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In the year 1865
329 Notable birthdays
Otis Harlan
American actor (1865-1940).
Born December 29th, 1865 in Zanesville.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 74 years old in Martinsville (stroke).
Sir John Woodroffe
English orientalist (1865–1936).
Born December 15th, 1865 in Kolkata.
Died January 18th, 1936 at 70 years old in Beausoleil.
Bronia Dłuska
Polish physician, first director of the radium-institut in warsaw.
Born March 18th, 1865 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1939 at 74 years old in Warsaw.
John Walter Christie
Automotive engineer and inventor (1865-1944).
Born May 6th, 1865 in Campbell-Christie House.
Died January 11th, 1944 at 78 years old in Falls Church.
Princess Marie, Princess Valdemar of Denmark
Franco-orléans and danish royal (1865-1909).
Born January 13th, 1865 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died December 4th, 1909 at 44 years old in Copenhagen (influenza).
Blanche Hoschedé Monet
French painter (1865-1947).
Born November 10th, 1865 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 8th, 1947 at 82 years old in Giverny.
James Henry Breasted
American archaeologist, egyptologist and historian (1865–1935).
Born August 27th, 1865 in Rockford. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1935 at 70 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Frank Merriam
Governor of california (1865-1955).
Born December 22nd, 1865 in Hopkinton.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 89 years old in Long Beach.
John Mott
American methodist and founder of the ymca.
Born May 25th, 1865 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 89 years old in Orlando.
Nagaoka Hantarō
Japanese physicist.
Born August 15th, 1865 in Ōmura.
Died December 11th, 1950 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Archduke Otto of Austria
Austrian archduke (1865-1906).
Born April 21st, 1865 in Graz.
Died November 1st, 1906 at 41 years old in Vienna (syphilis).
Max Heindel
American astrologer and occultist (1865-1919).
Born July 23rd, 1865 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1919 at 53 years old in Oceanside. [ref]
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Russian grand-duchess (1865-1927).
Born January 25th, 1865 in Meiningen.
Died March 24th, 1927 at 62 years old in Leipzig (cancer).
Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke
Painter and prince of sweden (1865-1947).
Born August 1st, 1865 in Drottningholm Palace. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1947 at 82 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Ernst Troeltsch
German philosopher and theologian (1865-1923).
Born February 17th, 1865 in Augsburg-Haunstetten.
Died February 1st, 1923 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Emma Eckstein
Austrian author and psychoanalysis subject (1865–1924).
Born January 28th, 1865 in Gaudenzdorf.
Died July 30th, 1924 at 59 years old in Vienna (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gérard Encausse
Spanish-born french physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of occultism, who founded the modern martinist order (1865-1916).
Born July 13th, 1865 in A Coruña.
Died October 25th, 1916 at 51 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Rafael Merry del Val
Spanish cardinal and diplomat. (1865–1930).
Born October 10th, 1865 in London.
Died February 26th, 1930 at 64 years old in Rome.
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
Swiss composer, musician and music educator (1865-1950).
Born July 6th, 1865 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1950 at 84 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
German prince (1865-1946).
Born January 20th, 1865 in Bad Arolsen.
Died May 26th, 1946 at 81 years old in Bad Arolsen.
Sabino Arana
Basque nationalist, writer and politician (1865–1903).
Born January 25th, 1865 in Abando.
Died November 25th, 1903 at 38 years old in Sukarrieta (Addison's disease).
Olga Boznańska
Polish artist (1865–1940).
Born April 15th, 1865 in Kraków.
Died October 26th, 1940 at 75 years old in Paris.
Afonso, Duke of Oporto
Prince of portugal, duke of oporto.
Born July 31st, 1865 in Palace of Ajuda.
Died February 21st, 1920 at 54 years old in Naples.
Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan
British field marshal (1865-1946).
Born October 16th, 1865 in Ayot St Lawrence.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 80 years old in London.
Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Medical missionary to newfoundland and labrador (1865–1940).
Born February 28th, 1865 in Parkgate.
Died October 9th, 1940 at 75 years old in Charlotte (thrombosis).
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