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In the year 1896
563 Notable birthdays
Besse Cooper
American supercentenarian.
Born August 26th, 1896 in Sullivan County.
Died December 4th, 2012 at 116 years old in Walton County (respiratory failure).
Boris Podolsky
American physicist (1896-1966).
Born June 29th, 1896 in Taganrog.
Died November 28th, 1966 at 70 years old in Cincinnati.
Josef Kammhuber
German general.
Born August 19th, 1896 in Tüßling. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1986 at 89 years old in Munich.
Goodwin Knight
31st governor of california (1896–1970).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Provo.
Died May 22nd, 1970 at 73 years old in Inglewood.
Rudolf Schmundt
German general.
Born August 13th, 1896 in Metz.
Died October 1st, 1944 at 48 years old in Kętrzyn.
Nacio Herb Brown
American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and broadway theatre music.
Born February 22nd, 1896 in Deming. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1964 at 68 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Friedrich Hund
German physicist (1896-1997).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1997 at 101 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Robert S. Kerr
American politician (1896-1963).
Born September 11th, 1896 in Ada.
Died January 1st, 1963 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Agustín Muñoz Grandes
Spanish general and politician (1896-1970).
Born January 27th, 1896 in Carabanchel, Carabancheles. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1970 at 74 years old in Madrid. [ref]
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
British army officer (1896-1989).
Born February 10th, 1896 in South Petherton.
Died January 20th, 1989 at 92 years old in Nether Compton.
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