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In the year 1899
587 Notable birthdays
Alfred Sohn-Rethel
Marxist economist and philosopher (1899-1990).
Born January 4th, 1899 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1990 at 91 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Chang Dai-chien
Chinese artist (1899-1983).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Neijiang.
Died April 2nd, 1983 at 83 years old in Taipei (cardiovascular disease).
Marcel Achard
French writer (1899-1974).
Born July 5th, 1899 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1974 at 75 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes). [ref]
Otto E. Neugebauer
Austrian-american mathematician.
Born May 26th, 1899 in Innsbruck. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1990 at 90 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Benjamin Péret
French poet, parisian dadaist and a founder and central member of the french surrealist movement with his avid use of surrealist automatism.
Born July 4th, 1899 in Rezé. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1959 at 60 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alf Ross
Danish jurist (1899-1979).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1979 at 80 years old in Virum. [ref]
Wen Yiduo
Chinese poet and scholar.
Born November 2nd, 1899 in Xishui County.
Died July 15th, 1946 at 46 years old in Kunming. [ref]
Qu Qiubai
Chinese litterateur (1899-1935).
Born January 29th, 1899 in Changzhou. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1935 at 36 years old in Changting County (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Salomon Bochner
American mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry.
Born August 20th, 1899 in Podgórze, Kraków. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1982 at 82 years old in Houston. [ref]
Arvīds Pelše
Soviet politician, historian (1899-1983).
Born February 7th, 1899 in Bauske County. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1983 at 84 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
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