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In the year 1901
765 Notable birthdays
Gaston Waringhien
French linguist, lexicographer and esperantist (1901–1991).
Born July 20th, 1901 in Lille. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1991 at 90 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Cecil Griffiths
British athlete (1900–1945).
Born January 20th, 1901 in Neath. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1973 at 72 years old in Golders Green tube station (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
German politician (1901–1986).
Born January 7th, 1901 in Frankfurt.
Died October 30th, 1986 at 85 years old in Frankfurt.
Ugo Frigerio
Italian race walker (1901–1968).
Born September 16th, 1901 in Milan.
Died July 7th, 1968 at 66 years old in Garda.
Dick Eve
Diver (1901–1970).
Born March 19th, 1901 in Parramatta.
Died March 13th, 1970 at 68 years old in Concord. [ref]
Enrico Glori
Italian actor (1901-1966).
Born August 3rd, 1901 in Naples.
Died April 22nd, 1966 at 64 years old in Rome.
Gabriel-Marie Garrone
Catholic cardinal (1901–1994).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Aix-les-Bains.
Died January 15th, 1994 at 92 years old in Rome.
Florica Bagdasar
Romanian physician.
Born January 24th, 1901 in Bitola.
Died December 19th, 1978 at 77 years old in Bucharest.
Betty Bird
Austrian actress (1901-1998).
Born June 18th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died March 4th, 1998 at 96 years old in Rome.
David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk
British politician (1901–1963).
Born September 24th, 1901 in London.
Died November 7th, 1963 at 62 years old in Binfield.
Mira Zimińska
Polish actress, singer, theatre director (1901-1997).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Płock. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1998 at 96 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Mildred Wiley
American high jumper (1901-2000).
Born December 3rd, 1901 in Taunton.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 98 years old in Falmouth. [ref]
Blaž Arnič
Slovenian composer (1901–1970).
Born January 31st, 1901 in Luče.
Died February 1st, 1970 at 69 years old in Ljubljana (traffic collision).
Otto Heckmann
German astronomer (1901–1983).
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Opladen.
Died May 13th, 1983 at 81 years old in Regensburg.
Pierre Billon
French film director (1901-1981).
Born February 7th, 1901 in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort.
Died August 31st, 1981 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Zhao Shiyan
Chinese communist martyr (1901-1927).
Born April 13th, 1901 in Youyang Zhou.
Died July 19th, 1927 at 26 years old in Shanghai.
Hildegarde Howard
American paleornithologist.
Born April 3rd, 1901 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 28th, 1998 at 96 years old in Laguna Hills.
Ivan Grishin
Soviet general (1901–1951).
Born December 16th, 1901 in Roslavlsky Uyezd.
Died June 20th, 1951 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Federico Munerati
Italian footballer and manager (1901-1980).
Born October 16th, 1901 in La Spezia.
Died July 26th, 1980 at 78 years old in Chiavari.
Glenn Hartranft
Track and field athlete, american football and baseball coach (1901–1970).
Born December 3rd, 1901 in Aberdeen.
Died August 12th, 1970 at 68 years old in San Diego.
Martin Kessel
German writer (1901–1990).
Born April 14th, 1901 in Plauen.
Died April 14th, 1990 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Nikolay Akimov
Soviet theatre director and scenic designer (1901-1968).
Born April 16th, 1901 in Kharkiv.
Died September 6th, 1968 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Mária Mednyánszky
Hungarian table tennis player (1901-1978).
Born April 7th, 1901 in Budapest.
Died December 22nd, 1978 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Arvid Wallman
Diver (1901–1982).
Born February 3rd, 1901 in Gothenburg.
Died October 25th, 1982 at 81 years old in Gothenburg.
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