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In the year 1896
563 Notable birthdays
Leslie Groves
United states army corps of engineers officer.
Born August 17th, 1896 in Albany. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1970 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anna Anderson
Romanov imposter who claimed to be the grand duchess anastasia of russia (1896–1984).
Born December 16th, 1896 in Borowy Las.
Died February 12th, 1984 at 87 years old in Charlottesville (pneumonia).
Mamie Eisenhower
First lady of the united states from 1953 to 1961.
Born November 14th, 1896 in Boone.
Died November 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
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]
Ruth Gordon
American actress and writer (1896–1985).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Quincy.
Died August 28th, 1985 at 88 years old in Edgartown (stroke).
Lev Vygotsky
Soviet psychologist.
Born November 17th, 1896 in Orsha.
Died July 11th, 1934 at 37 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
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]
Arnold Ridley
English playwright and actor (1896–1984).
Born January 7th, 1896 in Bath.
Died March 12th, 1984 at 88 years old in Hillingdon (falling from height).
Felix Steiner
German ss commander.
Born May 23rd, 1896 in Nesterov.
Died May 17th, 1966 at 69 years old in Munich.
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).
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