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In the year 1895
637 Notable birthdays
Lewis Mumford
American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990).
Born October 19th, 1895 in Flushing.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 94 years old in Amenia.
R. J. Mitchell
Aeronautical engineer; designer of the spitfire.
Born May 20th, 1895 in Butt Lane.
Died June 11th, 1937 at 42 years old in Portswood (colorectal cancer).
László Almásy
Hungarian desert explorer, aviator (1895-1951).
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Bernstein im Burgenland.
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 55 years old in Salzburg (dysentery). [ref]
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter (1893-1987).
Born January 5th, 1895 in Chapel Hill.
Died June 29th, 1987 at 92 years old in Syracuse. [ref]
Spencer W. Kimball
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1895-1985).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Salt Lake City.
Died November 5th, 1985 at 90 years old in Salt Lake City.
László Moholy-Nagy
Hungarian artist (1895-1946).
Born July 20th, 1895 in Bácsborsód. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1946 at 51 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Jürgen Stroop
German ss and police general and convicted war criminal (1895-1952).
Born September 26th, 1895 in Detmold.
Died March 6th, 1952 at 56 years old in Mokotów Prison (hanging).
Friedrich Jeckeln
German politician (nsdap), mdr, general of the waffen-ss, perpetrator of the holocaust, lgerman ss general, executed for war crimes including mass murder (1895-1946).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Hornberg.
Died February 3rd, 1946 at 51 years old in Riga (hanging to death).
Edna Purviance
Actress (1895-1958).
Born October 21st, 1895 in Paradise Valley.
Died January 13th, 1958 at 62 years old in Hollywood (laryngeal cancer).
William Grant Still
American composer.
Born May 11th, 1895 in Mississippi, Woodville. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1978 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
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