Famous People Born In 1896
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
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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
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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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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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
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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
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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Adele Astaire
(Actor, Dancer, Stage actor)
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Omaha
Died: January 25, 1981
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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
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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
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Ethel Waters
(Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Stage actor)
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chester County
Died: September 1, 1977
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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: 6th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: August 17, 1983
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Rogers Hornsby
(Baseball player)
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
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Carlos P. Garcia
(Former President of the Philippines)
Birthdate: 4th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Talibon, Philippines
Died: June 14, 1971
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Harry R. Truman
(Businessman)
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
Birthdate: 1st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: August 3, 1968
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Ted Healy
(Actor, Screenwriter, Stage actor)
Birthdate: 1st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kaufman
Died: December 21, 1937
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Jolie Gabor(Jeweler and Socialite & Mother of Actresses 'Magda', 'Zsa Zsa' and 'Eva Gabor')
Birthdate: 30th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: April 1, 1997
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Buenaventura Durruti
(Anarcho-syndicalist, Anarchist, Trade unionist)
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
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Paulino Alcántara
(Filipino-born Spanish Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Birthdate: 7th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Iloilo, Philippines
Died: February 13, 1964
Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Burlington, Iowa, United States
Died: April 29, 1937
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Helen of Greece and Denmark
(Queen Mother of Romania During the Reign of Her Son King Michael I (1940–1947).)
Birthdate: 2nd May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: November 28, 1982
Birthdate: 28th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: December 18, 1994
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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: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: April 27, 1970
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Josephine Tey
(Author Known for Her Novel ‘The Daughter of Time')
Birthdate: 25th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Inverness, Scotland
Died: February 13, 1952
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Albert Ball
(Aviator, Military personnel)
Birthdate: 14th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nottingham
Died: May 7, 1917
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Marcos, Nicaragua
Died: September 29, 1956
Birthdate: 29th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 9, 1975
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Inishmore, Ireland
Died: September 7, 1984
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Inishmore, Ireland
Died: September 7, 1984
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Nobusuke Kishi
(Former Prime Minister of Japan (1957 – 1960))
Birthdate: 13th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tabuse, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died: August 7, 1987
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Joseph Schildkraut
(Austrian-American Actor)
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 21, 1964
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Kenji Miyazawa
(Poet, Novelist, Writer, Teacher, Esperantist, Agronomist, Children's writer)
Birthdate: 27th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hanamaki
Died: September 21, 1933
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Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
(Italian Writer and the Last Prince of Lampedusa)
Birthdate: 23rd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: July 23, 1957
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Milena Jesenska
(Czech Writer Who Helped Many Jews Escape From Czechoslovakia After the Advent of The Nazis)
Birthdate: 10th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: May 17, 1944
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Tina Modotti
(Photographer Known for Her Symbolic Close-Ups and Images of Mexican Workers)
Birthdate: 17th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Udine, Italy
Died: January 5, 1942
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Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: 23rd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Died: July 9, 1985
Birthdate: 4th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pekin, Illinois, United States
Died: September 7, 1969
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Jack Pickford
(Actor, Director)
Birthdate: 18th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: January 3, 1933