01 Jan 1899
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Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa: Composer
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01 Jan 1899
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birth
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Lev V Kuleshov: Russian director / theorist (Po Zakonu)
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01 Jan 1899
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Raymond Loucheur: Composer
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02 Jan 1899
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Paul-Henri Spaak: Belgium -- Premier / Secretary General of NATO (1957-61)
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06 Jan 1899
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Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (d. 1968) |
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06 Jan 1899
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Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960) |
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07 Jan 1899
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Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc: Paris, France -- Composer / pianist (Les Biches)
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07 Jan 1899
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Kenneth Thomson: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant)
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07 Jan 1899
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Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (d. 1963) |
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07 Jan 1899
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Al Bowlly, Mozambican-English singer-songwriter (d. 1941) |
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08 Jan 1899
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Solomon WRD Bandaranaike: Premier of Ceylon (1956-59)
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08 Jan 1899
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birth
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S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan politician; 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (d. 1959) |
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09 Jan 1899
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birth
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Harald Tammer, Estonian journalist and weightlifter (d. 1942) |
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11 Jan 1899
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birth
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Eva Le Gallienne, British-American actress, director, and producer (d. 1991) |
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11 Jan 1899
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birth
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Eva LeGallienne actress/director (Resurrection)
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12 Jan 1899
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birth
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Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist and academic; Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965) |
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12 Jan 1899
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Pierre Bernac, French opera singer and educator (d. 1979) |
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12 Jan 1899
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Paul H M
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14 Jan 1899
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Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the United Nations General Assembly (d. 1985) |
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14 Jan 1899
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Fritz Bayerlein German Lieutenant-General (WWI, Poland, Libya, St Louis)
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15 Jan 1899
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Goodman Ace, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982) |
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17 Jan 1899
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birth
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Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (d. 1960) |
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17 Jan 1899
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Robert Maynard Hutchins, American philosopher and academic (d. 1977) |
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17 Jan 1899
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Al Capone, American mob boss (d. 1947) |
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17 Jan 1899
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birth
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Roel [Martinus F] Houwink Dutch literary (1 Man Without Character)
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19 Jan 1899
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birth
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[John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion organist/composer
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20 Jan 1899
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Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (d. 1990) |
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20 Jan 1899
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birth
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Clarice Cliff, English potter (d. 1972) |
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20 Jan 1899
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Alexander Tcherepnin composer
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21 Jan 1899
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birth
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Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 1977) |
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22 Jan 1899
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birth
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Martti Haavio, Finnish poet and mythologist (d. 1973) |
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22 Jan 1899
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Guido Kisch Czech/German/US historian (Jews in medieval Germany)
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23 Jan 1899
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Glen Kidston, English race car driver and pilot (d. 1931) |
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23 Jan 1899
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birth
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Humphrey Bogart actor (Casablanca, Caine Mutiny, African Queen)
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23 Jan 1899
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birth
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Joseph Nathan Kane historian (Famous Firsts)
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25 Jan 1899
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birth
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Ace Goodman: Kansas City, Missouri -- Comedian (Easy Aces)
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25 Jan 1899
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birth
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Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1972) |
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25 Jan 1899
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birth
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Sleepy John Estes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977) |
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26 Jan 1899
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birth
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Wyllis Cooper: Pekin, Illinois -- TV narrator (Volume One)
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26 Jan 1899
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birth
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Günther Reindorff, Russian-Estonian graphic designer and illustrator (d. 1974) |
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27 Jan 1899
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birth
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Granville English composer
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28 Jan 1899
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Elias Simojoki, Finnish priest and activist (d. 1940) |
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28 Jan 1899
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birth
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Zilner T Randolph jazz trumpeter/arranger
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30 Jan 1899
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birth
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Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic; Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972) |
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02 Feb 1899
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birth
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Benny Rubin: Boston, Massachusetts -- Actor / comedian (Benny Rubin Show)
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03 Feb 1899
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birth
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Doris Speed: Actress (Annie-Coronation Street)
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03 Feb 1899
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birth
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Forrest "Red" DeBernardi: Basketball hall of famer (elected 1961)
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03 Feb 1899
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birth
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Lao She, Chinese author and playwright (d. 1966) |
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03 Feb 1899
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birth
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Café Filho, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th President of Brazil (d. 1970) |
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06 Feb 1899
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birth
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Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (d. 1968) |
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07 Feb 1899
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birth
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Arvid Pelshe: Latvian Communist leader, CPSU Politburo member
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08 Feb 1899
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birth
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Lonnie Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1970) |
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12 Feb 1899
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birth
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Albert Huybrechts composer
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14 Feb 1899
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birth
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John Randall, Jr.: Michigan, United States -- Historian / philosopher (Western Man)
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15 Feb 1899
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Gale Sondergard: Litchfield, Minnesota -- Actress (Cat & Canary, Road to Rio)
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15 Feb 1899
