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In the year 1901
700 Notable birthdays
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 February 19th, 1901 in Brno. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1968 at 67 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. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1974 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Luigi Chinetti
Racecar driver.
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 Old 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.. [ref]
José Nasazzi
Uruguayan footballer (1901-1968).
Born May 24th, 1901 in Montevideo.
Died June 17th, 1968 at 67 years old in Montevideo (esophageal cancer).
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 general, 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).
Donald Howard Menzel
American astronomer (1901–1976).
Born April 11th, 1901 in Florence.
Died December 14th, 1976 at 75 years old in Boston.
Aurora Mardiganian
American actress (1901-1994).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Çemişgezek.
Died February 6th, 1994 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Alex James
Scottish footballer (1901-1953).
Born September 14th, 1901 in Mossend.
Died June 1st, 1953 at 51 years old in London (cancer).
Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen
German general (1901-1949).
Born March 29th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died September 14th, 1949 at 48 years old in Verden (traffic collision).
John Desmond Bernal
Irish scientist (1901-1971).
Born May 10th, 1901 in Nenagh. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1971 at 70 years old in Camden Town. [ref]
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