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In the year 1896
510 Notable birthdays
William Cameron Townsend
American missionary (1896-1982).
Born July 9th, 1896 in Eastvale.
Died April 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in Waxhaw.
Pavel Aleksandrov
Russian mathematician.
Born May 7th, 1896 in Noginsk. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1982 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Kathleen McKane Godfree
English badminton and tennis player (1896-1992).
Born May 7th, 1896 in Bayswater.
Died June 19th, 1992 at 96 years old in London. [ref]
Philip Showalter Hench
American physician (1896-1965).
Born February 28th, 1896 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 30th, 1965 at 69 years old in Ocho Rios (pneumonia).
Philip Barry
American playwright (1896-1949).
Born June 18th, 1896 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Keen Johnson
45th governor of kentucky (1896-1970).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Lyon County.
Died February 7th, 1970 at 74 years old in Richmond.
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.
Curt von Gottberg
German general.
Born February 11th, 1896.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 49 years old in Grundhof.
Rafael Franco
President of paraguay (1896-1973).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Asunción.
Died September 16th, 1973 at 76 years old in Asunción.
Edward Arthur Milne
British astrophysicist and mathematician (1896-1950).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died September 21st, 1950 at 54 years old in Dublin.
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