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): Alfred Enoch • Andrew Ryan (rugby league) • Cassie Steele • Claudiu Keșerü • David Hackett Fischer • Fernando Consag • Gareth Wigan • Gary Sánchez • George Minot • Ivan Atanassov Petrov • Jarron Collins • John Banks (New Zealand politician) • John Cobb (racing driver) • Kostas Stafylidis • Rachel McQuillan • Raimundo Orsi • Robert Turbin • Tomokaze Yūta

Born in the same month (December 1897): Albert Aalbers • Alfredo Bracchi • Drew Pearson (journalist) • Fletcher Henderson • Gershom Scholem • Ivan Bagramyan • Nunnally Johnson • Robert Redfield • Ronald Skirth • Ville Pörhölä • Väinö Sipilä