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In the year 1899
655 Notable birthdays
Louis Fieser
American organic chemist.
Born April 7th, 1899 in Columbus. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1977 at 78 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Fritz von Opel
German engineer.
Born May 4th, 1899 in Rüsselsheim am Main. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1971 at 71 years old in Samedan. [ref]
Nikolay Voronov
Soviet military commander, chief marshal of the artillery (1899-1968).
Born May 5th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 28th, 1968 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Louis Hjelmslev
Danish linguist (1899-1965).
Born October 3rd, 1899 in Copenhagen.
Died May 30th, 1965 at 65 years old in Copenhagen.
Nahum Eitingon
Soviet intelligence officer (1899–1981).
Born December 6th, 1899 in Škłow.
Died May 3rd, 1981 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Nie Rongzhen
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1899-1992).
Born December 29th, 1899 in Wutan.
Died May 14th, 1992 at 92 years old in Beijing.
Byron Haskin
American film and television director (1899-1984).
Born April 22nd, 1899 in Portland. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1984 at 84 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
German noblewoman.
Born January 18th, 1899 in Langenburg.
Died November 8th, 1967 at 68 years old in Munich (disease).
Carlo Rosselli
Italian political leader, journalist, historian and activist (1899-1937).
Born November 16th, 1899 in Rome.
Died June 9th, 1937 at 37 years old in Bagnoles-de-l'Orne (stab wound).
Takuma Nishimura
Japanese general.
Born September 1st, 1899 in Fukuoka.
Died June 11th, 1951 at 51 years old in Manus Island (hanging).
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