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In the year 1868
348 Notable birthdays
Søren Peter Lauritz Sørensen
Danish chemist.
Born January 9th, 1868 in Havrebjerg. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1939 at 71 years old in Copenhagen.
Hakim Ajmal Khan
Indian politician.
Born February 12th, 1868 in Delhi.
Died December 29th, 1927 at 59 years old
Emily Murphy
Canadian judge (1868–1933).
Born March 14th, 1868 in London.
Died October 17th, 1940 at 72 years old in Canada. [ref]
August Horch
German automobile engineer (1868–1951).
Born October 12th, 1868 in Winningen.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 82 years old in Münchberg.
Peter Behrens
German architect and designer (1868-1940).
Born April 14th, 1868 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1940 at 71 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Claudel
French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955).
Born August 5th, 1868 in Villeneuve-sur-Fère. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1955 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jane Avril
French can-can dancer made famous by henri de toulouse-lautrec through his painting (1868-1943).
Born June 9th, 1868 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1943 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
La Belle Otero
Spanish dancer, actress and courtesan in france.
Born November 4th, 1868 in Valga.
Died April 13th, 1965 at 96 years old in Nice (myocardial infarction).
William Allen White
American newspaper editor and progressive leader (1868–1944).
Born February 10th, 1868 in Emporia.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 75 years old in Emporia.
Frank Bunker Gilbreth
American industrial engineer (1868-1924).
Born July 7th, 1868 in Fairfield.
Died June 14th, 1924 at 55 years old in Montclair (heart failure).
Enriqueta Martí
Spanish serial killer.
Born February 2nd, 1868 in Sant Feliu de Llobregat.
Died May 12th, 1913 at 45 years old in Barcelona.
August Natterer
German painter who suffered from schizophrenia.
Born August 3rd, 1868 in Ravensburg.
Died October 7th, 1933 at 65 years old in Rottweil.
Alfred Weber
German economist and sociologist.
Born July 30th, 1868 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1958 at 89 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Franz Ritter von Epp
German general and politician (1868–1946).
Born October 16th, 1868 in Munich.
Died January 31st, 1947 at 78 years old in Munich.
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
Governor of new south wales; governor of queensland; viceroy of india (1868–1933).
Born August 12th, 1868 in London.
Died April 1st, 1933 at 64 years old in Oxford.
Stefan George
German poet, editor, and translator.
Born July 12th, 1868 in Büdesheim. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1933 at 65 years old in Minusio. [ref]
Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg
Russian duke (1868-1924).
Born November 21st, 1868 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 1924 at 55 years old in Biarritz (tuberculosis).
Mary Hunter Austin
Memoirist, novelist, poet, essayist, critic, playwright (1868–1934).
Born September 9th, 1868 in Carlinville.
Died August 13th, 1934 at 65 years old in Santa Fe.
John MacBride
Irish republican.
Born May 7th, 1868 in Westport.
Died May 5th, 1916 at 47 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (ballistic trauma).
Felix Hausdorff
German mathematician (*1868 – †1942).
Born November 8th, 1868 in Wrocław.
Died January 26th, 1942 at 73 years old in Bonn.
Émile Bernard
French painter (1868-1941).
Born April 28th, 1868 in Lille. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1941 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gustav Noske
German politician (1868-1946).
Born July 9th, 1868 in Brandenburg an der Havel. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1946 at 78 years old in Hanover (stroke). [ref]
Felix Hoffmann
German chemist (1868-1946).
Born January 21st, 1868 in Ludwigsburg.
Died February 8th, 1946 at 78 years old in Lausanne.
E. V. Lucas
British writer (1868-1938).
Born June 12th, 1868 in London.
Died June 26th, 1938 at 70 years old in Marylebone.
George Ellery Hale
American solar astronomer.
Born June 29th, 1868 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1938 at 69 years old in Pasadena.
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