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In the year 1901
768 Notable birthdays
Rina Zelyonaya
Soviet actress (1901-1991).
Born November 7th, 1901 in Tashkent.
Died April 1st, 1991 at 89 years old in Moscow (cancer).
William H. Daniels
American cinematographer (1901-1970).
Born December 1st, 1901 in Cleveland.
Died June 14th, 1970 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Hellmuth Stieff
German general and opponent to nazism (1901-1944).
Died August 8th, 1944 at 43 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
János Esterházy
Politician of hungarian ethnicity in inter-war czechoslovakia, member of czechoslovak national parliament and of the slovak assembly (1901-1957).
Born March 14th, 1901 in Veľké Zálužie. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1957 at 55 years old in Mírov (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yuliya Solntseva
Russian film director and actress (1901–1989).
Born August 20th, 1901 in Moscow.
Died October 29th, 1989 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Jan de Quay
Prime minister of the netherlands (1901-1985).
Born August 26th, 1901.
Died July 4th, 1985 at 83 years old in Beers.
Norah Borges
Argentine illustrator (1901-1998).
Born March 4th, 1901 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 20th, 1998 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.
Franco Rasetti
Italian nuclear physicist, paleontologist, and university teacher (1901–2001).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Castiglione del Lago.
Died December 5th, 2001 at 100 years old in Waremme.
Vasily Kuznetsov
Soviet politician (1901-1990).
Born February 13th, 1901 in Sofilovka.
Died June 5th, 1990 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Argentine composer, playwright (1901-1951).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (heart attack).
Karl-August Fagerholm
Finland swedish politician (1901-1984).
Born December 31st, 1901 in Siuntio. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1984 at 82 years old in Helsinki.
Kwon Ki-ok
South korean aviator (1901-1988).
Born January 11th, 1901 in Pyongyang.
Died April 19th, 1988 at 87 years old in Seoul.
Birendranath Sircar
Indian film producer, prince noble ii of hatkhola royal family.
Born July 5th, 1901 in Bhagalpur.
Died November 28th, 1980 at 79 years old in Kolkata.
Ivan Petrovsky
Russian mathematician (1901-1973).
Born January 18th, 1901 in Sevsk. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1973 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Xavier Herbert
Australian writer (1901–1984).
Born May 15th, 1901 in Geraldton. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1984 at 83 years old in Alice Springs. [ref]
Ivan Pyryev
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1901-1968).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Kamen-na-Obi.
Died February 7th, 1968 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Clärenore Stinnes
German racing driver (1901–1990).
Born January 21st, 1901 in Mülheim an der Ruhr. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1990 at 89 years old in Björnlunda. [ref]
Dmitry Lelyushenko
Soviet general (1901–1987).
Born November 2nd, 1901.
Died July 20th, 1987 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Alexandra Adler
Neurologist (1901-2001).
Born September 24th, 1901 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2001 at 99 years old in New York City.
Babe London
Actress (1901-1980).
Born August 28th, 1901 in Des Moines.
Died November 29th, 1980 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Mieczysław Fogg
Polish singer (1901-1990).
Born May 30th, 1901 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1990 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Werner Egk
German composer (1901–1983).
Born May 17th, 1901 in Donauwörth, Auchsesheim.
Died July 10th, 1983 at 82 years old in Inning am Ammersee.
Gustav Machatý
Czech film producer and director (1901–1963).
Died December 14th, 1963 at 62 years old in Munich.
Fernando Tambroni
Prime minister of italy (1901-1963).
Born November 25th, 1901 in Ascoli Piceno.
Died February 18th, 1963 at 61 years old in Rome.
Carol Dempster
American actress (1901–1991).
Born December 9th, 1901 in Duluth.
Died February 1st, 1991 at 89 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
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