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birth
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Gale Sondergaard, American actress (d. 1985) |
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15 Feb 1899
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birth
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Georges Auric, French composer (d. 1983) |
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15 Feb 1899
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birth
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Lillian Disney Mrs Walt Disney
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17 Feb 1899
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birth
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Jibanananda Das, Bangladeshi-Indian poet and author (d. 1954) |
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18 Feb 1899
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birth
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Arthur Bryant, English historian and journalist (d. 1985) |
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18 Feb 1899
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birth
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Sir Arthur Bryant English historian (King Charles II)
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19 Feb 1899
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birth
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Yury Olesha, Russian author and playwright (d. 1960) |
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19 Feb 1899
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birth
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Lucio Fontana, Italian-Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1968) |
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20 Feb 1899
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman (d. 1992) |
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20 Feb 1899
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Leon Woizikowski Polish dancer/ballet master (Ballets Russes)
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22 Feb 1899
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birth
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George O'Hara, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1966) |
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22 Feb 1899
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birth
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Dwight Frye, American actor (d. 1943) |
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23 Feb 1899
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Norman Taurog, American director and screenwriter (d. 1981) |
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23 Feb 1899
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Erich Kästner, German author and poet (d. 1974) |
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23 Feb 1899
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E Langg
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23 Feb 1899
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Erich K
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24 Feb 1899
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Jacob Presser Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall)
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25 Feb 1899
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Leo J Weisgerber German linguist
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26 Feb 1899
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Max Petitpierre, Swiss jurist and politician, 54th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1994) |
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27 Feb 1899
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birth
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Ian Keith, American actor (d. 1960) |
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27 Feb 1899
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birth
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Charles Herbert Best, American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist, co-discovered Insulin (d. 1978) |
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27 Feb 1899
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birth
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Charles H Best Maine, physiologist/co-discoverer of diabetes treatment (Insulin)
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27 Feb 1899
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Sulo Nikolai Salonen composer
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28 Feb 1899
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Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking pathologist
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01 Mar 1899
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Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, German SS officer (d. 1972) |
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02 Mar 1899
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Pattie Maie Menzies: Australian dame
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03 Mar 1899
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birth
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Alfred M Gruenther: United States -- Commanding General (NATO, 1953-56)
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03 Mar 1899
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Juri Olescha: Writer
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04 Mar 1899
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Emilio Prados, Spanish poet and author (d. 1962) |
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04 Mar 1899
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Liana Del Balzo, Argentinian-Italian actress (d. 1982) |
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05 Mar 1899
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Patrick Hadley: Composer
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08 Mar 1899
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birth
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Eric Linklater: Scotland, United Kingdom -- Novelist / poet (Blue Swallows)
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08 Mar 1899
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Elmer Keith, American gun designer and author (d. 1984) |
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10 Mar 1899
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birth
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Finn Hoffding composer
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11 Mar 1899
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Frederick IX of Denmark (d. 1972) |
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11 Mar 1899
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birth
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James H. Douglas, Jr. American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (d. 1988) |
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13 Mar 1899
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birth
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Pancho Vladigerov, Bulgarian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
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13 Mar 1899
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birth
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Jan Lechoń, Polish poet and critic (d. 1956) |
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13 Mar 1899
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birth
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John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980) |
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13 Mar 1899
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Béla Guttmann, Hungarian footballer and coach (d. 1981) |
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14 Mar 1899
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birth
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Ada Kramm, Norwegian actress (d. 1981) |
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14 Mar 1899
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birth
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K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman, founded Irving Oil (d. 1992) |
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15 Mar 1899
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birth
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George Brent, Irish-American actor (d. 1979) |
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16 Mar 1899
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birth
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Alberto Gainza Paz, Argentinian journalist and activist (d. 1977) |
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17 Mar 1899
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birth
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Gloria Swanson Chicago IL, actress (Sadie Thompson, Killer Bees)
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18 Mar 1899
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birth
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Lavrenti Beria chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin
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22 Mar 1899
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Ruth Page, American ballerina and choreographer (d. 1991) |
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23 Mar 1899
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birth
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Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (d. 1943) |
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25 Mar 1899
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birth
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François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (d. 1994) |
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25 Mar 1899
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Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (d. 1978) |
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25 Mar 1899
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K. S. Arulnandhy, Sri Lankan academic (d. 1972) |
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25 Mar 1899
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Bella Spewack Hungary, playwright (Kiss Me Kate)
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25 Mar 1899
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birth
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Jacques Audiberti French poet (Race of Men)
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26 Mar 1899
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birth
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James B Connant chemist/college president (Yale)
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26 Mar 1899
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birth
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William Baines composer
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27 Mar 1899
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birth
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Gloria Swanson, American actress, singer, and producer (d. 1983) |
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27 Mar 1899
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birth
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Francis Ponge, French poet and author (d. 1988) |
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27 Mar 1899
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Karim Mammadbeyov, Azerbaijani politician (d. 1938) |
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27 Mar 1899
