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In the year 1896

587 Notable birthdays

Gerhard Fieseler

German flying ace (1896-1987).

Born April 15th, 1896 in Glesch.

Died September 1st, 1987 at 91 years old in Kassel.

Walter Blume

German flying ace and aircraft designer (1896–1964).

Born January 10th, 1896 in Jelenia Góra.

Died May 27th, 1964 at 68 years old in Duisburg.

Herbert-Ernst Vahl

German general (1896–1944).

Born October 9th, 1896 in Poznań.

Died July 22nd, 1944 at 47 years old in Thessaloniki (traffic collision).

Ray Rennahan

American cinematographer.

Born May 1st, 1896 in Las Vegas.

Died May 19th, 1980 at 84 years old in Tarzana.

Bruno Snell

German classical philologist.

Born June 18th, 1896 in Hildesheim. [ref]

Died October 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Hamburg. [ref]

Mikhail Khozin

Soviet general (1896–1979).

Born November 3rd, 1896 in Skachikha.

Died February 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.

Fern Emmett

Actress (1896-1946).

Born March 22nd, 1896 in Oakland.

Died September 3rd, 1946 at 50 years old in Hollywood (cancer).

Saeed Nafisi

Iranian writer.

Born June 8th, 1896 in Tehran.

Died November 14th, 1966 at 70 years old in Tehran.

József Viola

Association football player (1896-1949).

Born June 10th, 1896 in Komárom.

Died August 18th, 1949 at 53 years old in Bologna.

Sarah Y. Mason

American screenwriter (1896-1980).

Born March 31st, 1896 in Pima. [ref]

Died November 28th, 1980 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.

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