Rewi Alley

Rewi Alley was a New Zealand-born writer and political activist. A member of the Chinese Communist Party, he dedicated 60 years of his life to the cause and was a key figure in the establishment of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives and technical training schools, including the Peili Vocational Institute. Alley was a prolific writer about 20th century China, and especially the communist revolution. He also translated numerous Chinese poems.

2 December 1897

Born on the same birth date (2 December 1897): Ivan Bagramyan

Born on the same birth day (2 December): Adolph Green • Alan Henderson • Alan Thomson (cricketer) • Cassie Steele • Edwin Meese • Indra Lal Roy • Jarron Collins • Jinsei Shinzaki • Ralph Beard • Steven Bauer • Takahito, Prince Mikasa • Yusuf Akçura • Yvonne Catterfeld

Born in the same month (December 1897): Albert Aalbers • Alfredo Bracchi • Drew Pearson (journalist) • Fletcher Henderson • Hermione Gingold • Ivan Bagramyan • Kurt Schuschnigg • Margaret Chase Smith • Nunnally Johnson • Robert Redfield • Ronald Skirth • Ville Pörhölä • Väinö Sipilä