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In the year 1896
587 Notable birthdays
Fernando Soler
Mexican actor and film director (1896-1979).
Born May 24th, 1896 in Saltillo.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Eugénie Blanchard
French supercentenarian (1896–2010).
Born February 16th, 1896 in Saint Barthélemy.
Died November 4th, 2010 at 114 years old in Saint Barthélemy. [ref]
Lotte H. Eisner
German film historian (1896-1983).
Born March 5th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died November 25th, 1983 at 87 years old in Garches.
Friedrich Sämisch
German chess player (1896-1975).
Born September 20th, 1896 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 16th, 1975 at 78 years old in Wannsee.
Evgeny Shvarts
Russian writer (1896-1958).
Born October 21st, 1896 in Kazan.
Died January 15th, 1958 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
Sava Šumanović
Serbian painter (1896-1942).
Born January 22nd, 1896 in Vinkovci.
Died August 30th, 1942 at 46 years old in Sremska Mitrovica.
Mary, Lady Heath
Irish aviator.
Born November 10th, 1896 in Knockaderry.
Died May 9th, 1939 at 42 years old in London.
Hermann Jónasson
Politician (1896-1976).
Born December 25th, 1896 in Skagafjörður.
Died January 22nd, 1976 at 79 years old in Reykjavík.
Uri Zvi Grinberg
Israeli poet (1896-1981).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Bilyi Kamin.
Died May 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Ramat Gan.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle