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In the year 1870
370 Notable birthdays
Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia
Daughter of george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia; wife of grand duke paul alexandrovich of russia.
Born August 30th, 1870 in Corfu.
Died September 24th, 1891 at 21 years old in Moscow (puerperal disorders).
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
7th president of finland (1870-1956).
Born November 27th, 1870 in Hämeenkoski.
Died December 14th, 1956 at 86 years old in Helsinki.
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
British princess.
Born May 3rd, 1870 in Frogmore House.
Died March 13th, 1948 at 77 years old in London.
Prince Carlos of the Two Sicilies
Two sicilian and spanish royal (1870–1949).
Born November 10th, 1870 in Gries am Brenner. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1949 at 79 years old in Seville.
Edwin Stanton Porter
American film pioneer (1870–1941).
Born April 21st, 1870 in Connellsville.
Died April 30th, 1941 at 71 years old in New York City.
Thomas Byles
Catholic priest who remained on board the rms titanic as it was sinking (1870–1912).
Born February 26th, 1870 in Leeds.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 42 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Gustav Landauer
German anarchist, editor (1870-1919).
Born April 7th, 1870 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1919 at 49 years old in Munich Prison (gunshot wound). [ref]
Ynes Mexia
Mexican-american botanist (1870-1938).
Born May 24th, 1870 in Georgetown.
Died July 12th, 1938 at 68 years old in Berkeley (breast cancer).
Louis Bachelier
French mathematician (1870–1946).
Born March 11th, 1870 in Le Havre.
Died April 28th, 1946 at 76 years old in Saint-Malo.
Maurice Denis
French painter (1870–1943).
Born November 25th, 1870 in Granville.
Died November 13th, 1943 at 72 years old in Hôpital Cochin (struck by vehicle).
Sascha Schneider
German artist (1870–1927).
Born September 21st, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 18th, 1927 at 56 years old in Świnoujście.
Jimmy Barry
American boxer (1870–1943).
Born March 7th, 1870 in Chicago.
Died April 4th, 1943 at 73 years old in Chicago.
Leopold Godowsky
American pianist, composer, and teacher (1870–1938).
Born February 13th, 1870 in Vilnius, Žasliai.
Died November 21st, 1938 at 68 years old in New York City (cancer).
Ivan Kharitonov
Russian saint (1870-1918).
Born June 14th, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 48 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Pierre Louÿs
French writer and poet (1870–1925).
Born December 10th, 1870 in Ghent.
Died June 4th, 1925 at 54 years old in Paris. [ref]
Louis Vierne
French organist and composer (1870–1937).
Born October 8th, 1870 in Poitiers.
Died June 2nd, 1937 at 66 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Albert Jay Nock
American journalist (1870-1945).
Born October 13th, 1870 in Scranton.
Died August 19th, 1945 at 74 years old in Wakefield (leukemia).
Richard Bennett
Actor (1870-1944).
Born May 21st, 1870 in Deacon.
Died October 22nd, 1944 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Kitarō Nishida
Japanese philosopher.
Born May 19th, 1870 in Kahoku.
Died June 7th, 1945 at 75 years old in Kamakura (uremia). [ref]
Thomas Gore
American politician (1870-1949).
Born December 10th, 1870 in Webster County.
Died March 16th, 1949 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Herbert Kilpin
English footballer (1870–1916).
Born January 24th, 1870 in Nottingham.
Died October 22nd, 1916 at 46 years old in Milan.
Mehmed Selim Efendi
Ottoman noble (1870–1937).
Born January 11th, 1870 in Istanbul.
Died May 4th, 1937 at 67 years old in Beirut.
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
Biologist (1870-1932).
Born August 1st, 1870 in Shchigry.
Died March 20th, 1932 at 61 years old in Almaty.
Christian X of Denmark
King of denmark (1912–1947) and iceland (1918–1944).
Born September 26th, 1870 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died April 20th, 1947 at 76 years old in Amalienborg.
Hugo Stinnes
German politician (1870–1924).
Born February 12th, 1870 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died April 10th, 1924 at 54 years old in Berlin (kidney disease).
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