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In the year 1899
587 Notable birthdays
Thomas A. Dorsey
American musician, composer, and christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music.
Born July 1st, 1899 in Villa Rica. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1993 at 93 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Maria Yudina
Soviet pianist.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Nevel. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1970 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
Third daughter of nicholas ii of russia and alexandra fyodorovna (1899-1918).
Born June 26th, 1899 in Petergof.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 19 years old in Ipatiev House (ballistic trauma).
Thomas Campbell Clark
United states federal judge (1899-1977).
Born September 23rd, 1899 in Dallas.
Died June 13th, 1977 at 77 years old in New York City.
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Welsh-english christian theologian and preacher (1899-1981).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1981 at 81 years old in Ealing. [ref]
Dimitri Tiomkin
Ukrainian-born american film composer.
Born May 22nd, 1899 in Kremenchuk.
Died November 11th, 1979 at 80 years old in London (hip fracture).
Jibanananda Das
Bengali poet (1899-1954).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Barishal.
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Erich Kästner
German children's writer.
Born February 23rd, 1899 in Dresden. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1974 at 75 years old in Munich (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Jimmie Davis
American singer, songwriter, and 47th governor of louisiana.
Born September 11th, 1899 in Quitman.
Died November 5th, 2000 at 101 years old in Baton Rouge. [ref]
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]
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