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In the year 1901
681 Notable birthdays
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).
V. Shantaram
Indian film director and actor (1901–1990).
Born November 18th, 1901 in Kolhapur State.
Died October 30th, 1990 at 88 years old in Mumbai.
William S. Paley
American television executive and art collector (1901-1990).
Born September 28th, 1901 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 1990 at 89 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Chuck Taylor
Us basketball player and salesman (1901-1969).
Born June 24th, 1901 in Brown County.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Port Charlotte (myocardial infarction).
Henning von Tresckow
German general and member of the resistance of 20 july 1944 (1901-1944).
Born January 10th, 1901 in Magdeburg.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 43 years old in Białystok, Ostrów Mazowiecka (hand grenade).
Louis Kahn
Estonian-american architect (1901–1974).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Kuressaare. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1974 at 73 years old in Pennsylvania Station (myocardial infarction).
Adelaide Hall
American-born jazz singer and actor (1901–1993).
Born October 20th, 1901 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died November 7th, 1993 at 92 years old in London (pneumonia).
Robert Bresson
French film director (1901–1999).
Born September 25th, 1901 in Bromont-Lamothe.
Died December 18th, 1999 at 98 years old in Paris.
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]
Manly Palmer Hall
Canadian writer and mystic.
Born March 18th, 1901 in Peterborough.
Died August 29th, 1990 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
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