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In the year 1900
688 Notable birthdays
Mildred Gillars
American nazi propagandist (1900–1988).
Born November 29th, 1900 in Portland.
Died June 25th, 1988 at 87 years old in Columbus (colorectal cancer).
Edith Frank-Holländer
Mother of holocaust diarist anne frank (1900–1945).
Born January 16th, 1900 in Aachen.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 44 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin
British-born american astronomer.
Born May 10th, 1900 in Wendover. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1979 at 79 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Fred Chase Koch
American chemical engineer and entrepreneur (1900–1967).
Born September 23rd, 1900 in Quanah.
Died November 17th, 1967 at 67 years old in Ogden (heart failure).
Hyman G. Rickover
United states admiral; father of the nuclear navy (1900–1986).
Born January 27th, 1900 in Maków Mazowiecki.
Died July 8th, 1986 at 86 years old in Arlington County (stroke).
Kurt Weill
German composer (1900–1950).
Born March 2nd, 1900 in Dessau. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1950 at 50 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deenanath Mangeshkar
Goan actor and singer (1900-1942).
Born December 29th, 1900 in Mangeshi.
Died April 24th, 1942 at 41 years old in Pune.
Xavier Cugat
Spanish-cuban musician and bandleader (1900–1990).
Born January 1st, 1900 in Girona, Girona City.
Died October 27th, 1990 at 90 years old in Barcelona (heart failure).
Ernie Pyle
American war correspondent and writer.
Born August 3rd, 1900 in Dana.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 44 years old in Iejima.
J. Willard Marriott
American hotel founder (1900–1985).
Born September 17th, 1900 in Marriott-Slaterville.
Died August 13th, 1985 at 84 years old in Wolfeboro.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle