd, 1901 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1962 at 61 years old in Palm Desert (myocardial infarction).
Lobzang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso
Buddhist lama (1901-1981).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Gongtang.
Died November 9th, 1981 at 80 years old in Dharamshala.
Richard Lindner
American-german painter, 1901-1978.
Born November 11th, 1901 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1978 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alexander Fadeyev
Soviet writer and politician (1901-1956).
Born December 24th, 1901 in Kimry. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1956 at 54 years old in Peredelkino (gunshot wound). [ref]
Rudolf Wittkower
German-american art historian.
Born June 22nd, 1901 in Berlin.
Died October 11th, 1971 at 70 years old in New York City.
Sergei Khudyakov
Soviet marshal of aviation (1902-1950).
Born December 26th, 1901 in Böyük Tağlar.
Died April 18th, 1950 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Composer (1901–1983).
Born October 29th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 7th, 1983 at 81 years old in Rome.
Rose Ausländer
Jewish poet from the bukowina writing in german and english (1901-1988).
Born May 11th, 1901 in Chernivtsi.
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 86 years old in Düsseldorf.
Agniya Barto
Russian soviet writer and poet (1901–1981).
Born February 17th, 1901 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1981 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Abdallah El-Yafi
Lebanese politician (1901-1986).
Born September 7th, 1901 in Beirut.
Died November 4th, 1986 at 85 years old in Beirut (Alzheimer's disease).
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