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In the year 1896
563 Notable birthdays
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Grand duchess of luxembourg from 1919 to 1964.
Born January 23rd, 1896 in Berg Castle.
Died July 9th, 1985 at 89 years old in Fischbach Castle (cancer).
Frederick Browning
British army general (1896–1965).
Born October 20th, 1896 in Kensington.
Died March 14th, 1965 at 68 years old in Cornwall (myocardial infarction).
Italo Balbo
Italian marshal of the air force and minister.
Born June 6th, 1896 in Quartesana. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1940 at 44 years old in Tobruk (killed in action). [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]
Everett Dirksen
American politician (1896–1969).
Born January 4th, 1896 in Pekin.
Died September 7th, 1969 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer).
Ruth Etting
American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress (1897–1978).
Born November 23rd, 1896 in David City.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 81 years old in Colorado Springs (disease).
Tristan Tzara
Romanian-french dadaist poet.
Born April 4th, 1896 in Moinești. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1963 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Trygve Lie
1st secretary-general of the united nations (1896–1968).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Grünerløkka. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1968 at 72 years old in Geilo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roman Jakobson
Russian linguist (1896–1982).
Born October 11th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1982 at 85 years old in Boston, Cambridge. [ref]
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