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1909 births
- Eugène IonescoEugène Ionesco was born in the Romanian city of Slatina on the 26th of November 1909. His father belonged to the Orthodox Christian church while his mother…
- Elia KazanElias Kazantzoglou entered the world on the 7th of September 1909 in the Kadıköy district of Constantinople. His parents were Cappadocian Greeks originally…
- Nathan RosenNathan Rosen was born on the 22nd of March 1909 into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. The Great Depression shaped his early years as he attended…
- Oldřich NejedlýOldřich Nejedlý began his life in the small village of Zebrak on the 26th of December 1909. He started playing football for his hometown club before moving…
- Francis Bacon (artist)Francis Bacon was born on the 28th of October 1909 at 63 Lower Baggot Street in Dublin. His father, Army Captain Anthony Edward Mortimer Bacon, was a…
- Hans SuessHans Eduard Suess entered the world on the 16th of December 1909 in Austria. He carried a significant family name as the grandson of geologist Eduard Suess.
- Alex RaymondAlexander Gillespie Raymond Jr. was born on the 2nd of October 1909 in New Rochelle, New York. His father worked as a civil engineer and road builder who…
- Rollo MayRollo Reece May entered the world on the 21st of April 1909 in Ada, Ohio. He was the first son and second eldest of six children born to Matie Boughton and…
- Adam RapackiAdam Rapacki entered the world on the 24th of December 1909 in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary. His family moved to Piotrków Trybunalski due to World War I and…
- Roger RevelleRoger Randall Dougan Revelle entered the world on the 7th of March 1909 in Seattle. He grew up in southern California and graduated from Pomona College in…