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In the year 1899
654 Notable birthdays
John Marshall Harlan II
Us supreme court justice from 1955 to 1971.
Born May 20th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1971 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C. (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974).
Born February 23rd, 1899 in Dresden.
Died July 29th, 1974 at 75 years old in Munich (esophageal cancer).
Thomas Campbell Clark
Associate justice of the supreme court of the united states (1899-1977).
Born September 23rd, 1899 in Dallas.
Died June 13th, 1977 at 77 years old in New York City.
Colleen Moore
Actress.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Port Huron.
Died January 25th, 1988 at 88 years old in California (cancer).
Maria Yudina
Soviet pianist.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Nevel.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Rufino Tamayo
Mexican painter, printmaker, and sculptor (1899-1991).
Born August 26th, 1899 in Zempoala (Veracruz). [ref]
Died June 24th, 1991 at 91 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Ernst-Robert Grawitz
German general; reichsarzt; facilitated medical torture and experiments on nazi concentration camp inmates.
Born June 8th, 1899 in Charlottenburg.
Died April 24th, 1945 at 45 years old in Babelsberg (hand grenade).
Louise Nevelson
American sculptor (1899-1988).
Born September 23rd, 1899 in Pereiaslav.
Died April 17th, 1988 at 88 years old in New York City.
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
4th prime minister of the dominion of ceylon (now sri lanka) from 1956-59.
Born January 8th, 1899 in Colombo.
Died September 26th, 1959 at 60 years old in Colombo.
Billy Rose
American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist.
Born September 6th, 1899 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1966 at 66 years old in Montego Bay (pneumonia). [ref]
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