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In the year 1899
587 Notable birthdays
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.
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).
Elizabeth Bowen
Anglo-irish novelist and diarist.
Born June 7th, 1899 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 73 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Alfred Blalock
American surgeon.
Born April 5th, 1899 in Culloden.
Died September 15th, 1964 at 65 years old in Baltimore.
Louis Chiron
Monegasque racing driver.
Born August 3rd, 1899 in Monaco.
Died June 22nd, 1979 at 79 years old in Monte Carlo.
Hoyt Vandenberg
U.s. air force general (1899-1954).
Born January 24th, 1899 in Milwaukee.
Died April 2nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Washington, D.C. (prostate cancer).
Gabriel Marcel
French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading christian existentialist.
Born December 7th, 1899 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1973 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales
Guatemalan writer and diplommo (1899-1974).
Born October 19th, 1899 in Guatemala City. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1974 at 74 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Bronislav Kaminski
German general.
Born June 16th, 1899 in Dobrzyń nad Wisłą, Polotsky Uyezd.
Died August 28th, 1944 at 45 years old in Łódź (ballistic trauma).
John Christie
English serial killer.
Born April 8th, 1899 in Northowram.
Died July 15th, 1953 at 54 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging).
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