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In the year 1896
530 Notable birthdays
John Dos Passos
American novelist (1896–1970).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1970 at 74 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Harry Winston
American jeweler (1896-1978).
Born March 1st, 1896 in Manhattan.
Died December 28th, 1978 at 82 years old in Manhattan.
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]
Ted Healy
American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor (1896–1937).
Born October 1st, 1896 in Kaufman.
Died December 21st, 1937 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (nephritis).
D. R. Bendre
Kannada poet.
Born January 31st, 1896.
Died October 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Mumbai.
Rogers Hornsby
American baseball player, coach, manager.
Born April 27th, 1896 in Winters.
Died January 5th, 1963 at 66 years old in Chicago.
A. J. Cronin
Scottish novelist.
Born July 19th, 1896 in Cardross. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1981 at 84 years old in Montreux. [ref]
Donald Winnicott
British pediatric psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.
Born April 7th, 1896 in Plymouth.
Died January 28th, 1971 at 74 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Ernst Udet
German flying ace (1896–1941).
Born April 26th, 1896 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died November 17th, 1941 at 45 years old in Berlin (shot to the head). [ref]
Anandamayi Ma
Hindu guru.
Born April 30th, 1896 in Bengal.
Died August 27th, 1982 at 86 years old in Dehradun.
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