George Burns (1896-1996)
TV Actor
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)
Novelist
2
Jimmy Doolittle (1896-1993)
War Hero
3
Oswald Mosley (1896-1980)
Politician
4
Wallis Simpson (1896-1986)
Political Wife
5
Walter Breuning (1896-2011)
Supercentenarian
6
Samuel L Lewis (1896-1971)
Religious Leader
7
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
8
Lilyan Tashman (1896-1934)
Movie Actress
9
Leon Theremin (1896-1993)
Engineer
10
Pat Collins (1896-1960)
Baseball Player
11
Besse Cooper (1896-2012)
12
Ethel Waters (1896-1977)
Jazz Singer
13
Ruth Gordon (1896-1985)
14
Jack Howarth (1896-1984)
Soap Opera Actor
15
Everett Dirksen (1896-1969)
16
Howard Hawks (1896-1977)
Director
17
Zakariyya Ahmad (1896-1961)
Composer
18
Phil Baker (1896-1963)
Comedian
19
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
20
Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)
Psychologist
21
Tomás Blanco (1896-1975)
Non-Fiction Author
22
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
23
Kartar Singh Sarabha (1896-1915)
Activist
24
Died in 1896
Birthdays by Month
Rogers Hornsby (1896-1963)
25
Dawn Powell (1896-1965)
Playwright
26
Robert E. Sherwood (1896-1955)
Screenwriter
27
Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1960)
Opera Singer
28
Andre Breton (1896-1966)
29
Florence Mills (1896-1927)
Stage Actress
30
Jean Piaget (1896-1980)
31
John Dos Passos (1896-1970)
32
Tristan Tzara (1896-1963)
Poet
33
Gary Davis (1896-1972)
Gospel Singer
34
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896-1953)
Young Adult Author
35
Amelia Peláez (1896-1968)
Painter
36
Morarji Desai (1896-1995)
World Leader
37
Arnold Ridley (1896-1984)
38
Raymond Massey (1896-1983)
Movie Actor
39
William A. Wellman (1896-1975)
40
Kathleen Long (1896-1968)
Pianist
41
Italo Balbo (1896-1940)
Pilot
42
Austin Clarke (1896-1974)
43
Albert Ball (1896-1917)
44
Adele Astaire (1896-1981)
Dancer
45
Howard Hanson (1896-1981)
46
Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982)
47
Señor Wences (1896-1999)
Ventriloquist
48
Years