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Carl Aage Hilbert, Danish-Faroese jurist and politician (d. 1953) |
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28 Mar 1899
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Buck Shaw, American football player and coach (d. 1977) |
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28 Mar 1899
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birth
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Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1973) |
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28 Mar 1899
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birth
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Gussie Busch, American businessman (d. 1989) |
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29 Mar 1899
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Lavrentiy Beria, Georgian-Russian general and politician (d. 1953) |
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30 Mar 1899
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Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1970) |
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30 Mar 1899
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birth
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Irving Thalberg US producer (MGM)
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01 Apr 1899
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birth
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Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian academic and politician (d. 1968) |
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03 Apr 1899
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Cees Lasseur: Dutch actor / owner (Hague Comedy)
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03 Apr 1899
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birth
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Maria Redaelli, Italian super-centenarian (d. 2013) |
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03 Apr 1899
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birth
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David Jack, English footballer and manager (d. 1958) |
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04 Apr 1899
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birth
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Hillel Oppenheimer, German-Israeli botanist and academic (d. 1971) |
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05 Apr 1899
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birth
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William Hornby Steer: Barrister / judge
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05 Apr 1899
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Elsie Thompson, American super-centenarian (d. 2013) |
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05 Apr 1899
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birth
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Alfred Blalock, American surgeon and academic (d. 1964) |
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07 Apr 1899
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birth
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Robert Casadesus, French pianist and composer (d. 1972) |
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11 Apr 1899
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birth
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Percy Lavon Julian, American chemist and academic (d. 1975) |
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11 Apr 1899
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birth
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Percy L Julian chemist (drugs for treatment of arthritis)
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13 Apr 1899
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birth
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Harold Osborn, American high jumper and decathlete (d. 1975) |
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13 Apr 1899
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birth
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Alfred Mosher Butts, American architect and game designer, created Scrabble (d. 1993) |
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13 Apr 1899
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birth
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Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko composer
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13 Apr 1899
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birth
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Alfred Moser Butts game inventor (Scrabble)
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13 Apr 1899
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birth
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Alfred Schutz Austrian/US architect/philosopher
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16 Apr 1899
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birth
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Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist and academic (d. 1988) |
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17 Apr 1899
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Dimitris Poulianos, Greek painter and illustrator (d. 1972) |
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17 Apr 1899
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Aleksander Klumberg, Estonian decathlete and coach (d. 1958) |
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17 Apr 1899
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birth
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Vincent Wigglesworth entomologist
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19 Apr 1899
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birth
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Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (d. 1968) |
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19 Apr 1899
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George O'Brien, American actor and singer (d. 1985) |
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20 Apr 1899
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Alan Arnett McLeod Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918) |
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21 Apr 1899
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birth
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Randall Thompson, American composer and academic (d. 1984) |
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21 Apr 1899
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Clement D'Hooghe composer
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22 Apr 1899
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birth
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Martyn Green: London, England -- Actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Iceman Cometh)
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22 Apr 1899
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birth
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Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-Swiss entomologist, author, and critic (d. 1977) |
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23 Apr 1899
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Edith Ngaio Marsh: New Zealand -- Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew)
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23 Apr 1899
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birth
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Minoru Shirota, Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented Yakult (d. 1982) |
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23 Apr 1899
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birth
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Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979) |
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23 Apr 1899
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birth
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Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh Christchurch New Zealand, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew)
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23 Apr 1899
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birth
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Vladimir Nabokov St Petersburg Russia, novelist (Lolita, Ada)
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24 Apr 1899
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birth
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Oscar Zariski, Russian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1986) |
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26 Apr 1899
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birth
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Guinn "Big Boy" Williams: Texas, United States -- Actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail)
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26 Apr 1899
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birth
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Oscar Rabin, Latvian-English saxophonist and bandleader (Oscar Rabin Band) (d. 1958) |
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26 Apr 1899
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birth
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Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Decatur TX, actor (Circus Boy, Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail)
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27 Apr 1899
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birth
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Walter Lantz, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor (d. 1994) |
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29 Apr 1899
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birth
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Mary Petty, American illustrator (d. 1976) |
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29 Apr 1899
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birth
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Duke Ellington, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1974) |
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29 Apr 1899
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birth
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Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 1987) |
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29 Apr 1899
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birth
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Duke [Edward Kennedy] Ellington Washington DC, bandleader (Take the A Train, It Don
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29 Apr 1899
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birth
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Karl Yngve Skold composer
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29 Apr 1899
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birth
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Natalie Talmadge actress (Our Hospitality)
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30 Apr 1899
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birth
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Lucie Mannheim: Berlin, Germany -- Actress (East Meets West, 39 Steps)
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30 Apr 1899
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birth
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Jannetje Fisherman-Roosendaal author (regional novels)
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03 May 1899
