1901
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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1901
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)
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)
1901
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)
1900
Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (died 1986)
Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (died 1986)
1900
Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
1900
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
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
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)