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In the year 1896
586 Notable birthdays
Josephine Tey
Scottish author, mystery writer (1896-1952).
Born July 25th, 1896 in Inverness.
Died February 13th, 1952 at 55 years old in London (liver cancer).
Prince Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse
German prince, head of the electoral house of hesse and member of the nazi party (1896-1980).
Born November 6th, 1896 in Rumpenheim Castle.
Died October 25th, 1980 at 83 years old in Rome.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist.
Born August 8th, 1896 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1953 at 57 years old in St. Augustine (disease). [ref]
Dziga Vertov
Russian-soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker (1896-1954).
Born January 2nd, 1896 in Białystok.
Died February 12th, 1954 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Soghomon Tehlirian
Armenian who assassinated convicted war criminal talaat pasha (1896–1960).
Born April 2nd, 1896 in Çadırkaya.
Died May 23rd, 1960 at 64 years old in San Francisco.
Barbara La Marr
American actress (1896-1926).
Born July 28th, 1896 in Yakima.
Died January 30th, 1926 at 29 years old in Altadena (tuberculosis, nephritis).
Anastasio Somoza García
Former president of nicaragua (1896–1956).
Born February 1st, 1896 in San Marcos.
Died September 29th, 1956 at 60 years old in Ancón (gunshot wound).
Walter Breuning
American supercentenarian (1896–2011).
Born September 21st, 1896 in Melrose.
Died April 14th, 2011 at 114 years old in Great Falls (pneumonia). [ref]
Erich Koch
Nazi leader, war criminal, art collector (1896-1986).
Born June 19th, 1896 in Elberfeld.
Died November 12th, 1986 at 90 years old in Barczewo.
Yip Harburg
American lyricist (1896-1981).
Born April 8th, 1896 in Lower East Side. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1981 at 84 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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