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In the year 1901

662 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]

Nâzım Hikmet

Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963).

Born November 30th, 1901 in Thessaloniki. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 1963 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

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).

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

German diplomat and statesman (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).

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