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birth
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Aline MacMahon: McKeesport, Pennsylvania -- Actress (Backdoor to Heaven)
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05 May 1899
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birth
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Freeman Gosden, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982) |
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06 May 1899
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birth
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Billy Cotton, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (d. 1969) |
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07 May 1899
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birth
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Alfred Gerrard, English sculptor and academic (d. 1998) |
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08 May 1899
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birth
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[Friedrich] August von Hayek: Australia -- Economist (Road to Serfdom)
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08 May 1899
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Jan F van Hall: Dutch sculptor / resistance fighter
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08 May 1899
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birth
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Friedrich Hayek, Austrian-English economist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992) |
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08 May 1899
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birth
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Arthur Q. Bryan, American voice actor and singer (d. 1959) |
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09 May 1899
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birth
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Edward Pollock: Saxophone / clarinet
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10 May 1899
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birth
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Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987) |
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11 May 1899
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birth
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Paulino Masip, Spanish author and playwright (d. 1963) |
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12 May 1899
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birth
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Indra Devi, Latvian yoga instructor (d. 2002) |
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14 May 1899
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birth
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Earle Combs, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976) |
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14 May 1899
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birth
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Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (d. 1993) |
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15 May 1899
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birth
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Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970) |
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17 May 1899
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birth
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Ralf Harolde: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off)
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19 May 1899
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birth
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Lothar Rădăceanu, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955) |
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19 May 1899
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birth
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Leonid Maksimovich Leonov novelist/playwright
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20 May 1899
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birth
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John M Harlan: Chicago, Illinois -- 91st Supreme Court Justice (1955-71)
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20 May 1899
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birth
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Aleksandr Deyneka, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1969) |
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20 May 1899
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birth
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John Marshall Harlan II, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1971) |
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20 May 1899
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birth
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Estelle Taylor [Boylan] Wilmington DE, actress (8 Commandments)
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21 May 1899
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birth
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Ralph Sanford: Springfield, Massachusetts -- Actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp)
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21 May 1899
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birth
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Ilse Lagner writer
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23 May 1899
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birth
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Jeralean Talley, American super-centenarian |
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24 May 1899
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birth
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Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (d. 1938) |
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24 May 1899
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birth
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Henri Michaux, Belgian-French poet and painter (d. 1984) |
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25 May 1899
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birth
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Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, author, and flute player (d. 1976) |
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26 May 1899
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birth
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Antonio Barrette, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Premier of Quebec (d. 1968) |
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26 May 1899
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birth
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Muriel McQueen Fergusson, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (d. 1997) |
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26 May 1899
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birth
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Otto E Neugebauer Austrian/US math historian
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26 May 1899
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birth
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Pieter Menten Dutch war criminal
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27 May 1899
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birth
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Johannes Türn, Estonian chess and draughts player (d. 1993) |
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29 May 1899
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birth
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Douglas Abbott, Canadian politician, 10th Minister of Defence for Canada (d. 1987) |
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30 May 1899
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birth
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Irving Thalberg, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1936) |
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31 May 1899
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birth
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Leonid Leonow writer
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01 Jun 1899
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birth
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Werner Janssen: NYC, New York -- Conductor / composer (New Years Eve in NY)
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01 Jun 1899
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birth
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Edward Charles Titchmarsh, English mathematician and academic (d. 1963) |
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02 Jun 1899
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birth
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Royal Beal: Brookline, Massachusetts -- Actor (Death of a Salesman)
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02 Jun 1899
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birth
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Lotte Reiniger, German animator and director (d. 1981) |
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02 Jun 1899
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birth
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Edwin Way Teale, American environmentalist and photographer (d. 1980) |
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03 Jun 1899
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birth
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Georg von Békésy, Hungarian biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972) |
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04 Jun 1899
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birth
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Leo Spies: Composer
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05 Jun 1899
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birth
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Otis Barton, American diver, engineer, and actor, designed the bathysphere (d. 1992) |
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07 Jun 1899
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birth
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Elizabeth Bowen, Irish author (d. 1973) |
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10 Jun 1899
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birth
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Raoul Salan: Fr / Indochina / Algeria (leader OAS)
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10 Jun 1899
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birth
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Stanisław Czaykowski, Polish race car driver (d. 1933) |
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11 Jun 1899
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birth
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George Frederick McKay: Composer
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11 Jun 1899
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birth
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Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972) |
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11 Jun 1899
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birth
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Yasonari Kawabata Japan, novelist (Thousand Cranes)
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12 Jun 1899
