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In the year 1901
632 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).
Jean Dubuffet
Artist from france (1901-1985).
Born July 31st, 1901 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1985 at 83 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ernest Lawrence
American nuclear physicist (1901–1958).
Born August 8th, 1901 in Canton.
Died August 27th, 1958 at 57 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Alfred Tarski
Polish-american logician.
Born January 14th, 1901 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1983 at 82 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Yang Kaihui
Wife of mao zedong (1901-1930).
Born November 6th, 1901 in Kaihui.
Died November 14th, 1930 at 29 years old in Changsha (ballistic trauma).
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]
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.
Walter Hallstein
First president of the commission of the european economic community, german politician and academic (1901-1982).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Mainz. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1982 at 80 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Otto Wächter
Austrian nazi lawyer and politician (1901-1949).
Born July 8th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died July 14th, 1949 at 48 years old in Rome (leptospirosis).
Chester Morris
American actor (1901-1970).
Born February 16th, 1901 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1970 at 69 years old in Bucks County (drug overdose). [ref]
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