1901
Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed Bailey bridge (died 1985)
Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed Bailey bridge (died 1985)
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1901
Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (died 2001)
Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (died 2001)
1901
Maxwell D. Taylor, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Vietnam (died 1987)
Maxwell D. Taylor, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Vietnam (died 1987)
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Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (died 1972)
Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (died 1972)
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Saumyendranath Tagore, Indian revolutionary and thinker, Founder of the Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI).…
Saumyendranath Tagore, Indian revolutionary and thinker, Founder of the Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI).…
1901
Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia (died 1970)
Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia (died 1970)
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Tage Erlander, Swedish lieutenant and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1985)
Tage Erlander, Swedish lieutenant and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1985)
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Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (died 1982)
Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (died 1982)
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John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (died 1995)
John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (died 1995)
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Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958)
Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958)
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Arnulfo Arias Madrid, Panamanian politician, 21st President of Panamá (died 1988)
Arnulfo Arias Madrid, Panamanian politician, 21st President of Panamá (died 1988)
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John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany (died 1991)
John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany (died 1991)
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Maxwell D. Taylor, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Vietnam (died 1987)
Maxwell D. Taylor, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Vietnam (died 1987)
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Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (died 1972)
Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (died 1972)
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Mario Scelba, Italian politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Italy (died 1991)
Mario Scelba, Italian politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Italy (died 1991)
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Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (died 1966)
Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (died 1966)
1900
Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (died 1986)
Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (died 1986)
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Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
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Frederick Terman, American engineering professor and academic administrator, nicknamed "the father of Silicon Valley
Frederick Terman, American engineering professor and academic administrator, nicknamed "the father of Silicon Valley