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birth
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Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986) |
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12 Jun 1899
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birth
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Weegee, Ukrainian-American photographer (d. 1968) |
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13 Jun 1899
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birth
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Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer, conductor, and journalist, founded the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra (d. 1978) |
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13 Jun 1899
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birth
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Carlos Ch
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14 Jun 1899
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birth
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Kawabata Yasunari: Zen writer (Nobel Literature 1968)
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16 Jun 1899
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Nelson Doubleday US, publisher (Doubleday)
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18 Jun 1899
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birth
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James Ralph Darling: Teacher
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19 Jun 1899
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George Calinescu: Romania -- Literature (Enigma Otilei)
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20 Jun 1899
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birth
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Anthon van der Horst: Dutch Organist / composer
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20 Jun 1899
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Jean Moulin, French resistance leader (d. 1943) |
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20 Jun 1899
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birth
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Helen Traubel St Louis, Missouri, soprano (or 6/16/1903)
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21 Jun 1899
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Pavel Haas, Czech composer (d. 1944) |
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21 Jun 1899
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birth
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Miles Watson, 2nd Baron Manton, English horse breeder (d. 1968) |
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22 Jun 1899
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birth
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Dorothy Devore: Fort Worth, Texas -- Actress (Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil)
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22 Jun 1899
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Michal Kalecki: Polish economist
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22 Jun 1899
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Richard Gurley Drew, American inventor and engineer (d. 1980) |
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22 Jun 1899
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Michał Kalecki, Polish economist (d. 1970) |
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22 Jun 1899
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Artur Kukk, Estonian wrestler (d. 1958) |
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23 Jun 1899
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Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik: Composer
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24 Jun 1899
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Bruce Marshall: Writer
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26 Jun 1899
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Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918) |
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27 Jun 1899
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Juan Trippe, American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (d. 1981) |
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30 Jun 1899
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Frantisek Tomasek: Bishop of Prague / Cardinal
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30 Jun 1899
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birth
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Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990) |
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30 Jun 1899
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birth
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Harry Shields, American clarinet player (d. 1971) |
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01 Jul 1899
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birth
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Konstantijn Tsatsos: President Greece
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01 Jul 1899
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birth
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Thomas A. Dorsey, American pianist and composer (d. 1993) |
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01 Jul 1899
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Charles Laughton, English-American actor and director (d. 1962) |
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01 Jul 1899
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Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek scholar and politician, President of Greece (d. 1987) |
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03 Jul 1899
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Otto Reinhold: Composer
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05 Jul 1899
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birth
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Anna Arnold Hedgeman: Social activist (NYC cabinet)
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05 Jul 1899
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Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson: Composer
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05 Jul 1899
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Marcel Achard, French playwright, screenwriter, and author (d. 1974) |
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07 Jul 1899
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George Cukor, American director (d. 1983) |
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08 Jul 1899
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birth
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David Eli Lilienthal: US government organizer (Wisconsin)
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10 Jul 1899
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birth
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John Gilbert, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1936) |
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10 Jul 1899
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birth
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Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (d. 1978) |
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11 Jul 1899
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Wilfrid Israel, Anglo-German businessman and philanthropist, active in rescuing Jews from Nazi Germany (d. 1943) |
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11 Jul 1899
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birth
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E. B. White, American author and poet (d. 1985) |
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15 Jul 1899
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birth
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Seán Lemass, Irish politician, 4th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1971) |
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16 Jul 1899
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birth
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Eunice Hunton Carter: 1st black female district attorney (NY)
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17 Jul 1899
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James Cagney, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1986) |
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18 Jul 1899
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Willem Kernkamp: Dutch Minister of Colonies (Islam & Woman)
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18 Jul 1899
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Ernst Scheller, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1942) |
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19 Jul 1899
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Paul de Groot: Dutch communist politician (CPN) / Editor (The Truth)
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19 Jul 1899
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birth
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Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay, Indian physician, author, poet, and playwright (d. 1979) |
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21 Jul 1899
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birth
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Hart Crane, American poet (d. 1932) |
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21 Jul 1899
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birth
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Ernest Hemingway, American author and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961) |
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21 Jul 1899
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birth
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Ernest Hemmingway Oak Park, for whom the bell tolled... (Nobel 1954)
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23 Jul 1899
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birth
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Gustav Heinemann, German politician, 3rd President of West Germany (d. 1976) |
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24 Jul 1899
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birth
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Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (d. 1981) |
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24 Jul 1899
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birth
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Bernice Madigan, American super-centenarian (d. 2015) |
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25 Jul 1899
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birth
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Arthur Lubin: Film director
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25 Jul 1899
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birth
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Ralph Dumke: Indiana, United States -- Actor (Movieland Quiz)
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26 Jul 1899
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birth
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Carel C van Essen: Dutch archaeologist (Italian & Roman art)
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26 Jul 1899
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birth
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Danton Walker: Mariette, Georgia -- Columnist (Broadway Spotlight)
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27 Jul 1899
