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In the year 1868
348 Notable birthdays
Richard Teichmann
German chess player (1868–1925).
Born December 24th, 1868 in Lehnitzsch.
Died June 12th, 1925 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Nachman Syrkin
Political theorist (1868–1924).
Born February 23rd, 1868 in Mogilev.
Died September 6th, 1924 at 56 years old in New York City.
Max von Schillings
German conductor, composer and theatre director (1868–1933).
Born April 19th, 1868 in Düren.
Died July 24th, 1933 at 65 years old in Berlin (pulmonary embolism).
Ademaga Mešić
Bosnian politician and military officer (1868–1945).
Born March 25th, 1868 in Tešanj.
Died July 1st, 1945 at 77 years old in Zagreb.
Paul Hirsch
German politician (1868-1940).
Born November 17th, 1868 in Prenzlau. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1940 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Lauri Ingman
Finnish priest, theologian and politician (1868-1934).
Born June 30th, 1868 in Teuva. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1934 at 66 years old in Turku.
Sheldon Lewis
American actor (1868–1958).
Born April 20th, 1868 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 1958 at 90 years old in San Gabriel.
Edmund Schulthess
Member of the swiss federal council (1868-1944).
Born March 2nd, 1868 in Villnachern.
Died April 22nd, 1944 at 76 years old in Bern.
Federico Caprilli
Italian equestrian (1868-1907).
Born April 8th, 1868 in Livorno. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1907 at 39 years old in Turin (horse fall).
Fritz Erler
German artist (1868-1940).
Born December 15th, 1868 in Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie.
Died December 11th, 1940 at 71 years old in Munich.
Erich Hoffmann
German dermatologist (1868–1959).
Born April 25th, 1868 in Wicimice.
Died May 8th, 1959 at 91 years old in Bonn.
Jules-Alexandre Grün
French post-impressionist painter (1868-1938).
Born May 25th, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1938 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
William W. Brandon
American politician (1868–1934).
Born June 5th, 1868 in Talladega.
Died December 7th, 1934 at 66 years old in Tuscaloosa.
John Fillmore Hayford
American geodesist (1868-1925).
Born May 19th, 1868 in Rouses Point.
Died March 10th, 1925 at 56 years old in Evanston.
Annie Scott Dill Maunder
British astronomer (1868-1947).
Born April 14th, 1868 in Strabane.
Died September 15th, 1947 at 79 years old in London, Wandsworth (disease).
Théodore Botrel
French singer-songwriter.
Born September 15th, 1868 in Dinan. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1925 at 56 years old in Pont-Aven (Congestion pulmonaire). [ref]
Dušan Jurkovič
Slovak architect (1868-1947).
Born August 23rd, 1868 in Turá Lúka. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Herbert Spencer Jennings
American biologist (1868–1947).
Born April 8th, 1868 in Tonica.
Died April 14th, 1947 at 79 years old in Santa Monica.
Sumner Paine
American sport shooter.
Born May 13th, 1868 in Boston.
Died April 18th, 1904 at 35 years old in Boston.
Prosper Poullet
Belgian former prime minister (1868-1937).
Born March 5th, 1868 in Leuven.
Died December 3rd, 1937 at 69 years old in Leuven.
Jan Verkade
Dutch painter (1868-1946) and monk.
Born September 18th, 1868 in Zaandam.
Died July 19th, 1946 at 77 years old in Beuron.
Alfred Fowler
British astronomer (1868-1940).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Yorkshire.
Died June 24th, 1940 at 72 years old in Ealing (cerebrovascular disease).
Alessandro Padoa
Italian mathematician and logician, a contributor to the school of giuseppe peano (1868-1937).
Born October 14th, 1868 in Venice.
Died November 25th, 1937 at 69 years old in Genoa.
Charles Wallace Richmond
American ornithologist (1868-1932).
Born December 31st, 1868 in Kenosha.
Died May 19th, 1932 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Edward Abramowski
Polish philosopher, libertarian socialist, anarchist, psychologist and ethician (1868-1918).
Born August 17th, 1868 in Vasilkovskiy Uyezd. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1918 at 49 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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