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In the year 1896
587 Notable birthdays
Ida Cox
African american singer and vaudeville performer (1896-1967).
Born February 25th, 1896 in United States, Cedartown, Toccoa. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1967 at 71 years old in Knoxville (cancer).
Sophrony
Russian monk, theologian and writer (1896–1993).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Moscow.
Died July 11th, 1993 at 96 years old in Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
Quirino Cristiani
Argentine artist (1896-1984).
Born July 2nd, 1896 in Santa Giuletta.
Died August 2nd, 1984 at 88 years old in Bernal.
Ludwik Fleck
Polish physician.
Died June 5th, 1961 at 64 years old in Ness Ziona (myocardial infarction).
Rolf Sievert
Swedish medical physicist, professor.
Born May 6th, 1896 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Richard Nelson Gale
British army world war ii general.
Born July 25th, 1896 in London.
Died July 29th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kingston upon Thames.
Forrest Sherman
United states navy admiral and chief of naval operations (1896-1951).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Merrimack.
Died July 22nd, 1951 at 54 years old in Naples.
Célestin Freinet
French pedagogue.
Born October 15th, 1896 in Gars. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1966 at 69 years old in Vence.
William Cameron Townsend
American missionary (1896-1982).
Born July 9th, 1896 in Eastvale.
Died April 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in Waxhaw.
Virginia Valli
American actress (1898-1968).
Born January 10th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died September 24th, 1968 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (stroke).
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