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In the year 1895
569 Notable birthdays
Vasili Blokhin
Nkvd officer and chief executioner (1895-1955).
Born January 7th, 1895 in Vladimir Governorate.
Died February 3rd, 1955 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Eugene Bullard
First african-american military pilot.
Born October 9th, 1895 in Columbus.
Died October 13th, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).
Wilhelm Burgdorf
German general.
Born February 14th, 1895 in Fürstenwalde/Spree.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 50 years old in Berlin.
Folke Bernadotte
Swedish nobleman and diplomat (1895-1949).
Born January 2nd, 1895 in Skeppsholm church parish. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1948 at 53 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Busby Berkeley
American film director and musical choreographer (1895-1976).
Born November 29th, 1895 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1976 at 80 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Paul Hindemith
German-american composer.
Born November 16th, 1895 in Hanau. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1963 at 68 years old in Frankfurt am Main (acute pancreatitis). [ref]
Semyon Timoshenko
Soviet military commander (1895-1970).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Furmanivka.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Cliff Edwards
American recording artist; musician, singer, actor and voice actor (1895-1971).
Born June 13th, 1895 in Hannibal. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1971 at 76 years old in Hollywood (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
German military officer and aviator.
Born October 10th, 1895 in Bartoszówek.
Died July 12th, 1945 at 49 years old in Bad Ischl (brain cancer).
Levi Eshkol
Israeli statesman, a founder of the israeli labor party and prime minister (1895-1969).
Born October 25th, 1895 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1969 at 73 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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