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In the year 1870
390 Notable birthdays
Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
German prince (1870–1942).
Born September 15th, 1870 in Ebenthal.
Died January 23rd, 1942 at 71 years old in Innsbruck.
Herbert Ponting
English photographer and explorer (1870–1935).
Born March 21st, 1870 in Salisbury.
Died February 7th, 1935 at 64 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Henry Handel Richardson
Australian author (1870–1946).
Born January 3rd, 1870 in Melbourne.
Died March 20th, 1946 at 76 years old in Fairlight.
Ignacio Zuloaga
Spanish painter (1870-1945).
Born July 26th, 1870 in Eibar.
Died October 31st, 1945 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Oscar Straus
Viennese composer (1870-1954).
Born April 6th, 1870 in Vienna.
Died January 12th, 1954 at 83 years old
Émilienne d’Alençon
French dancer, actress and courtesan (1870–1945).
Born July 17th, 1870 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 14th, 1945 at 74 years old in Monaco.
Peter Norbeck
American politician (1870-1936).
Born August 27th, 1870 in Vermillion.
Died December 20th, 1936 at 66 years old in Redfield (cancer).
Louis Vauxcelles
French art critic (1870–1943).
Born January 1st, 1870 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1943 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Helge von Koch
Swedish mathematician (1870-1924).
Born January 25th, 1870 in Svea livgardes church parish.
Died March 11th, 1924 at 54 years old in Danderyd.
Arthur Willard Pryor
American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist with the sousa band (1870–1942).
Born September 22nd, 1870 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 71 years old in West Long Branch (stroke). [ref]
Géza Maróczy
Hungarian chess player (1870–1951).
Born March 3rd, 1870 in Szeged.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Gao Lingwei
Chinese politician (1870-1940).
Born September 12th, 1870 in Tianjin.
Died March 4th, 1940 at 69 years old in Beijing.
Vítězslav Novák
Czech composer and pedagogue (1870-1949).
Born December 5th, 1870 in Kamenice nad Lipou. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1949 at 78 years old in Prague, Skuteč. [ref]
Helmer Hanssen
Norwegian antarctic explorer (1870-1956).
Born September 24th, 1870 in Andøy Municipality.
Died August 2nd, 1956 at 85 years old in Tromsø Municipality.
Charles Tournemire
French composer and organist (1870–1939).
Born January 22nd, 1870 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1939 at 69 years old in Arcachon.
Hamaguchi Osachi
Japanese politician (1870-1931).
Born May 1st, 1870 in Godaisan.
Died August 26th, 1931 at 61 years old in Koishikawa-ku (actinomycosis).
David Riazanov
Russian-soviet political revolutionary, marxist theoretician, and archivist.
Born March 10th, 1870 in Odesa.
Died January 21st, 1938 at 67 years old in Saratov (gunshot wound).
Charles Homer Haskins
American historian (1870–1937).
Born December 21st, 1870 in Meadville.
Died May 14th, 1937 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Julián Besteiro
Spanish academic and politician (1870–1940).
Born September 21st, 1870 in costanilla de Santiago. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1940 at 70 years old in Carmona (sepsis). [ref]
Štefan Banič
Slovak inventor (1870-1941).
Born November 23rd, 1870 in Smolenice.
Died January 2nd, 1941 at 70 years old in Smolenice.
Guillaume Lekeu
Belgian composer (1870-1894).
Born January 20th, 1870 in Verviers.
Died January 21st, 1894 at 24 years old in Angers (typhoid fever).
Ada Negri
Italian poet, writer, and teacher (1870–1945).
Born February 3rd, 1870 in Lodi.
Died January 11th, 1945 at 74 years old in Milan (disease).
Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin
Count of turin and a member of the house of savoy (1870-1946).
Born November 24th, 1870 in Turin.
Died October 10th, 1946 at 75 years old in Brussels.
Ivan Skvortsov-Stepanov
Russian revolutionary, educator and politician (1870–1928).
Born March 8th, 1870 in Noginsk.
Died October 8th, 1928 at 58 years old in Sochi (typhoid fever).
Edwin Denby
American politician (1870-1929).
Born February 18th, 1870 in Evansville.
Died February 8th, 1929 at 58 years old in Detroit.
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