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Harl McDonald near Boulder Colorado, composer (Santa F
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29 Jul 1899
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Walter Beall, American baseball player (d. 1959) |
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30 Jul 1899
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Henricus Moorman: Dutch Vice-Admiral (KVP)
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30 Jul 1899
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John Woods Duke: Composer
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30 Jul 1899
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Gerald Moore, English pianist (d. 1987) |
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01 Aug 1899
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William Steinberg: Cologne, Germany -- Conductor (Boston Symphony - 1969-71)
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01 Aug 1899
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Raymond Mays, English race car driver (d. 1980) |
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02 Aug 1899
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birth
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George Malcolm Thomson: Journalist
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02 Aug 1899
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birth
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Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter (d. 1995) |
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03 Aug 1899
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birth
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Sally Benson: Novelist
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03 Aug 1899
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birth
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Louis Chiron, Monegasque race car driver (d. 1979) |
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04 Aug 1899
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Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1994) |
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07 Aug 1899
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Ricci Riano: England, United Kingdom
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09 Aug 1899
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Armand Salacrou: French playwright
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09 Aug 1899
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Pamela Lyndon Travers: Writer (Mary Poppins)
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09 Aug 1899
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P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (d. 1996) |
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11 Aug 1899
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birth
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Rudolf Andersen, Danish gymnast (d. 1983) |
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12 Aug 1899
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birth
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Alfred Kantorowicz: German historian (Spanish Diary)
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12 Aug 1899
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Ben Sealey, Trinidadian cricketer (d. 1963) |
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13 Aug 1899
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Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (d. 1980) |
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13 Aug 1899
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birth
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Soledad Mexia, Mexican–American super-centenarian (d. 2013) |
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14 Aug 1899
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birth
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Jaroslav Jeremias: Composer
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14 Aug 1899
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birth
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Evelyn Kozak, American super-centenarian (d. 2013) |
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16 Aug 1899
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birth
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Glenn Strange: Weed, New Mexico -- Actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke)
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19 Aug 1899
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birth
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Kenneth MacKenna: Canterbury, New Hampshire -- Actor / director (Those We Love)
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19 Aug 1899
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birth
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Olga Baclanova: Moscow, Russia -- Actress (Freaks, Docks of NY)
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20 Aug 1899
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birth
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Hanns Lilje: German Lutherian Bishop / antifascist (Church und Welt)
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24 Aug 1899
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Johan J Fabricius: Dutch Novelist (Island of Demons)
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24 Aug 1899
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Ruth Schaumann: German painter / writer (Rose, Black King)
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24 Aug 1899
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birth
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Jorge Luis Borges Argentina, writer of fiction, essays (Labyrinths)
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26 Aug 1899
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birth
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Rufino Tamayo: Mexican painter
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27 Aug 1899
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birth
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Cecil Scott Forester: England, United Kingdom -- Historical Novelist (Horatio Hornblower)
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27 Aug 1899
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C.S. Forester Engl, historical novelist, created Horatio Hornblower
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28 Aug 1899
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Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1978) |
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28 Aug 1899
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Andrei Platonov, Russian author (d. 1951) |
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29 Aug 1899
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birth
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George Macready: Providence, Rhode Island -- Actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place)
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29 Aug 1899
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birth
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Lyman L Lemnitzer US Army General (WW II), Chief of Staff, US Army and Nato Commander
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31 Aug 1899
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birth
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Paul E Garber: US founder / 1st curator of National Air & Space Museum
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31 Aug 1899
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birth
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Walter Muller von Kulm: Composer
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01 Sep 1899
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birth
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Richard Arlen, American actor and singer (d. 1976) |
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03 Sep 1899
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birth
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Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985) |
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05 Sep 1899
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Humphrey Cobb, American author and screenwriter (d. 1944) |
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05 Sep 1899
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Helen Creighton, Canadian author (d. 1989) |
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06 Sep 1899
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birth
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Billy Rose, American composer and manager (d. 1966) |
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07 Sep 1899
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Leendert A Donker: Dutch Minister of Justice (PvdA)
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09 Sep 1899
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Louis Cheslock: Composer
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09 Sep 1899
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Neil Hamilton, American actor (d. 1984) |
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09 Sep 1899
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birth
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Waite Hoyt, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1984) |
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09 Sep 1899
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birth
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Bruno E. Jacob, American academic, founded the National Forensic League (d. 1979) |
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11 Sep 1899
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birth
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Nelly A "Nell" Knoop: Dutch actress (Driestuivers Opera)
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11 Sep 1899
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birth
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Philipp Bouhler, German politician (d. 1945) |
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11 Sep 1899
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birth
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Jimmie Davis, American singer-songwriter and politician, 47th Governor of Louisiana (d. 2000) |
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11 Sep 1899
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birth
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Anton Koolmann, Estonian wrestler and coach (d. 1953) |
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12 Sep 1899
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birth
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Gerard Hordijk: Dutch architect / painter
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13 Sep 1899
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birth
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Anton Constandse: Dutch anarchist / writer
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13 Sep 1899
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birth
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Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Romanian politician (d. 1938) |
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14 Sep 1899
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birth
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Hal Wallis movie producer (Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park)
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15 Sep 1899
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birth
