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In the year 1896
587 Notable birthdays
Josef Sudek
Czech photographer (1896-1976).
Born March 17th, 1896 in Kolín.
Died September 15th, 1976 at 80 years old in Prague.
Henry Segrave
Racecar driver (1896–1930).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Baltimore.
Died June 13th, 1930 at 33 years old in Windermere (traffic collision).
Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
Saxon royal (1896–1971).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Dresden.
Died June 14th, 1971 at 74 years old in Edingen-Neckarhausen.
Fritz von Scholz
German general, ᛋᛋ-gruppenführer (1896-1944).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Plzeň.
Died July 28th, 1944 at 47 years old in Narva.
Julien Duvivier
French film director (1896–1967).
Born October 8th, 1896 in Lille.
Died October 30th, 1967 at 71 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Walter Lang
American film director (1896-1972).
Born August 10th, 1896 in Memphis.
Died February 7th, 1972 at 75 years old in Palm Springs (kidney failure).
Albertus Soegijapranata
Catholic archbishop (1896–1963).
Born November 25th, 1896 in Surakarta.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 66 years old in Steyl.
Tom Keene
American actor (1896-1963).
Born December 30th, 1896 in Rochester.
Died August 4th, 1963 at 66 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Nikolay Semyonov
Soviet physical chemist (1896-1986).
Born April 15th, 1896 in Saratov.
Died September 25th, 1986 at 90 years old in Moscow.
J. R. Ackerley
English writer and editor (1896-1967).
Born November 4th, 1896 in London.
Died June 4th, 1967 at 70 years old in London.
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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