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In the year 1868
348 Notable birthdays
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
German aristocrat (1868-1937).
Born November 25th, 1868 in Darmstadt.
Died October 9th, 1937 at 68 years old in Schloß Wolfsgarten.
Fuad I of Egypt
Egyptian former king and former sultan.
Born March 26th, 1868 in Cairo.
Died April 28th, 1936 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
British banker and zoologist (1868–1937).
Born February 8th, 1868 in London.
Died August 27th, 1937 at 69 years old in Tring.
Marie Dressler
Canadian-american actress (1868-1934).
Born November 9th, 1868 in Cobourg.
Died July 28th, 1934 at 65 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Arnold Sommerfeld
German physicist (1868-1951).
Born December 5th, 1868 in Königsberg.
Died April 26th, 1951 at 82 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer.
Born July 4th, 1868 in Lancaster.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 53 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Empress Dowager Longyu
Chinese empress during the end of the qing dynasty (1868-1913).
Born January 28th, 1868 in Shuntian Fu.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 45 years old in Beijing.
Charles Maurras
French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952).
Born April 20th, 1868 in Martigues. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1952 at 84 years old in Saint-Symphorien. [ref]
Edward S. Curtis
American photographer (1868-1952).
Born February 16th, 1868 in Whitewater.
Died October 19th, 1952 at 84 years old in Whittier (myocardial infarction).
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
English writer.
Born September 28th, 1868 in Shooter's Hill. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1956 at 87 years old in Wadhurst.
Gaston Leroux
French author and journalist.
Born May 6th, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1927 at 59 years old in Nice. [ref]
Horace Elgin Dodge
American businessman.
Died December 10th, 1920 at 52 years old in Palm Beach (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Gichin Funakoshi
Japanese karateka (1868–1957).
Born November 10th, 1868 in Shuri.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 88 years old in Tokyo.
Harvey Samuel Firestone
American businessman.
Born December 20th, 1868 in Columbiana.
Died February 7th, 1938 at 69 years old in Miami Beach (coronary thrombosis).
Kantarō Suzuki
29th prime minister of japan (1868-1948).
Born January 18th, 1868 in Sakai.
Died April 17th, 1948 at 80 years old in Sekiyado (liver cancer).
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
German prince.
Born May 1st, 1868 in Panker. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1940 at 72 years old in Kassel.
Edmond Rostand
French poet and dramatist (1868–1918).
Born April 1st, 1868 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1948 at 80 years old in Paris (1918–1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist, buddhist, taoist, anarchist and writer.
Born October 24th, 1868 in Saint-Mandé.
Died September 8th, 1969 at 100 years old [ref]
Mary Parker Follett
American academic (1868-1933).
Born September 3rd, 1868 in Quincy.
Died December 18th, 1933 at 65 years old in Boston (hemorrhoid).
George Arliss
English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker (1868–1946).
Born April 10th, 1868 in London.
Died February 5th, 1946 at 77 years old in London (infectious disease).
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
British army general (1868-1927).
Born August 13th, 1868 in Kensington Palace.
Died October 24th, 1927 at 59 years old in Shrewsbury.
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
British newspaper publisher and viscount (1868-1940).
Born April 26th, 1868 in London.
Died November 26th, 1940 at 72 years old in Bermuda.
Édouard Vuillard
French painter (1868-1940).
Born November 11th, 1868 in Cuiseaux. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1940 at 71 years old in La Baule-Escoublac. [ref]
Paul Warburg
American banker (1868-1932).
Born August 10th, 1868 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1932 at 63 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
British politician (1868-1938).
Born May 31st, 1868 in Marylebone.
Died May 6th, 1938 at 69 years old in Derbyshire.
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