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In the year 1901

765 Notable birthdays

Katri Vala

Finnish poet (1901-1944).

Born September 11th, 1901 in Muonio.

Died May 28th, 1944 at 42 years old in Eksjö.

Leopoldo Conti

Italian footballer (1901-1970).

Born April 12th, 1901 in Milan.

Died January 12th, 1970 at 68 years old in Milan.

Edouard Zeckendorf

Mathematician, military officer, physician (1901–1983).

Born May 2nd, 1901 in Liège.

Died May 16th, 1983 at 82 years old in Liège.

Alice Rivaz

Swiss writer (1901-1998).

Born August 14th, 1901 in Rovray.

Died February 27th, 1998 at 96 years old in Genthod. [ref]

Daniel-Rops

French historian and writer (1901–1965).

Born January 19th, 1901 in Épinal.

Died July 27th, 1965 at 64 years old in Tresserve. [ref]

Antonín Bečvář

Czech astronomer (1901-1965).

Born June 10th, 1901 in Stará Boleslav, Brandýs nad Labem. [ref]

Died January 10th, 1965 at 63 years old in Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Brandýs nad Labem. [ref]

János Biri

Hungarian association football player and association football coach (1901-1983).

Born July 21st, 1901 in Budapest.

Died March 29th, 1983 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Eugene Oberst

American football player and coach, track and field athlete and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator (1901-1991).

Born July 23rd, 1901 in Owensboro.

Died May 30th, 1991 at 89 years old in Cleveland.

Lee Parry

German actress (1901-1977).

Born January 14th, 1901 in Munich.

Died January 24th, 1977 at 76 years old in Bad Tölz.

Giorgio Simonelli

Italian film director and film editor (1901-1966).

Born November 23rd, 1901 in Rome.

Died October 3rd, 1966 at 64 years old in Rome.

Ilona Fehér

Israeli musician (1901–1988).

Born December 1st, 1901 in Budapest.

Died December 2nd, 1988 at 87 years old in Holon. [ref]

Vasili Vainonen

Russian choreographer (1901–1964).

Born February 21st, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 23rd, 1964 at 63 years old in Moscow.

George A. Kennedy

American sinologist (1901–1960).

Born May 17th, 1901 in Zhejiang.

Died August 15th, 1960 at 59 years old in San Francisco.

Aleksander Waszkiewicz

Polish-soviet brigadier general.

Born August 24th, 1901 in Białowieża.

Died April 22nd, 1945 at 43 years old in Thräna.

Louis Leprince-Ringuet

French physicist, telecommunications engineer, essayist and historian of science (1901–2000).

Born March 27th, 1901 in Alès.

Died December 23rd, 2000 at 99 years old in Paris.

Khan Shushinski

Azerbaijani singer (1901-1979).

Born August 20th, 1901 in Shusha.

Died March 18th, 1979 at 77 years old in Baku.

Murilo Mendes

Brazilian writer (1901–1975).

Born May 13th, 1901 in Juiz de Fora.

Died August 14th, 1975 at 74 years old in Lisbon.

Alexandre Rignault

French actor (1901–1985).

Born February 14th, 1901 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 2nd, 1985 at 84 years old in Saint-Mandé.

Aleksandr Andronov

Russian physicist (1901-1952).

Born April 11th, 1901 in Moscow.

Died October 31st, 1952 at 51 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.

Herman Auerbach

Polish mathematician (1901-1942).

Born October 26th, 1901 in Ternopil.

Died August 17th, 1942 at 40 years old in Belzec extermination camp (intoxication).

Chaim Gvati

Israeli politician (1901-1990).

Born January 29th, 1901 in Pinsk. [ref]

Died October 19th, 1990 at 89 years old in Israel.

Hanns Jelinek

Austrian composer.

Born December 5th, 1901 in Vienna.

Died January 27th, 1969 at 67 years old in Vienna.

René Capitant

French lawyer and politician (1901-1970).

Born August 19th, 1901 in La Tronche. [ref]

Died May 23rd, 1970 at 68 years old in Suresnes. [ref]

Dunc Munro

Ice hockey player (1901-1958).

Born January 19th, 1901 in Moray.

Died January 3rd, 1958 at 56 years old in Montreal.

Hans Stüwe

German actor (1901-1976).

Born May 14th, 1901 in Halle (Saale).

Died May 13th, 1976 at 74 years old in West Berlin.

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