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Milton S Eisenhower Dwight's brother/Pennsylvania State president
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16 Sep 1899
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birth
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Hans Swarowsky, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and educator (d. 1975) |
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17 Sep 1899
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birth
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Winnie Lightner: Greenport, New York -- Comedienne (Sit Tight, Side Show)
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20 Sep 1899
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birth
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Leo Strauss, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1973) |
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20 Sep 1899
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birth
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Elliot Nugent director (And so They were Married)
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21 Sep 1899
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birth
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Luc Haesaerts: Flemish art critic (Flandre)
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21 Sep 1899
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Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1986) |
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23 Sep 1899
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birth
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Marcel Dalio [Israel Blauschild]: Paris, France -- Actor (China Gate)
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23 Sep 1899
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William Levi Dawson: Composer
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23 Sep 1899
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Tom C. Clark, American lawyer and judge, 59th Attorney General of the United States (d. 1977) |
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23 Sep 1899
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Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor (d. 1988) |
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24 Sep 1899
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Eduardo Hernandez Moncada: Composer
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24 Sep 1899
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William Dobell, Australian painter (d. 1970) |
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25 Sep 1899
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Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1981) |
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28 Sep 1899
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Alice de Janzé, American-Kenyan heiress (d. 1941) |
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29 Sep 1899
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Jolie Gabor: Mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa, and Eva
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29 Sep 1899
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birth
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László Bíró, Hungarian-Argentinian inventor, invented the ballpoint pen (d. 1985) |
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29 Sep 1899
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Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded Butlins (d. 1980) |
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30 Sep 1899
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birth
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Hendrik Marsman: Dutch poet / writer / critic
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01 Oct 1899
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birth
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Lajos Bardos: Composer
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01 Oct 1899
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birth
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Ernest Haycox, American author (d. 1950) |
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03 Oct 1899
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birth
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Gertrude Berg: Harlem NYC, New York -- Actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs)
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05 Oct 1899
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birth
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Boleslaw Woytowicz: Composer
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05 Oct 1899
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birth
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George, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1963) |
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08 Oct 1899
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birth
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Milner Connorton Gray: Designer
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08 Oct 1899
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birth
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Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday: Suriname -- Relig leader / co-found (VHP)
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09 Oct 1899
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Bruce Catton, American historian and author (d. 1978) |
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11 Oct 1899
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Eddie Dyer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1964) |
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13 Oct 1899
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birth
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Marcelle de Manziarly: Composer
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14 Oct 1899
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birth
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Alan Washbond: United States -- 2-man bobsled (1932 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
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15 Oct 1899
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birth
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Adolf Brudes, German racing driver (d. 1986) |
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19 Oct 1899
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birth
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Miguel Asturias: Guatemala -- Poet / diplomat (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67)
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19 Oct 1899
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birth
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Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974) |
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20 Oct 1899
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birth
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Evelyn Brent: Tampa, Florida -- Actress (Panama Lady, Last Coomand)
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20 Oct 1899
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birth
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Marnix Gijsen [baron Jan-Albert Goris]: Flemish writer (Grote God Pan)
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24 Oct 1899
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Ferhat Abbas: Algerian pharmacist / MP Chairman (1962-63)
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26 Oct 1899
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Judy Johnson, American baseball player and coach (d. 1989) |
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29 Oct 1899
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Kate Seredy, Hungarian-American author and illustrator (d. 1975) |
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29 Oct 1899
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Akim Tamiroff, Georgian-American actor (d. 1972) |
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30 Oct 1899
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Ernst H Ridder van Rappard: Dutch SS officer / founder (NSNAP)
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02 Nov 1899
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Eddy [Charles E] du Perron: Dutch author / poet
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02 Nov 1899
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Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (d. 1973) |
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03 Nov 1899
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Rezső Seress, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 1968) |
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03 Nov 1899
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Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic (d. 1986) |
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04 Nov 1899
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Mimi Boesnach: Dutch actress (Wedding of Kloris & Roosje)
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04 Nov 1899
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Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourger cyclist (d. 1985) |
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05 Nov 1899
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birth
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Forrest Lewis: Actor (Monster of Piedras Blancas)
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11 Nov 1899
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birth
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Harold "Pie" Traynor: Baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates)
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11 Nov 1899
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Harold "Pie" Traynor baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates)
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11 Nov 1899
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birth
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Pat O'Brien Milwaukee, actor (Knute Rockne, Angels with Dirty Faces)
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16 Nov 1899
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birth
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Mary Margaret McBride: Paris, Missouri -- Radio personality (WOR-AM, NYC)
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17 Nov 1899
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birth
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Roger Vitrac: French poet / dramatist (Coup of Trafalgar)
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18 Nov 1899
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birth
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Eugene Ormandy (Blau) Budapest, Hungary, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
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19 Nov 1899
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birth
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Allen Tate: United States -- Poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems)
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19 Nov 1899
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birth
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Howard Thurman famous African
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20 Nov 1899
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birth
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Juan Vicente Lecuna: Composer
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22 Nov 1899
