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In the year 1896
510 Notable birthdays
Lev Vygotsky
Soviet psychologist.
Born November 17th, 1896 in Orsha.
Died June 10th, 1934 at 37 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Mamie Eisenhower
First lady of the united states (1953–1961).
Born November 14th, 1896 in Boone.
Died November 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ruth Gordon
American actress and writer (1896-1985).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Quincy. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1985 at 88 years old in Edgartown (stroke). [ref]
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Indian spiritual teacher and founder of the iskcon.
Born September 1st, 1896 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1977 at 81 years old in Vrindavan. [ref]
Arnold Ridley
English playwright and actor (1896-1984).
Born January 7th, 1896 in Bath.
Died March 12th, 1984 at 88 years old in Hillingdon (fall).
Howard Hawks
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896-1977).
Born May 30th, 1896 in Elkhart County. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1977 at 81 years old in Palm Springs (stroke). [ref]
Felix Steiner
German ss commander.
Born May 23rd, 1896 in Nesterov.
Died May 17th, 1966 at 69 years old in Munich.
Salim Ali
Indian ornithologist (1896-1987).
Born November 12th, 1896 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1987 at 90 years old in Mumbai (prostate cancer).
Raymond Massey
Canadian-american actor (1896-1983).
Born August 30th, 1896 in Toronto. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1983 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Antonin Artaud
French-occitanian poet, playwright, actor and theatre director (1896-1948).
Born September 4th, 1896 in Marseille. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1948 at 51 years old in Paris, Ivry-sur-Seine (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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