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In the year 1895
569 Notable birthdays
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]
Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1895-1934).
Born May 18th, 1895 in Niquinohomo.
Died February 21st, 1934 at 38 years old in Managua.
Friedrich Jeckeln
German 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).
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).
Edna Purviance
Actress (1895-1958).
Born October 21st, 1895 in Paradise Valley.
Died January 13th, 1958 at 62 years old in Hollywood (laryngeal cancer, head and neck cancer). [ref]
Heinrich Hoffmann
German photographer, personal photographer of adolf hitler (1885-1957).
Born September 12th, 1895 in Fürth. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1957 at 62 years old in Munich. [ref]
Lucian Blaga
Romanian writer.
Born May 21st, 1895 in Lancrăm. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 65 years old in Cluj-Napoca (cancer). [ref]
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]
Brian Horrocks
British army officer (1895-1985).
Born September 7th, 1895 in Ranikhet.
Died January 4th, 1985 at 89 years old in Chichester.
Lorenz Hart
American lyricist.
Born May 2nd, 1895 in Harlem. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1943 at 48 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
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