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In the year 1869

375 Notable birthdays

Harvey Williams Cushing

American neurosurgeon (1869-1939).

Born April 8th, 1869 in Cleveland.

Died October 8th, 1939 at 70 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).

William Dudley Haywood

Labor organizer (1869-1928).

Born February 4th, 1869 in Salt Lake City.

Died May 18th, 1928 at 59 years old in Moscow (stroke).

Arthur Rostron

British sailor (1869-1940).

Born May 14th, 1869 in Bolton.

Died November 4th, 1940 at 71 years old in Southampton (pneumonia).

Booth Tarkington

American novelist (1869–1946).

Born July 29th, 1869 in Indianapolis.

Died May 19th, 1946 at 76 years old in Indianapolis.

Karl Haushofer

German philosopher (1869-1946).

Born August 27th, 1869 in Munich.

Died March 10th, 1946 at 76 years old in Pähl (poisoning).

Nicholas Longworth

American politician (1869-1931).

Born November 5th, 1869 in Cincinnati.

Died April 9th, 1931 at 61 years old in Aiken.

Stephen Leacock

Canadian writer and economist (1869–1944).

Born December 30th, 1869 in Hampshire.

Died March 28th, 1944 at 74 years old in Toronto (esophageal cancer).

Pyotr Krasnov

White movement cossack (1869-1947).

Born September 22nd, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.

Died January 17th, 1947 at 77 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).

Albert Kahn

American architect (1869–1942).

Born March 21st, 1869 in Rhaunen.

Died December 8th, 1942 at 73 years old in Detroit.

Philip de László

Anglo-hungarian artist (1869-1937).

Born April 30th, 1869 in Pest. [ref]

Died November 22nd, 1937 at 68 years old in Hyme House (myocardial infarction).

Wayne Wheeler

American prohibitionist (1869–1927).

Born November 10th, 1869 in Brookfield Township.

Died September 5th, 1927 at 57 years old in Battle Creek.

Marguerite Steinheil

French murder suspect (1869-1954).

Born April 16th, 1869 in Beaucourt.

Died July 17th, 1954 at 85 years old in Hove.

Gaetano Bresci

Italian anarchist regicide of king umberto i of italy (1869-1901).

Born November 10th, 1869 in Prato, Coiano.

Died May 22nd, 1901 at 31 years old in Santo Stefano Island (hanging to death).

Rudolf Otto

German theologian, philosopher, and comparative religionist (1869-1937).

Born September 25th, 1869 in Peine.

Died March 7th, 1937 at 67 years old in Marburg (pneumonia).

Felix Salten

Austro-hungarian author and critic in vienna (1869–1945).

Born September 6th, 1869 in Pest. [ref]

Died October 8th, 1945 at 76 years old in Zurich. [ref]

Komitas

Ottoman armenian priest, musicologist, composer and vardapet (1869–1935).

Born October 8th, 1869 in Kütahya.

Died October 22nd, 1935 at 66 years old in Paris.

Élie Cartan

French mathematician (1869–1951).

Born April 9th, 1869 in Dolomieu.

Died May 6th, 1951 at 82 years old in Paris.

Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

Titular duke of schleswig-holstein.

Born February 26th, 1869 in Frogmore House.

Died April 27th, 1931 at 62 years old in Berlin.

Gustav Vigeland

Norwegian sculptor.

Born April 11th, 1869 in Halse og Harkmark. [ref]

Died March 12th, 1943 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]

William Dodd

American historian and ambassador to germany.

Born October 21st, 1869 in Clayton.

Died February 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Round Hill (pneumonia).

Tyrone Power Sr.

English-born american stage and screen actor (1869–1931).

Born May 2nd, 1869 in London.

Died December 23rd, 1931 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Joseph Vacher

Sentenced to death in france.

Born November 16th, 1869 in Beaufort.

Died December 31st, 1898 at 29 years old in Bourg-en-Bresse (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]

Edwin Arlington Robinson

American poet (1869–1935).

Born December 22nd, 1869 in Maine.

Died April 6th, 1935 at 65 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).

Francisco Largo Caballero

Spanish politician (1869-1946).

Born October 15th, 1869 in Madrid. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 1946 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]

Siegfried Wagner

German opera producer and composer, son of richard wagner and cosima liszt.

Born June 6th, 1869 in Tribschen. [ref]

Died August 4th, 1930 at 61 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]

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