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In the year 1901
700 Notable birthdays
Potti Sreeramulu
Indian activist (1901–1952).
Born March 16th, 1901 in Madras Presidency.
Died December 16th, 1952 at 51 years old in Dominion of India (starvation).
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
47th prime minister of romania (1952-1955).
Born November 8th, 1901 in Bârlad.
Died March 19th, 1965 at 63 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
George Tobias
Actor.
Born July 14th, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died February 27th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer).
Prince Christoph of Hesse-Kassel
German air force officer (1901-1943).
Born May 14th, 1901 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 42 years old in Forlì.
Mary Philips
American stage actor (1901-1975).
Born January 23rd, 1901 in New London.
Died April 22nd, 1975 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Michael Oakeshott
British philosopher (1901-1990).
Born December 11th, 1901 in Chelsfield.
Died December 19th, 1990 at 89 years old in Acton.
Helen Menken
American actress (1901–1966).
Born December 12th, 1901 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 1966 at 64 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Roy Wilkins
African american rights activist.
Born August 30th, 1901 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1981 at 80 years old in New York City.
Yang Kaihui
Wife of mao zedong (1901-1930).
Born November 6th, 1901 in Kaihui.
Died November 14th, 1930 at 29 years old in Changsha (gunshot wound).
Irene Handl
British actress (1901-1987).
Born December 27th, 1901 in Maida Vale.
Died November 29th, 1987 at 85 years old in Kensington.
Florence Green
British supercentenarian, last surviving veteran of world war i.
Born February 19th, 1901 in Edmonton.
Died February 4th, 2012 at 110 years old in King's Lynn. [ref]
Mohamed Naguib
1st president of the republic of egypt (1901–1984).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Khartoum. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1984 at 83 years old in Cairo (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez (1901–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunt.
Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid.
Simon Kuznets
Economist.
Born April 30th, 1901 in Pinsk. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1985 at 84 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Jester Hairston
Composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor (1901-2000).
Born July 9th, 1901 in Belews Creek. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2000 at 98 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Alfred Tarski
Polish-american logician (1901-1983).
Born January 14th, 1901 in Warsaw.
Died October 27th, 1983 at 82 years old in Berkeley.
Mickey Marcus
Israeli general (1901–1948).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died June 11th, 1948 at 47 years old in Abu Ghosh.
Jean Dubuffet
Artist from france (1901-1985).
Born July 31st, 1901 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1985 at 83 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Roy Urquhart
British military officer (1901–1988).
Born November 28th, 1901 in Shepperton.
Died December 13th, 1988 at 87 years old in Menteith.
Chester Morris
American actor (1901–1970).
Born February 16th, 1901 in New York City.
Died September 11th, 1970 at 69 years old in Bucks County (drug overdose).
Franciszek Gajowniczek
Polish army officer (1901–1995).
Born November 15th, 1901 in Strachomin.
Died March 13th, 1995 at 93 years old in Brzeg.
Walter Hallstein
German diplomat and statesman (1901–1982).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Mainz. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1982 at 80 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
William Sterling Parsons
American naval officer (1901–1953).
Born November 26th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 52 years old in Bethesda (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harry Partch
American composer, music theorist, creator of musical instruments.
Born June 24th, 1901 in California, Oakland. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1974 at 73 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Blind Willie McTell
Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist.
Born May 5th, 1901 in Georgia.
Died August 19th, 1959 at 58 years old in Georgia (stroke). [ref]
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