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In the year 1871
353 Notable birthdays
George Washington
American inventor and businessman of anglo-belgian origin.
Born May 20th, 1871 in Kortrijk.
Died March 29th, 1946 at 74 years old in New Jersey.
Arthur Tansley
British botanist (1871–1955).
Born August 15th, 1871 in London.
Died November 25th, 1955 at 84 years old in Cambridgeshire.
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada
6th president of cuba (1871-1939).
Born August 12th, 1871 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 1939 at 67 years old in Vedado.
Fedor Tokarev
Russian and soviet weapons designer (1871-1968).
Born June 14th, 1871 in Yegorlykskaya.
Died June 7th, 1968 at 96 years old in Moscow.
Henryk Arctowski
Polish scientist and explorer.
Born July 15th, 1871 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1958 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Samuel Peploe
British artist (1871-1935).
Born January 27th, 1871 in Edinburgh.
Died October 11th, 1935 at 64 years old in Edinburgh.
Hàm Nghi
Vietnamese emperor (1871-1944).
Born August 3rd, 1871 in Huế. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1944 at 72 years old in French Algeria (disease). [ref]
Atulprasad Sen
Indian musician and activist (1871-1934).
Born October 20th, 1871 in Dhaka.
Died August 26th, 1934 at 62 years old in Lucknow.
Florine Stettheimer
American painter and designer.
Born August 29th, 1871 in Rochester. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1944 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Harry Brearley
Inventor of stainless steel (1871–1948).
Born February 18th, 1871 in Sheffield.
Died August 12th, 1948 at 77 years old in Torquay. [ref]
Christian Morgenstern
German author (1871-1914).
Born May 6th, 1871 in Munich, Theresienstraße. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1914 at 42 years old in Merano (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ralph Nelson Elliott
American accountant (1871-1948).
Born July 28th, 1871 in Marysville.
Died January 15th, 1948 at 76 years old in New York City.
Arthur Wynne
Inventor of the crossword puzzle (1871-1945).
Born June 22nd, 1871 in Liverpool.
Died January 14th, 1945 at 73 years old in Clearwater.
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
Croatian engineer and inventor (1871–1922).
Born April 20th, 1871 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died February 5th, 1922 at 50 years old in Zagreb (pneumonia).
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
German duke.
Born August 31st, 1871 in Altenburg.
Died March 27th, 1955 at 83 years old in Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf.
Hanns Heinz Ewers
German actor and writer (1871–1943).
Born November 3rd, 1871 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 12th, 1943 at 71 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Samuel Hopkins Adams
American investigative journalist (1871-1958).
Born January 26th, 1871 in Dunkirk.
Died November 16th, 1958 at 87 years old in Beaufort. [ref]
William Heard Kilpatrick
American pedagogue (1871–1965).
Born November 20th, 1871 in White Plains.
Died February 13th, 1965 at 93 years old in New Zealand.
Hasyim Asy'ari
Indonesian ulema (1871-1947).
Born February 14th, 1871 in Demak, Jombang.
Died July 25th, 1947 at 76 years old in Jombang.
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Prince of lippe.
Born May 30th, 1871 in Oberkassel.
Died December 30th, 1949 at 78 years old in Detmold.
Shakib Arslan
Lebanese writer and philosopher (1869–1946).
Born December 25th, 1871 in Choueifat.
Died December 9th, 1946 at 74 years old in Beirut.
Ivan Poddubny
Russian-soviet wrestler.
Born October 8th, 1871 in Bohodukhivka, Krasenivka.
Died August 8th, 1949 at 77 years old in Yeysk (myocardial infarction).
Segundo de Chomón
Spanish-french film director, cinematographer and animator (1871-1929).
Born October 17th, 1871 in Teruel.
Died May 2nd, 1929 at 57 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Dame Gruev
Bulgarian revolutionary from macedonia.
Born January 19th, 1871 in Smilevo.
Died December 23rd, 1906 at 35 years old in Maleshevo.
Kitty Marion
Actress and political activist, militant suffragette (1871-1944).
Born March 12th, 1871 in Rietberg.
Died October 9th, 1944 at 73 years old in New York City.
Birthdays 76 to 100 of 353
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