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In the year 1860

309 Notable birthdays

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904).

Born January 29th, 1860 in Taganrog. [ref]

Died July 15th, 1904 at 44 years old in Badenweiler (tuberculosis). [ref]

John J. Pershing

United states army general in world war i.

Born September 13th, 1860 in Laclede.

Died July 15th, 1948 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).

Annie Oakley

American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter.

Born August 13th, 1860 in Darke County.

Died November 3rd, 1926 at 66 years old in Greenville (pernicious anemia).

William Jennings Bryan

American politician (1860–1925).

Born March 19th, 1860 in Salem.

Died July 26th, 1925 at 65 years old in Dayton.

Gustav Mahler

Austrian late-romantic composer.

Born July 7th, 1860 in Kaliště. [ref]

Died May 18th, 1911 at 50 years old in Vienna (endocarditis, sepsis). [ref]

J. M. Barrie

Scottish writer.

Born May 9th, 1860 in Kirriemuir. [ref]

Died June 19th, 1937 at 77 years old in Marylebone (pneumonia). [ref]

M. Visvesvaraya

Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the diwan of mysore.

Born September 15th, 1860 in Muddenahalli. [ref]

Died April 14th, 1962 at 101 years old in Mysore.

Theodor Herzl

Father of modern political zionism (1860–1904).

Born May 2nd, 1860 in Pest. [ref]

Died July 3rd, 1904 at 44 years old in Reichenau an der Rax (pneumonia). [ref]

Louis Wain

English artist (1860-1939).

Born August 5th, 1860 in Clerkenwell. [ref]

Died July 4th, 1939 at 78 years old in Napsbury Hospital. [ref]

Klara Hitler

Mother of adolf hitler.

Born August 12th, 1860 in Weitra.

Died December 21st, 1907 at 47 years old in Urfahr.

Alphonse Mucha

Czechoslovak photographer, painter and illustrator (1860-1939).

Born July 24th, 1860 in Ivančice. [ref]

Died July 14th, 1939 at 78 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]

Jane Addams

American activist, sociologist and writer.

Born September 6th, 1860 in Cedarville. [ref]

Died June 21st, 1935 at 74 years old in Chicago (cancer).

Charles Curtis

Vice president of the united states from 1929 to 1933.

Born January 25th, 1860 in Topeka.

Died February 8th, 1936 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).

Will Keith Kellogg

American businessman (1860–1951).

Born April 7th, 1860 in Battle Creek.

Died October 6th, 1951 at 91 years old in Battle Creek (heart failure).

Grandma Moses

American artist (1860-1961).

Born September 7th, 1860 in Washington County, Greenwich. [ref]

Died December 13th, 1961 at 101 years old in Hoosick Falls. [ref]

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer (1860-1935).

Born July 3rd, 1860 in Hartford. [ref]

Died August 17th, 1935 at 75 years old in Pasadena.

Kanō Jigorō

Japanese educator and judoka (1860–1938).

Born December 10th, 1860 in Kobe. [ref]

Died May 4th, 1938 at 77 years old in at sea (pneumonia).

Florence Harding

First lady of the united states (1921-1923).

Born August 15th, 1860 in Marion.

Died November 21st, 1924 at 64 years old in Marion (kidney failure).

William Kemmler

American murderer.

Born May 9th, 1860 in Philadelphia.

Died August 6th, 1890 at 30 years old in Auburn Correctional Facility (electrocution). [ref]

Raymond Poincaré

French statesman and lawyer (1860-1934).

Born August 20th, 1860 in Bar-le-Duc. [ref]

Died October 15th, 1934 at 74 years old in Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Walter Sickert

British artist (1860-1942).

Born May 31st, 1860 in Munich. [ref]

Died January 22nd, 1942 at 81 years old in Bath. [ref]

Herman Hollerith

American statistician and inventor(1860-1929).

Born March 12th, 1860 in Buffalo.

Died November 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).

Ellen Axson Wilson

First lady of the united states (1913-1914).

Born May 15th, 1860 in Savannah.

Died August 6th, 1914 at 54 years old in Washington, D.C., White House (nephritis).

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Polish pianist, composer, supporter of poland's independence movements, politician, prime minister of reborn poland (1860–1941).

Born November 18th, 1860 in Kurilivka.

Died June 29th, 1941 at 80 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Leonard Wood

5th chief of staff of the u.s. army (1860-1927).

Born October 9th, 1860 in Winchester.

Died August 7th, 1927 at 66 years old in Boston (brain cancer).

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