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In the year 1900
671 Notable birthdays
Willem Visser 't Hooft
Dutch theologian who became the first secretary general of the world council of churches in 1948 and held this position until his retirement in 1966.
Born September 20th, 1900 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1985 at 84 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
Faroese/danish writer (1900–1938).
Born November 29th, 1900 in Tórshavn.
Died March 24th, 1938 at 37 years old in Vejle.
Gaetano Martino
Italian politician (1900-1967).
Born November 25th, 1900 in Messina.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 66 years old in Rome.
Leo Smit
Dutch musician.
Born May 14th, 1900 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1943 at 42 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp. [ref]
Billy Burch
Canadian ice hockey player (1900–1950).
Born November 20th, 1900 in Yonkers.
Died November 30th, 1950 at 50 years old in Toronto.
Lorenzo Fernández
Uruguayan footballer (1900-1973).
Born May 20th, 1900 in Redondela.
Died November 16th, 1973 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Mordechai Bentov
Israeli politician.
Born March 28th, 1900 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1985 at 84 years old in Mishmar HaEmek.
István Fekete
(1900–1970) hungarian writer.
Born January 25th, 1900 in Gölle.
Died June 23rd, 1970 at 70 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Jacqueline Gadsden
American actress (1900-1986).
Born August 3rd, 1900 in Lompoc.
Died August 10th, 1986 at 86 years old in San Marcos.
Paul Kirchhoff
German anthropologist.
Born August 17th, 1900 in Halle.
Died December 9th, 1972 at 72 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
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