Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1894

Apr 20 Martinus Nijhoff, poet/interpreter/linguistic (spelling) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 23 Basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 23 Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (d. 1955) was born in the year 1894.  

Apr 23 George Renevant, Paris, actor (Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X) was born in the year 1894.  

Apr 26 On this day in history birth of rudolf Hess, Nazi official (d. 1987)  

Apr 27 George Petty, WWII Pin-Up Artist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 27 In the year 1894 birth of nicolas Slonimsky, composer  

May 05 Kit Guard, Denmark, actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous) was born on this day in history.  

May 06 Filip Lazar, composer was born on this day in history.  

May 10 On this day in history birth of dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty)  

May 11 In the year 1894 birth of anton A Mussert, Dutch nazi leader (NSB)  

May 11 In the year 1894 birth of florimond Cornellie, Belgium, yachting (Olympic-gold-1920)  

May 11 In the year 1894 birth of martha Graham, Allegheny Penn, choreographer (Appalachian Spring)  

May 12 On this day in history birth of cleo Ridgely, NY, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama)  

May 13 On this day in history birth of Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, 2nd President of Iceland (d. 1972)  

May 20 Adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent) was born on this day in history.  

May 20 Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994) was born on this day in history.  

May 25 On this day in history birth of dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence)  

May 27 In the year 1894 birth of dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon)  

May 27 Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

May 28 In the year 1894 birth of sammy White, RI, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off)  

May 29 In the year 1894 birth of beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days)  

May 29 On this day in history birth of josef von Sternberg, Austrian director (Der blaue Engel)  

May 30 Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45) was born on this day in history.  

May 31 In the year 1894 birth of fred Allen, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show)  

Jun 04 Blanch Knopf, publishing CEO (Knopf) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 05 On this day in history birth of roy Thomson, Lord Thomson of Fleet, English publisher (d. 1976)  

Jun 06 On this day in history birth of sabin V Dragoi, composer  

Jun 08 Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 10 In the year 1894 birth of pavel Borkovec, Czech composer (Stmivani, [Twilight])  

Jun 11 Dai Vernon (David Frederick Wingfield Verner), Canadian magician, The Professor (d. 1992) was born in the year 1894.  

Jun 13 Dr. Leo Kanner, Austrian-American physician (d. 1981) was born in the year 1894.  

Jun 13 On this day in history birth of isaak E Babel, Russian writer (Konarmija, Marija) [or Jul 13]  

Jun 13 On this day in history birth of jacques-Henri Lartigue, France, photographer  

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Jan 01 Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, German physicist (b. 1857) died in the year 1894.  

Jan 08 On this day in history pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84  

Jan 13 On this day in history death of nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831)  

Jan 19 Francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer, dies at 58 in the year 1894.  

Jan 21 Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24 in the year 1894.  

Feb 04 Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79 in the year 1894.  

Feb 11 Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830) died on this day in history.