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In the year 1900
670 Notable birthdays
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 8th, 1900 in Hoboken. [ref]
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]
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.
Herbert Bayer
Austrian architect, photographer, graphic and typographer (1900-1985).
Born April 5th, 1900 in Haag am Hausruck. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1985 at 85 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Franz Walter Stahlecker
Holocaust perpetrator (1900-1942).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Sternenfels.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Gatchina (died of wounds).
Sándor Márai
Hungarian writer (1900-1989).
Born April 11th, 1900 in Košice. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1989 at 88 years old in San Diego (shot to the head). [ref]
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