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In the year 1869
340 Notable birthdays
Fritz Pregl
Slovene-austrian nobel prize laureate and scientist (1869-1930).
Born September 3rd, 1869 in Ljubljana.
Died December 13th, 1930 at 61 years old in Graz.
Tony Garnier
French architect.
Born August 13th, 1869 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1948 at 78 years old in Roquefort-la-Bédoule. [ref]
Will Marion Cook
African american composer and violinist (1869–1944).
Born January 27th, 1869 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 20th, 1944 at 75 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer, heart disease).
Hans Kundt
Bolivian general (1869-1939).
Born February 28th, 1869 in Neustrelitz.
Died August 30th, 1939 at 70 years old in Lugano.
Martin Andersen Nexø
Danish writer.
Born June 26th, 1869 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1954 at 84 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Frances Hodgkins
New zealand painter (1869-1947).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Dorchester. [ref]
Harald Sohlberg
Norwegian painter (1860-1935).
Born November 29th, 1869 in Christiania.
Died June 19th, 1935 at 65 years old in Christiania.
Klymentiy Sheptytsky
Ukrainian catholic monk and political prisoner (1869–1951).
Born November 17th, 1869 in Prylbychi.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 81 years old in Vladimir Central Prison.
Abdullah Cevdet
Ottoman intellectual and physician (1869-1932).
Born September 9th, 1869 in Arapgir.
Died November 29th, 1932 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Zhou Ziqi
Chinese educator and politician (1869–1923).
Born November 17th, 1869 in Chao'an District.
Died October 21st, 1923 at 53 years old in Beijing.
Boris Rosing
Russian television pioneer.
Born May 5th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 20th, 1933 at 63 years old in Arkhangelsk (cerebral hemorrhage).
Kiến Phúc
Vietnamese emperor (1869–1884).
Born February 12th, 1869 in Huế.
Died July 31st, 1884 at 15 years old in Huế.
Mustafa Sabri
Turkish theologian (1869-1954).
Born June 22nd, 1869 in Tokat.
Died March 12th, 1954 at 84 years old in Cairo.
Józef Mehoffer
Polish artist (1869-1946).
Born March 19th, 1869 in Ropczyce.
Died July 8th, 1946 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Clement Calhoun Young
Governor of california (1869-1947).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Lisbon.
Died December 26th, 1947 at 78 years old in Berkeley.
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German duke.
Born August 10th, 1869 in Schwerin.
Died September 3rd, 1955 at 86 years old in Balduinstein.
Otto Nordenskjöld
Swedish geologist and polar researche (1869–1928).
Born December 6th, 1869.
Died June 2nd, 1928 at 58 years old in Annedals parish (traffic collision).
Georgette Leblanc
French singer (1869–1941).
Born February 8th, 1869 in Rouen. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1941 at 72 years old in Le Cannet (cancer).
Archduchess Carolina Maria of Austria
Archduchesse austria-tuscan imperial and royal (1869–1945).
Born September 5th, 1869 in Altmünster.
Died May 12th, 1945 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Hristo Tatarchev
Bulgarian doctor and revolutionary (1869–1952).
Born December 15th, 1869 in Resen.
Died January 5th, 1952 at 82 years old in Turin.
Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau
German diplomat (1869-1928).
Born May 29th, 1869 in Schleswig.
Died September 8th, 1928 at 59 years old in Berlin (esophageal cancer).
Walford Davies
British composer.
Born September 6th, 1869 in Oswestry. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1941 at 71 years old in Wrington. [ref]
Prince Johann Georg of Saxony
Saxon prince.
Born July 10th, 1869 in Dresden. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1938 at 69 years old in Altshausen. [ref]
George Forbes
New zealand politician (1869-1947).
Born March 12th, 1869 in Lyttelton.
Died May 17th, 1947 at 78 years old in Wellington.
Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood
British politician (1869-1956).
Born October 14th, 1869 in Hertfordshire.
Died December 10th, 1956 at 87 years old in Sussex.
Birthdays 126 to 150 of 340
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age. Booth Tarkington