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In the year 1901
632 Notable birthdays
Margaret Mead
American anthropologist.
Born December 16th, 1901 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1978 at 76 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Princess Märtha of Sweden
Norwegian and swedish royal.
Born March 28th, 1901 in Arvfurstens palats.
Died April 5th, 1954 at 53 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Ngo Dinh Diem
President of the republic of vietnam (1901-1963).
Born January 3rd, 1901 in Huế.
Died November 2nd, 1963 at 62 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (ballistic trauma).
Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Indian politician, barrister and academic (1901-1953).
Born July 6th, 1901 in Kolkata.
Died June 24th, 1953 at 51 years old in Jammu and Kashmir (myocardial infarction).
Witold Pilecki
Polish underground resistance soldier, world war ii concentration camp resistance leader (1901-1948).
Born May 13th, 1901 in Vilnius, Olonets. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1948 at 47 years old in Warsaw (execution by shooting). [ref]
Leopold III of Belgium
King of the belgians from 1934 to 1951.
Born November 3rd, 1901 in Palace of the Marquess of Assche.
Died September 25th, 1983 at 81 years old in Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (surgical complications).
Zeppo Marx
American film star; member of the marx brothers.
Born February 25th, 1901 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1979 at 78 years old in Palm Springs (lung cancer). [ref]
Ub Iwerks
American animator and special effects pioneer (1901–1971).
Born March 24th, 1901 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mildred Harris
Actress.
Born November 29th, 1901 in Cheyenne. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1944 at 42 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia). [ref]
Paul I of Greece
King of greece.
Born December 14th, 1901 in Athens.
Died March 6th, 1964 at 62 years old in Tatoi Royal Cemetery (stomach cancer).
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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