births

1900

Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and engineer (died 1945)

Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and engineer (died 1945)

1900

Inger Margrethe Boberg, Danish folklore researcher and writer (died 1957)

Inger Margrethe Boberg, Danish folklore researcher and writer (died 1957)

1900

Hellmuth Walter, German-American engineer and businessman (died 1980)

Hellmuth Walter, German-American engineer and businessman (died 1980)

1900

Martha Atwell, American radio director (died 1949)

Martha Atwell, American radio director (died 1949)

1900

Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and engineer (died 1985)

Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and engineer (died 1985)

1900

Roland Michener, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (died 1991)

Roland Michener, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (died 1991)

1900

Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 1996)

Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 1996)

1900

George Lennon, Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (died 1991)

George Lennon, Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (died 1991)

1900

Fred Waring, American singer, bandleader, and television host (died 1984)

Fred Waring, American singer, bandleader, and television host (died 1984)

1900

Evelyn Irons, Scottish journalist and war correspondent (died 2000)

Evelyn Irons, Scottish journalist and war correspondent (died 2000)

1900

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (died 1

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (died 1

1900

Earle E. Partridge, American general (died 1990)

Earle E. Partridge, American general (died 1990)

1900

Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (died 1945)

Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (died 1945)

1900

Cecil Howard Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman, co-founded Texas Instruments (died 2003)

Cecil Howard Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman, co-founded Texas Instruments (died 2003)

1900

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (died 1994)

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (died 1994)

1900

Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (died 1986)

Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (died 1986)

1900

Bill Stone, English soldier (died 2009)

Bill Stone, English soldier (died 2009)

1900

Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 1937)

Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 1937)

1900

W. Edwards Deming, American statistician, author, and academic (died 1993)

W. Edwards Deming, American statistician, author, and academic (died 1993)

1900

Edward Ardizzone, Vietnamese-English author and illustrator (died 1979)

Edward Ardizzone, Vietnamese-English author and illustrator (died 1979)