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birth
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Hoagy Carmichael: Bloomington, Indiana -- Actor / songwriter (Stardust)
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23 Nov 1899
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birth
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Norman Hunter: Writer
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24 Nov 1899
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birth
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Jan Adam Maklakiewicz: Composer
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25 Nov 1899
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Vera Reynolds: Richmond, Virginia -- Silent screen actress (Lawless Woman)
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25 Nov 1899
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William R Burnett: United States -- Author (Little Caesar)
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26 Nov 1899
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Richard Hauptmann, German-American murderer (d. 1936) |
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29 Nov 1899
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Gustave Reese: Composer
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29 Nov 1899
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birth
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Andrija Artuković, Croatian lawyer and politician, 1st Minister of Interior of the Independent State of Croatia (d. 1988) |
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01 Dec 1899
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birth
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Robert Welch: Found John Birch Society
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02 Dec 1899
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birth
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John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (d. 1970) |
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02 Dec 1899
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birth
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John Cobb, English race car driver (d. 1952) |
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02 Dec 1899
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birth
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Ray Morehart, American baseball player (d. 1989) |
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03 Dec 1899
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birth
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Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1965) |
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04 Dec 1899
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birth
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Douwe Hermans Kiestra [Harm Harmstra]: Frisian farmer / writer
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04 Dec 1899
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birth
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Karl-Günther Heimsoth, German physician and politician (d. 1934) |
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04 Dec 1899
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birth
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Charlie Spencer, English footballer and manager (d. 1953) |
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06 Dec 1899
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birth
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Harry Buller Siege Willis: Son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith
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06 Dec 1899
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birth
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Nikolai Batalov: Moscow, Russia -- Actor (Mother)
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08 Dec 1899
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birth
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James "Pigmeat" Jarrett: Pianist
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08 Dec 1899
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birth
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Sarah Williamson: US Missionary in Liberia
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08 Dec 1899
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birth
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Arthur Leslie, British actor and playwright (d. 1970) |
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08 Dec 1899
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birth
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John Qualen, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1987) |
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09 Dec 1899
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birth
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Frans van Amelsvoort: Dutch choir conductor
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09 Dec 1899
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birth
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Howard Freeman: Helena, Montana -- Actor (Double Dynamite)
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09 Dec 1899
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birth
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Leonie Fuller Adams: US poetess (Those not elected)
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09 Dec 1899
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birth
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Jean de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator (d. 1937) |
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11 Dec 1899
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birth
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Julio de Caro, Argentinian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1980) |
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11 Dec 1899
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birth
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Vera von der Heydt psychoanalyst
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13 Dec 1899
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birth
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Harold Guinzburg publisher (founder of Literary Guild)
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13 Dec 1899
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birth
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Yusef Greiss composer
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15 Dec 1899
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birth
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Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (d. 1978) |
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15 Dec 1899
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birth
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Frank Vosper London England, actor (Man Who Knew Too Much)
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16 Dec 1899
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birth
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Noël Coward, English actor, playwright, and composer (d. 1973) |
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16 Dec 1899
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birth
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Sir Noel Coward playwright (In Which We Serve-1942 Academy Award)
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16 Dec 1899
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birth
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Harold Walter Bailey philologist
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18 Dec 1899
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birth
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Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian philosopher and author (d. 1990) |
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19 Dec 1899
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birth
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Martin Luther King, Sr., American pastor, missionary, and activist (d. 1984) |
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21 Dec 1899
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birth
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Guy Wilkerson Texas, actor (Dead or Alive, West of Texas, Shootin' Iron)
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22 Dec 1899
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birth
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Gustaf Gründgens, German actor and director (d. 1963) |
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22 Dec 1899
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birth
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Gustaf Gruendgens Duesseldorf Germany, actor/director (M)
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22 Dec 1899
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Hoagy Carmichael Bloomington IN, pianist/composer
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22 Dec 1899
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birth
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Wiley Post Texas, aviation pioneer
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25 Dec 1899
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birth
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Humphrey Bogart, American actor and singer (d. 1957) |
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25 Dec 1899
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birth
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Frank Fergusson actor (My Friend Flicka, Peyton Place)
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25 Dec 1899
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birth
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Raphael Soyer artist (Arts & Letters 1945, Depression Scenes in NYC)
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26 Dec 1899
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birth
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Udham Singh, Indian martyr and activist (d. 1940) |
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27 Dec 1899
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birth
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Paul Costello: United States -- Double sculls (1920, 24, 28 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
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28 Dec 1899
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birth
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Eugeniusz Bodo, Swiss-Polish actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1943) |
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29 Dec 1899
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birth
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Nie Rongzhen, Chinese general and politician, Mayor of Beijing (d. 1992) |
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30 Dec 1899
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birth
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Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Svalbard (d. 2001) |
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31 Dec 1899
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birth
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Gaston Glass Paris France, film executive
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31 Dec 1899
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birth
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Silvestre Revueltas Santiago Papasquiaro M
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