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In the year 1901
700 Notable birthdays
Sam Spiegel
American film producer (1901–1985).
Born January 11th, 1901 in Jarosław.
Died December 31st, 1985 at 84 years old in Saint Martin.
Eisaku Satō
Prime minister of japan from 1964 to 1972.
Born March 27th, 1901 in Tabuse.
Died June 3rd, 1975 at 74 years old in The Jikei University Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage).
Lee Patrick
American actress (1901–1982).
Born November 22nd, 1901 in New York City.
Died November 21st, 1982 at 80 years old in Laguna Hills.
Norman Hartnell
British fashion designer.
Born June 12th, 1901 in London.
Died June 8th, 1979 at 77 years old in Windsor.
Otto Wächter
Austrian nazi lawyer and politician (1901-1949).
Born July 8th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died July 14th, 1949 at 48 years old in Rome (leptospirosis).
Mark Oliphant
Nuclear physicist, governor of south australia (1901–2000).
Born October 8th, 1901 in Adelaide.
Died July 14th, 2000 at 98 years old in Canberra.
Eric Voegelin
American philosopher (1901–1985).
Born January 3rd, 1901 in Cologne.
Died January 19th, 1985 at 84 years old in Palo Alto.
Arthur Liebehenschel
Ss officer (1901–1948).
Born November 25th, 1901 in Poznań.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 46 years old in Kraków (hanging to death). [ref]
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
Austrian biologist and philosopher (1901–1972).
Born September 19th, 1901 in Atzgersdorf.
Died June 12th, 1972 at 70 years old in Buffalo.
Claude Choules
British combat, last living first world war veteran in the world.
Born March 3rd, 1901 in Pershore.
Died May 5th, 2011 at 110 years old in Perth. [ref]
Milada Horáková
Czechoslovak politician and resistance fighter (1901-1950).
Born December 25th, 1901 in Vinohrady. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1950 at 48 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging to death).
Frederick Loewe
Austrian-american composer (1901-1988).
Born June 10th, 1901 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1988 at 86 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Rudolf Caracciola
German/swiss racing and motorcycle driver (1901–1959).
Born January 30th, 1901 in Remagen.
Died September 28th, 1959 at 58 years old in Kassel (liver cirrhosis).
Miklós Nyiszli
Jewish prisoner at the auschwitz concentration camp (1901-1956).
Born June 17th, 1901 in Șimleu Silvaniei.
Died May 5th, 1956 at 54 years old in Oradea (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francis Chichester
New zealand yacht racer (1901–1972).
Born September 17th, 1901 in Barnstaple.
Died August 26th, 1972 at 70 years old in Plymouth (lung cancer).
James Dunn
Actor, vaudeville performer (1901–1967).
Born November 2nd, 1901 in New York City.
Died September 3rd, 1967 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (surgical complications). [ref]
Juanita Hall
American musical theatre and film actress; singer, recording artist (1901-1968).
Born November 6th, 1901 in Keyport.
Died February 28th, 1968 at 66 years old in Bay Shore (diabetes).
Nikolai Vatutin
Soviet general.
Born December 16th, 1901 in Vatunino.
Died April 15th, 1944 at 42 years old in Kyiv (sepsis).
Max Euwe
Dutch chess player and mathematician.
Born May 20th, 1901 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1981 at 80 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
G. Sankara Kurup
Indian malayali poet and literary critic (1901-1978).
Born June 3rd, 1901 in Nayathod.
Died February 2nd, 1978 at 76 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Zinaida Volkova
Russian revolutionary (1901–1933).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Irkutsk Governorate.
Died January 5th, 1933 at 31 years old in Berlin.
Paul Ford
Comedy actor (1901–1976).
Born November 2nd, 1901 in Baltimore.
Died April 12th, 1976 at 74 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
Mildred Davis
American actress (1901–1969).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Philadelphia.
Died August 18th, 1969 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
John Sherman Cooper
American politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991).
Born August 23rd, 1901 in Somerset.
Died February 21st, 1991 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Charles Farrell
American actor.
Born August 9th, 1901 in Norfolk County. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1990 at 88 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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