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In the year 1899
587 Notable birthdays
Fritz Bayerlein
German general.
Born January 14th, 1899 in Würzburg.
Died January 31st, 1970 at 71 years old in Würzburg.
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Philosopher and university president.
Born January 17th, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died May 17th, 1977 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara.
Andrei Platonov
Russian writer.
Born September 1st, 1899 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1951 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]
Gustaf Gründgens
German actor, director, intendant (1899-1963).
Born December 22nd, 1899 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1963 at 63 years old in Manila (drug overdose, internal bleeding). [ref]
Cevdet Sunay
Fifth president of turkey (1899-1982).
Born February 10th, 1899 in Trabzon.
Died May 22nd, 1982 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
Rezső Seress
Hungarian pianist and composer.
Born November 3rd, 1899 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1968 at 68 years old in Budapest.
Allen Tate
American poet, essayist and social commentator.
Born November 19th, 1899 in Fairfax County, Winchester. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1979 at 79 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Lev Kuleshov
Soviet filmmaker and film theorist (1899–1970).
Born January 13th, 1899 in Tambov. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1970 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Frances Yates
English historian of the renaissance (1899–1981).
Born November 28th, 1899 in Portsmouth.
Died September 29th, 1981 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Manuel dos Reis Machado
Brazilian capoeira practitioner.
Born November 23rd, 1899 in Salvador.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 74 years old in Goiânia.
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