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In the year 1901
632 Notable birthdays
Barbara Cartland
English writer and media personality (1901-2000).
Born July 9th, 1901 in Edgbaston. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2000 at 98 years old in Hatfield. [ref]
Henning von Tresckow
German general.
Born January 10th, 1901 in Magdeburg.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 43 years old in Białystok (hand grenade).
Louis Kahn
Estonian-american architect.
Born February 20th, 1901 in Kuressaare. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1974 at 73 years old in New York City, Pennsylvania Station (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eiji Tsuburaya
Japanese film director (1901-1970).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Sukagawa. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1970 at 68 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Stella Adler
American actress and acting teacher (1901–1992).
Born February 10th, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Vittorio De Sica
Italian film director (1901-1974).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Sora. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1974 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (lung cancer). [ref]
Robert Bresson
French film director (1901-1999).
Born September 25th, 1901 in Bromont-Lamothe. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1999 at 98 years old in Paris. [ref]
Frank Buckles
United states army soldier and centenarian.
Born February 1st, 1901 in Bethany.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 110 years old in Charles Town. [ref]
Manly Palmer Hall
Canadian writer and mystic.
Born March 18th, 1901 in Peterborough.
Died August 29th, 1990 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Jascha Heifetz
Lithuanian-american violinist.
Born February 2nd, 1901 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1987 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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