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In the year 1869

340 Notable birthdays

Mehmet Emin Yurdakul

Turkish poet (1869-1944).

Born May 13th, 1869 in Beşiktaş. [ref]

Died January 14th, 1944 at 74 years old in Istanbul. [ref]

Henry Chandler Cowles

American botanist (1869-1939).

Born February 27th, 1869 in Connecticut.

Died September 12th, 1939 at 70 years old in Chicago.

Pietro Canonica

Italian painter (1869-1959).

Born March 1st, 1869 in Moncalieri.

Died June 8th, 1959 at 90 years old in Rome.

Alfred Hill

Australian composer and conductor (1869-1960).

Born December 16th, 1869 in Melbourne.

Died October 30th, 1960 at 90 years old in Sydney.

William M. Calder

American politician (1869-1945).

Born March 31st, 1869 in Brooklyn.

Died March 3rd, 1945 at 75 years old in Brooklyn.

Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria

Italian prince.

Born July 25th, 1869 in Rome. [ref]

Died January 7th, 1960 at 90 years old in Lindau. [ref]

Delia Akeley

American explorer.

Born December 5th, 1869 in Beaver Dam. [ref]

Died May 22nd, 1970 at 100 years old in Daytona Beach (disease). [ref]

Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas

Lithuanian writer (1869–1933).

Born September 20th, 1869 in Maleišiai.

Died April 29th, 1933 at 63 years old in Kaunas.

Alfred Flatow

German gymnast (1869–1942).

Born October 3rd, 1869 in Gdańsk. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1942 at 73 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.

George H. Moses

American politician (1869-1944).

Born February 9th, 1869 in Lubec. [ref]

Died December 20th, 1944 at 75 years old in Concord. [ref]

Billy Bassett

English footballer (1869-1937).

Born January 27th, 1869 in West Bromwich.

Died April 8th, 1937 at 68 years old in West Bromwich.

Fritz Schumacher

German architect and urban designer (1869–1947).

Born November 4th, 1869 in Bremen.

Died November 5th, 1947 at 78 years old in Hamburg.

Joshua Pim

Irish tennis player (1869-1942).

Born May 20th, 1869 in Bray.

Died April 15th, 1942 at 72 years old in Dublin.

Johannes Sobotta

German anatomist (1869-1945).

Born January 31st, 1869 in Berlin.

Died April 20th, 1945 at 76 years old in Bonn.

Armas Järnefelt

Finnish composer and conductor.

Born August 14th, 1869 in Vyborg. [ref]

Died June 23rd, 1958 at 88 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]

Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho

Portuguese aviator (1869-1959).

Born February 17th, 1869 in Lisbon.

Died February 18th, 1959 at 90 years old in Lisbon.

John Graham Kerr

British zoologist and politician (1869-1957).

Born September 18th, 1869 in Arkley.

Died April 21st, 1957 at 87 years old in Barley.

Oskar Hergt

German politician (1869–1967).

Born October 22nd, 1869 in Naumburg.

Died May 9th, 1967 at 97 years old in Göttingen.

Bernard Pyne Grenfell

English scientist and egyptologist (1869–1926).

Born December 16th, 1869 in Birmingham.

Died May 18th, 1926 at 56 years old in Oxford.

Elmer S. Riggs

American paleontologist (1869–1963).

Born January 23rd, 1869 in Trafalgar.

Died March 25th, 1963 at 94 years old in Sedan.

Edgar Chadwick

Association football player from england (1869-1942).

Born June 14th, 1869 in Blackburn.

Died February 14th, 1942 at 72 years old in Blackburn.

Ellen Thesleff

Finnish painter (1869-1954).

Born October 5th, 1869 in Helsinki.

Died January 12th, 1954 at 84 years old in Helsinki.

Ernest Fox Nichols

American physicist and academic administrator (1869-1924).

Born June 1st, 1869 in Leavenworth County.

Died April 29th, 1924 at 54 years old in New York City.

John Campbell Merriam

American paleontologist (1869–1945).

Born October 20th, 1869 in Hopkinton.

Died October 30th, 1945 at 76 years old in Oakland.

Georges Sagnac

French physicist who lent his name to the sagnac effect (1869–1928).

Born October 14th, 1869 in Périgueux.

Died February 26th, 1928 at 58 years old in Meudon.

Birthdays 176 to 200 of 340

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