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In the year 1901
700 Notable birthdays
Alice Prin
French painter (1901–1953).
Born October 2nd, 1901 in Châtillon-sur-Seine.
Died April 29th, 1953 at 51 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tage Erlander
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1901-1985).
Born June 13th, 1901 in Ransäter. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1985 at 84 years old in S:t Görans church parish (pneumonia).
Frank Zamboni
American inventor and engineer (1901–1988).
Born January 16th, 1901 in Eureka.
Died July 27th, 1988 at 87 years old in Paramount (lung cancer).
David Manners
Canadian-born american actor (1900-1998).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Halifax. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1998 at 97 years old in Santa Barbara (disease). [ref]
Vehbi Koç
Turkish businessman, founder of the koç family.
Born July 20th, 1901 in Ankara.
Died February 25th, 1996 at 94 years old in Antalya (myocardial infarction).
Gerald Finzi
British composer.
Born July 14th, 1901 in London. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1956 at 55 years old in Oxford (infectious disease). [ref]
Florence Eldridge
American actress.
Born September 5th, 1901 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1988 at 86 years old in Long Beach (myocardial infarction).
Ben Lyon
American actor (1901-1979).
Born February 6th, 1901 in Atlanta.
Died March 22nd, 1979 at 78 years old in Honolulu (myocardial infarction).
Mildred Dunnock
American theater, film and television actress (1901-1991).
Born January 25th, 1901 in Baltimore.
Died July 5th, 1991 at 90 years old in Oak Bluffs (disease).
Stuart Symington
American politician (1901-1988).
Born June 26th, 1901 in Amherst.
Died December 14th, 1988 at 87 years old in New Canaan.
Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid
Turkish artist (1901–1991).
Born December 6th, 1901 in Büyükada.
Died September 5th, 1991 at 89 years old in Amman.
Learie Constantine
West indian cricketer, lawyer, politician and diplomat (1901-1971).
Born September 21st, 1901 in Petit Valley.
Died July 1st, 1971 at 69 years old in Brondesbury (bronchitis).
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
President of cuba (1901-1981).
Born December 8th, 1901 in Yaguajay.
Died July 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Queens.
John Gunther
American journalist (1901-1970).
Born August 30th, 1901 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1970 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Feng-Shan Ho
Chinese diplomat whose actions during the second world war earned him the title "righteous among the nations" (1901–1997).
Born September 10th, 1901 in Yiyang prefecture.
Died September 28th, 1997 at 96 years old in San Francisco (disease).
Sekiryo Kaneda
Japanese businessman (1901–1949).
Born December 10th, 1901 in Japan.
Died February 2nd, 1949 at 47 years old (stroke).
Brendan Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken
Irish-born british politician and peer (1901-1958).
Born February 15th, 1901 in Templemore.
Died August 8th, 1958 at 57 years old in London (esophageal cancer).
Mohammed Helmy
Egyptian doctor and righteous among the nations.
Born July 25th, 1901 in Khartoum.
Died January 10th, 1982 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Evelyn Brent
American actress (1899/1901–1975).
Born October 20th, 1901 in Tampa.
Died June 4th, 1975 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
George Gallup
American statistician (1901–1984).
Born November 18th, 1901 in Jefferson.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tschingel (myocardial infarction).
Malcolm MacDonald
British politician and diplomat (1901-1981).
Born August 17th, 1901 in Lossiemouth.
Died January 11th, 1981 at 79 years old in Maidstone.
Frank Churchill
American composer (1901-1942).
Born October 20th, 1901 in Rumford.
Died May 14th, 1942 at 40 years old in Castaic (gunshot wound).
Ricardo Zamora
Spanish association football player.
Born February 14th, 1901 in Barcelona.
Died September 15th, 1978 at 77 years old in Barcelona.
Stefan Wyszyński
Polish roman catholic cardinal (1901-1981).
Born August 3rd, 1901 in Zuzela. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1981 at 79 years old in Warsaw (stomach cancer). [ref]
Robert J. Van de Graaff
American physicist (1901–1967).
Born December 20th, 1901 in Tuscaloosa.
Died January 16th, 1967 at 65 years old in Boston.
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