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In the year 1901
681 Notable birthdays
Helen Menken
American actress (1901–1966).
Born December 12th, 1901 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 1966 at 64 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Roy Wilkins
African american rights activist.
Born August 30th, 1901 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1981 at 80 years old in New York City.
Yang Kaihui
Wife of mao zedong (1901-1930).
Born November 6th, 1901 in Kaihui.
Died November 14th, 1930 at 29 years old in Changsha (gunshot wound).
Irene Handl
British actress (1901-1987).
Born December 27th, 1901 in Maida Vale.
Died November 29th, 1987 at 85 years old in Kensington.
Florence Green
British supercentenarian, last surviving veteran of world war i.
Born February 19th, 1901 in Edmonton.
Died February 4th, 2012 at 110 years old in King's Lynn. [ref]
Mohamed Naguib
1st president of the republic of egypt (1901–1984).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Khartoum. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1984 at 83 years old in Cairo (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez (1901–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunt.
Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid.
Simon Kuznets
Economist.
Born April 30th, 1901 in Pinsk. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1985 at 84 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Jester Hairston
Composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor (1901-2000).
Born July 9th, 1901 in Belews Creek. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2000 at 98 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Alfred Tarski
Polish-american logician (1901-1983).
Born January 14th, 1901 in Warsaw.
Died October 27th, 1983 at 82 years old in Berkeley.
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