Otto Ambros

German chemist (1901-1990).

Born May 19th, 1901 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.

Died July 23rd, 1990 at 89 years old in Mannheim.

Chic Young

American comic strip cartoonist (1901-1973).

Born January 9th, 1901 in Chicago.

Died March 14th, 1973 at 72 years old in St. Petersburg.

Rosamond Lehmann

English writer (1901–1990).

Born February 3rd, 1901 in Bourne End.

Died March 12th, 1990 at 89 years old in London.

Henri Cochet

French tennis player (1901-1987).

Born December 14th, 1901 in Villeurbanne.

Died April 2nd, 1987 at 85 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Hugo Haas

Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter and singer (1901-1968).

Born December 19th, 1901 in Brno. ^[ref]

Died December 1st, 1968 at 66 years old in Vienna (asthma, heart disease). ^[ref]

Curt Bois

German actor (1901–1991).

Born April 5th, 1901 in Berlin.

Died December 25th, 1991 at 90 years old in Berlin.

Ödön von Horváth

Austro-hungarian writer (1901–1938).

Born December 9th, 1901 in Rijeka.

Died June 1st, 1938 at 36 years old in Paris, avenue des Champs-Élysées.

Jean Prouvé

French architect and designer (1901-1984).

Born April 8th, 1901 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 23rd, 1984 at 82 years old in Nancy.

Liang Sicheng

Chinese architect and scholar (1901-1972).

Born April 20th, 1901 in Tokyo.

Died January 9th, 1972 at 70 years old in Beijing Hospital.

José Leandro Andrade

Uruguayan footballer.

Born November 22nd, 1901 in Salto.

Died October 5th, 1957 at 55 years old in Montevideo. ^[ref]

Leon Shamroy

American cinematographer (1901–1974).

Born July 16th, 1901 in New York City.

Died July 7th, 1974 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.

Luigi Chinetti

Racecar driver (1901–1994).

Born July 17th, 1901 in Jerago con Orago.

Died August 17th, 1994 at 93 years old in Greenwich.

Alex Manoogian

American businessman (1901-1996).

Born June 28th, 1901 in Smyrna.

Died July 10th, 1996 at 95 years old in Detroit.

Gilda Gray

Dancer, singer and actress (1901–1959).

Born October 24th, 1901 in Kraków, Rydlewo.

Died December 22nd, 1959 at 58 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Alberto Hurtado

Chilean jesuit saint (1901-1952).

Born January 22nd, 1901 in Viña del Mar.

Died August 18th, 1952 at 51 years old in Santiago (pancreatic cancer).

John Collier

British writer (1901-1980).

Born May 3rd, 1901 in London. ^[ref]

Died April 6th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

John Alton

American cinematographer of austrian-hungarian origin (1901-1996).

Born October 5th, 1901 in Sopron.

Died June 2nd, 1996 at 94 years old in Santa Monica.

Stanisław Mikołajczyk

Polish politician (1901–1966).

Born July 18th, 1901 in Holsterhausen.

Died December 13th, 1966 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C..

José Nasazzi

Uruguayan footballer (1901-1968).

Born May 24th, 1901 in Montevideo.

Died June 17th, 1968 at 67 years old in Montevideo (esophageal cancer).

Shanno Devi

Politician.

Born June 1st, 1901 (age 125 years).

Margarete Buber-Neumann

German writer (1909-1989).

Born October 21st, 1901 in Potsdam.

Died November 6th, 1989 at 88 years old in Frankfurt.

Pancho Villa

Filipino boxer (1901-1925).

Born August 1st, 1901 in Ilog.

Died July 14th, 1925 at 23 years old in San Francisco.

Chen Yi

Chinese military officer, people's republic of china (1901-1972).

Born August 26th, 1901 in Lezhi County.

Died January 6th, 1972 at 70 years old in Beijing.

Consuelo de Saint Exupéry

Salvadoran-french writer and artist (1901-1979).

Born April 10th, 1901 in Armenia.

Died May 28th, 1979 at 78 years old in Grasse (asthma).

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

Indian politician, barrister and academic (1901-1953).

Born July 6th, 1901 in Kolkata.

Died June 24th, 1953 at 51 years old in Jammu and Kashmir (myocardial infarction).