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In the year 1866
356 Notable birthdays
Charles Davenport
American biologist.
Born June 1st, 1866 in Stamford.
Died February 18th, 1944 at 77 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (pneumonia). [ref]
Léon Bakst
Russian artist (1866–1924).
Born February 8th, 1866 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1924 at 58 years old in Rueil-Malmaison.
Aby Warburg
German art historian and cultural theorist.
Born June 13th, 1866 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1929 at 63 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Serge Voronoff
Tissue transplant specialist (1866-1951).
Born July 10th, 1866 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1951 at 85 years old in Lausanne.
Mykhailo Hrushevskyi
Ukrainian politician and historian (1866–1934).
Born September 29th, 1866 in Chełm.
Died November 26th, 1934 at 68 years old in Kislovodsk (sepsis). [ref]
Georg Jensen
Danish silversmith.
Born August 31st, 1866 in Rådvad. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1935 at 69 years old in Rådvad. [ref]
Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria
Austrian archduke (1866-1939).
Born August 21st, 1866 in Altmünster.
Died April 20th, 1939 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Alfred Werner
Swiss chemist nobel laureate (1866-1919).
Born December 12th, 1866 in Mulhouse.
Died November 15th, 1919 at 52 years old in Zurich.
Franz von Bayros
Austrian commercial artist, illustrator, and painter (1866-1924).
Born May 28th, 1866 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1924 at 57 years old in Vienna (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Charles Francis Haanel
American businessman, author (1866-1949).
Born May 22nd, 1866 in Ann Arbor.
Died November 27th, 1949 at 83 years old in St. Louis.
Hugh Chisholm
English editor and journalist (1866–1924).
Born February 22nd, 1866 in London.
Died September 29th, 1924 at 58 years old in London.
Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI
Sixth nizam of hyderabad.
Born August 17th, 1866 in Hyderabad State.
Died August 29th, 1911 at 45 years old in Hyderabad State.
J. M. E. McTaggart
British philosopher (1866-1925).
Born September 3rd, 1866 in London. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1925 at 58 years old in London. [ref]
Swami Abhedananda
Indian hindu mystic (1866-1939).
Born October 2nd, 1866 in Kolkata.
Died September 8th, 1939 at 72 years old in Darjeeling.
Ernest William Hornung
British writer.
Born June 7th, 1866 in Middlesbrough. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1921 at 54 years old in France (pneumonia). [ref]
Gilbert Murray
Anglo-australian scholar (1866-1957).
Born January 2nd, 1866 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1957 at 91 years old in Oxford.
Dmitry Merezhkovsky
Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic.
Born August 14th, 1866 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1941 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ramon Casas
Spanish artist (1866-1932).
Born January 4th, 1866 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1932 at 66 years old in Barcelona (tuberculosis). [ref]
Henry Bacon
American architect (1866–1924).
Born November 28th, 1866 in Watseka.
Died February 17th, 1924 at 57 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Ambroise Vollard
French art dealer (1866-1939).
Born July 3rd, 1866 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1939 at 73 years old in Versailles (traffic collision). [ref]
Leopold Mandić
Catholic priest; saint (1866-1942).
Born May 12th, 1866 in Herceg Novi.
Died July 30th, 1942 at 76 years old in Padua (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Ramón María del Valle-Inclán
Spanish author (1866-1936).
Born October 28th, 1866 in Vilanova de Arousa.
Died January 5th, 1936 at 69 years old in Santiago de Compostela (bladder cancer).
Nathan Söderblom
Swedish clergyman and archbishop (1866–1931).
Born January 15th, 1866 in Trönö.
Died July 12th, 1931 at 65 years old in Uppsala.
Vasily Kalinnikov
Russian composer (1866–1900).
Born January 13th, 1866 in Pervy Voin.
Died January 11th, 1901 at 34 years old in Yalta (tuberculosis).
Henri Deterding
Dutch entrepreneur, (1886-1939) chairman of the combined royal dutch/shell oil company.
Born April 19th, 1866 in Amsterdam.
Died February 4th, 1939 at 72 years old in St. Moritz.
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