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In the year 1900

688 Notable birthdays

Johanna Langefeld

Nazi concentration camp guard (1900-1974).

Born March 5th, 1900 in Kupferdreh.

Died January 26th, 1974 at 73 years old in Augsburg.

Fritz Feld

German-american actor (1900-1993).

Born October 15th, 1900 in Berlin.

Died November 18th, 1993 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.

Jan Hendrik Oort

Dutch astronomer (1900-1992).

Born April 28th, 1900 in Franeker.

Died November 5th, 1992 at 92 years old in Leiden.

Howard H. Aiken

Pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind ibm's harvard mark i computer (1900-1973).

Born March 9th, 1900 in Hoboken.

Died March 14th, 1973 at 73 years old in St. Louis.

Pink Anderson

American singer-guitarist (1900–1974).

Born February 12th, 1900 in Laurens.

Died October 12th, 1974 at 74 years old in Spartanburg (myocardial infarction).

Charles Francis Richter

Seismologist and mathematician.

Born April 26th, 1900 in Overpeck.

Died September 30th, 1985 at 85 years old in Lao.

Charles Vidor

Hungarian-american film director (1900-1959).

Born July 27th, 1900 in Budapest. [ref]

Died June 4th, 1959 at 58 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Alfred Newman

American composer (1900-1970).

Born March 17th, 1900 in New Haven.

Died February 17th, 1970 at 69 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).

Katina Paxinou

Greek actress (1900-1973).

Born December 17th, 1900 in Piraeus.

Died February 22nd, 1973 at 72 years old in Athens (cancer). [ref]

George Kistiakowsky

Ukrainian-american physical chemistry professor.

Born December 1st, 1900 in Tarasivka. [ref]

Died December 7th, 1982 at 82 years old in Cambridge.

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