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In the year 1896
510 Notable birthdays
Gottlob Berger
Ss general (1896-1975).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Gerstetten.
Died January 5th, 1975 at 78 years old in Stuttgart.
J. Carrol Naish
Actor (1896-1973).
Born January 21st, 1896 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 1973 at 77 years old in La Jolla (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Dodie Smith
English children's novelist and playwright.
Born May 3rd, 1896 in Whitefield. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1990 at 94 years old in Finchingfield. [ref]
Walter Breuning
American supercentenarian (1896–2011).
Born September 21st, 1896 in Melrose.
Died April 14th, 2011 at 114 years old in Great Falls (pneumonia). [ref]
Dziga Vertov
Soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker (1896-1954).
Born January 2nd, 1896 in Białystok. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1954 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Jessie Royce Landis
Actress (1896-1972).
Born November 25th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died February 2nd, 1972 at 75 years old in Danbury (cancer).
Andrei Zhdanov
Soviet politician (1896-1948).
Born February 26th, 1896 in Mariupol. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1948 at 52 years old in Dolgiye Borody (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anastasio Somoza García
Former president of nicaragua (1896–1956).
Born February 1st, 1896 in San Marcos. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1956 at 60 years old in León (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist.
Born August 8th, 1896 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1953 at 57 years old in St. Augustine (disease). [ref]
Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
Indian politician.
Born January 14th, 1896 in Raigad district. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1982 at 86 years old in Hyderabad.
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