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In the year 1896
563 Notable birthdays
Dorothy Lawrence
English reporter and cross-dresser.
Born October 4th, 1896 in Hendon. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1968 at 71 years old in Friern Hospital.
Roger Sessions
American composer, critic, and teacher of music (1896-1985).
Born December 28th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died March 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Princeton.
Iona Yakir
Soviet military commander.
Born August 15th, 1896 in Chișinău.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 40 years old in Moscow.
Karl August Wittfogel
German-american academic (1896–1988).
Born September 6th, 1896 in Woltersdorf. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1988 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ye Ting
Chinese lieutenant general (1896－1946).
Born September 10th, 1896 in Huiyang District.
Died April 8th, 1946 at 49 years old in Xing County.
Michael Balint
Hungarian psychoanalyst (1896–1970).
Born December 3rd, 1896 in Budapest.
Died December 31st, 1970 at 74 years old in London.
Marion Harris
American singer (1896-1944).
Born April 4th, 1896 in Indiana.
Died April 23rd, 1944 at 48 years old in Manhattan.
Pavel Aleksandrov
Russian mathematician.
Born May 7th, 1896 in Noginsk. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1982 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Ida Noddack
German chemist.
Born February 25th, 1896 in Wesel.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 82 years old in Bad Neuenahr.
Wilhelm Ackermann
German mathematician best known for the ackermann function.
Born March 29th, 1896 in Herscheid. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1962 at 66 years old in Lüdenscheid. [ref]
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