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In the year 1866
356 Notable birthdays
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.
Hiram Johnson
23rd governor of california from 1911 to 1917.
Born September 2nd, 1866 in Sacramento.
Died August 6th, 1945 at 78 years old in Bethesda.
Reginald Fessenden
Canadian radio pioneer (1866–1932).
Born October 6th, 1866 in Bolton-Est.
Died July 22nd, 1932 at 65 years old in Bermuda.
Benedetto Croce
Italian philosopher (1866-1952).
Born February 26th, 1866 in Pescasseroli.
Died November 20th, 1952 at 86 years old in Naples.
Mary Anderson
Inventor of the windshield wiper blade (1866–1953).
Born February 19th, 1866 in Greene County. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1953 at 87 years old in Monteagle.
Ferruccio Busoni
Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, born 1866.
Born April 1st, 1866 in Empoli.
Died July 27th, 1924 at 58 years old in Berlin (kidney disease).
Harry Davenport
American actor (1866–1949).
Born January 19th, 1866 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 1949 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Princess Viktoria of Prussia
Prussian princess (1866-1929).
Born April 12th, 1866 in Potsdam.
Died November 13th, 1929 at 63 years old in Bonn (pneumonia).
Roger Fry
English artist and art critic (1866-1934).
Born December 14th, 1866 in London.
Died September 9th, 1934 at 67 years old in London.
James Barry Munnik Hertzog
Boer general (1866-1942).
Born April 3rd, 1866 in Wellington.
Died November 21st, 1942 at 76 years old in Pretoria.
Cheiro
Irish astrologer, palmist, and numerologist (1866-1936).
Born November 1st, 1866 in Dublin.
Died October 8th, 1936 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Duncan MacDougall
American physician (1866-1920).
Born April 11th, 1866. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1920 at 54 years old
Fred Karno
British theatre manager (1866-1941).
Born March 26th, 1866 in Exeter.
Died September 18th, 1941 at 75 years old in Lilliput (diabetes).
Arnold Ehret
American medical researcher.
Born July 29th, 1866 in Sankt Georgen.
Died October 9th, 1922 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Emilio De Bono
Italian general (1866-1944).
Born March 19th, 1866.
Died January 11th, 1944 at 77 years old in Verona (gunshot wound).
Lev Shestov
Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938).
Born February 5th, 1866 in Kyiv.
Died November 19th, 1938 at 72 years old in Paris.
Kuroda Seiki
Japanese artist (1866-1924).
Born August 9th, 1866 in Higashisengoku-chō.
Died July 15th, 1924 at 57 years old in Tokyo City (uremia). [ref]
La Goulue
Can-can dancer from france.
Born July 12th, 1866 in Clichy.
Died January 30th, 1929 at 62 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris, Lariboisière Hospital.
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
British politician (1866-1941).
Born September 12th, 1866 in Eastbourne.
Died August 12th, 1941 at 74 years old in Belgravia.
Herbert Henry Dow
Canadian american chemical industrialist (1866–1930).
Born February 26th, 1866 in Ontario.
Died October 16th, 1930 at 64 years old in Midland (liver cirrhosis).
Elizabeth von Arnim
Australian english novelist.
Born August 31st, 1866 in Sydney. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1941 at 74 years old in Charleston (influenza). [ref]
Voltairine de Cleyre
American anarchist writer and feminist.
Born November 17th, 1866 in Leslie.
Died June 20th, 1912 at 45 years old in Chicago (meningitis).
Charles Francis Adams III
Secretary of the navy (1866-1954).
Born August 2nd, 1866 in Quincy.
Died June 10th, 1954 at 87 years old in Boston.
Karl Maria Wiligut
Ss general (1866-1946).
Born December 10th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died January 3rd, 1946 at 79 years old in Bad Arolsen.
Abraham Flexner
American educator.
Born November 16th, 1866 in Louisville.
Died September 21st, 1959 at 92 years old in Falls Church.
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