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In the year 1866
378 Notable birthdays
H. G. Wells
English writer (1866–1946).
Born September 21st, 1866 in Bromley.
Died August 13th, 1946 at 79 years old in London (liver tumor).
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925).
Born November 12th, 1866 in Cuiheng. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1925 at 58 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (liver cancer). [ref]
Beatrix Potter
British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943).
Born July 28th, 1866 in West Brompton.
Died December 22nd, 1943 at 77 years old in Near Sawrey (pneumonia).
Wassily Kandinsky
Avant-garde painter of russian origin (1866-1944).
Born December 4th, 1866 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1944 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (stroke). [ref]
Butch Cassidy
American old west outlaw (1866–1908).
Born April 13th, 1866 in Beaver.
Died November 7th, 1908 at 42 years old in Bolivia (gunshot wound).
Erik Satie
French composer and pianist (1866-1925).
Born May 17th, 1866 in Honfleur.
Died July 1st, 1925 at 59 years old in rue Pierre-Larousse (liver cirrhosis).
Antonio Luna
Philippine researcher, reformist, military general and statesman (1866–1899).
Born October 29th, 1866 in San Nicolas.
Died June 5th, 1899 at 32 years old in Cabanatuan.
Anne Sullivan
Teacher and companion of helen keller.
Born April 4th, 1866 in Feeding Hills.
Died October 20th, 1936 at 70 years old in Forest Hills.
Ramsay MacDonald
British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 (1866–1937).
Born October 12th, 1866 in Lossiemouth.
Died November 9th, 1937 at 71 years old in Atlantic Ocean (heart failure).
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Indian political leader and social reformer (1866–1915).
Died February 19th, 1915 at 48 years old in Pune. [ref]
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923).
Born June 26th, 1866 in Highclere Castle.
Died April 5th, 1923 at 56 years old in Cairo (pneumonia).
Matthew Henson
American explorer (1866–1955).
Born August 8th, 1866 in Charles County.
Died March 9th, 1955 at 88 years old in New York City (stroke).
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
American judge and baseball commissioner (1866-1944).
Born November 20th, 1866 in Millville.
Died November 25th, 1944 at 78 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
James John Corbett
American boxer (1866-1933).
Born September 1st, 1866 in San Francisco.
Died February 18th, 1933 at 66 years old in Queens (liver cancer).
Giovanni Agnelli
Italian entrepreneur (1866–1945).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Villar Perosa.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Turin.
Maud Gonne
Irish revolutionary and activist (1866-1953).
Born December 21st, 1866 in Farnham.
Died April 27th, 1953 at 86 years old in Clonskeagh.
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
Daughter of louis iv, grand duke of hesse and by rhine, and princess alice of the united kingdom (1866-1953).
Born July 11th, 1866 in Neues Palais.
Died November 11th, 1953 at 87 years old in Gut Hemmelmark.
Thomas Hunt Morgan
American biologist (1866–1945).
Born September 25th, 1866 in Lexington.
Died December 4th, 1945 at 79 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).
Cornelia Dorabuji
Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from bombay university, first woman to study law at oxford university; first indian national to study at a british university (1866-1954).
Born November 15th, 1866 in Nashik.
Died July 6th, 1954 at 87 years old in London.
Alexander Ulyanov
Russian revolutionary and activist (1866–1887).
Born April 12th, 1866 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 20th, 1887 at 21 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging to death).
Romain Rolland
French author (1866-1944).
Born January 29th, 1866 in Clamecy.
Died December 30th, 1944 at 78 years old in Vézelay (tuberculosis).
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
Dynast of the russian empire (1866-1933); brother-in-law of tsar nicholas ii.
Born April 13th, 1866 in Tbilisi.
Died February 26th, 1933 at 66 years old in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
Elizabeth Magie
American board game designer (1866–1948).
Died March 2nd, 1948 at 81 years old in Arlington County.
Hans von Seeckt
German general (1866-1936).
Born April 22nd, 1866 in Schleswig.
Died December 27th, 1936 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Lincoln Steffens
American journalist (1866-1936).
Born April 6th, 1866 in San Francisco.
Died August 9th, 1936 at 70 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle