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In the year 1896
510 Notable birthdays
Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the duke of windsor (1896-1986).
Born June 19th, 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1986 at 89 years old in Villa Windsor. [ref]
F. Scott Fitzgerald
American writer (1896–1940).
Born September 24th, 1896 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1940 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oswald Mosley
British aristocrat and fascist politician (1896–1980).
Born November 16th, 1896 in Westminster.
Died December 3rd, 1980 at 84 years old in Orsay (Parkinson's disease).
Georgy Zhukov
Marshal of the soviet union (1896-1974).
Born December 1st, 1896 in Strelkovka.
Died June 18th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Jean Piaget
Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980).
Born August 9th, 1896 in Neuchâtel. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1980 at 84 years old in Geneva. [ref]
George Burns
American comedian, actor, and writer (1896–1996).
Born January 20th, 1896 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1996 at 100 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Morarji Desai
Fourth prime minister of india.
Born February 29th, 1896 in Valsad district. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1995 at 99 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Anna Anderson
Romanov imposter who claimed to be the grand duchess anastasia of russia.
Born December 16th, 1896 in Borowy Las.
Died February 12th, 1984 at 87 years old in Charlottesville (pneumonia).
Paula Hitler
Younger sister of adolf hitler.
Born January 21st, 1896 in Hafeld.
Died June 1st, 1960 at 64 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Jimmy Doolittle
American military officer and aviation pioneer.
Born December 14th, 1896 in Alameda.
Died September 27th, 1993 at 96 years old in Pebble Beach.
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