Famous People Born In 1896
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Discover the most famous people born in 1896. The list includes people like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, Georgy Zhukov, George Burns and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, poets and novelists born in 1896. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & India and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 24th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: December 21, 1940
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George Burns(Actor and ComediAn Known for His Trademark Arched Eyebrow and Cigar-Smoke Punctuation)
Birthdate: 20th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: March 9, 1996
Birthdate: 16th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mayfair, London
Died: December 3, 1980
Birthdate: 1st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Zhukov, Kaluga Oblast
Died: June 18, 1974
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Jean Piaget(Swiss Psychologist Known for His Work on Child Development)
Birthdate: 9th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Died: September 16, 1980
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Jimmy Doolittle(American Military General and Aviation Pioneer Who Made Daring Raid on Japan During World War II)
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Alameda, California, United States
Died: September 27, 1993
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Lev Vygotsky(Soviet Psychologist Known for His Work on Psychological Development in Children)
Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Orsha, Belarus
Died: June 11, 1934
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Mamie Eisenhower(First Lady of the United States as the Wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower)
Birthdate: 14th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boone, Iowa, United States
Died: November 1, 1979
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 28, 1985
Birthdate: 30th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Goshen, Indiana, United States
Died: December 26, 1977
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Antonin Artaud(French Writer, Theatre Director and One of the Major Figures of the European Avant-Garde)
Birthdate: 4th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: March 4, 1948
Birthdate: 29th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bhadeli, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: April 10, 1995
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Andre Breton(French Writer, Poet and Co-Founder of ‘Surrealism’)
Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tinchebray, France
Died: September 28, 1966
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Omaha
Died: January 25, 1981
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Raymond Massey(Canadian Actor, Known for His Commanding, Stage-Trained Voice)
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: July 29, 1983
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chester County
Died: September 1, 1977
Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Winters
Died: January 5, 1963
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A. J. Cronin(Scottish Novelist Best Known for His Novel 'The Citadel')
Birthdate: 19th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cardross, Scotland
Died: January 6, 1981
Birthdate: 4th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Talibon, Philippines
Died: June 14, 1971
Birthdate: 6th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: August 17, 1983
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ivydale, West Virginia, United States
Died: May 18, 1980
Birthdate: 12th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: June 20, 1987
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Leslie Groves(United States Army Officer in Charge of the Construction of 'The Pentagon' and Director of 'The Manhattan Project')
Birthdate: 17th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: July 13, 1970
Birthdate: 1st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kaufman
Died: December 21, 1937
Birthdate: 14th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: León
Died: November 20, 1936
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Tristan Tzara(French Writer Known for Being One of the Founders and Central Figures of the Anti-Establishment 'Dada Movement')
Birthdate: 28th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Moinești, Romania
Died: December 25, 1963
Birthdate: 15th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: October 26, 1957
Birthdate: 28th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: December 18, 1994
Birthdate: 1st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: August 3, 1968
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Marcos, Nicaragua
Died: September 29, 1956
Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Burlington, Iowa, United States
Died: April 29, 1937
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: April 27, 1970
Birthdate: 25th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Inverness, Scotland
Died: February 13, 1952
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 21, 1964
Birthdate: 14th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nottingham
Died: May 7, 1917
Birthdate: 29th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 9, 1975
Birthdate: 13th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tabuse, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died: August 7, 1987
Birthdate: 7th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Iloilo, Philippines
Died: February 13, 1964
Birthdate: 23rd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: July 23, 1957
Birthdate: 8th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: March 5, 1981
Birthdate: 23rd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Died: July 9, 1985
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Leon Theremin(Inventor of the First Electronic Musical Instrument 'Theremin')
Birthdate: 27th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: November 3, 1993
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Inishmore, Ireland
Died: September 7, 1984
Birthdate: 4th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pekin, Illinois, United States
Died: September 7, 1969
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Inishmore, Ireland
Died: September 7, 1984
Birthdate: 2nd May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: November 28, 1982
Birthdate: 28th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cannes, France
Died: January 22, 1963
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Dziga Vertov(Soviet Documentary Filmmaker and Cinema Theorist)
Birthdate: 2nd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Białystok
Died: February 12, 1954
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Léonide Massine(Former choreographer, ballet dancer who created the world's first symphonic ballet, Les Présages)
Birthdate: 9th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 15, 1979
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V. K. Krishna Menon(Indian Academic, Politician, and Union Minister for Defence From 1957 to 1962)
Birthdate: 3rd May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Died: October 6, 1974