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In the year 1873
398 Notable birthdays
Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Turkish poet and writer (1873–1936).
Born December 20th, 1873 in Fatih.
Died December 27th, 1936 at 63 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis).
Kyōka Izumi
Japanese writer (1873-1939).
Born November 4th, 1873 in Kanazawa.
Died September 7th, 1939 at 65 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Dave Gallaher
New zealand rugby union footballer. captained new zealand all blacks in their 1905 northern hemisphere tour..
Born October 30th, 1873 in Ramelton.
Died October 4th, 1917 at 43 years old in Passendale.
Michele Besso
Swiss engineer (1873–1955).
Born March 25th, 1873 in District 8.
Died March 15th, 1955 at 81 years old in Geneva.
Tullio Levi-Civita
Italian mathematician and physicist (1873–1941).
Born March 29th, 1873 in Padua.
Died December 29th, 1941 at 68 years old in Rome.
Otto Loewi
German pharmacologist.
Born June 3rd, 1873 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1961 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Margaret Bondfield
British feminist and trade unionist (1873–1953).
Born March 17th, 1873 in Chard.
Died June 16th, 1953 at 80 years old in Sanderstead.
Moisei Uritsky
Soviet politician (1873-1918).
Born January 14th, 1873 in Cherkasy.
Died August 30th, 1918 at 45 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Barnum Brown
American paleontologist (1873-1963).
Born February 12th, 1873 in Carbondale.
Died February 5th, 1963 at 89 years old in New York City.
Howard Chandler Christy
American artist (1873–1952).
Born January 10th, 1873 in Zanesville. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1952 at 79 years old in Hotel des Artistes.
Swami Rama Tirtha
Indian teacher of the hindu philosophy of vedanta (1873–1906).
Born October 22nd, 1873 in presidencies and provinces of British India.
Died October 27th, 1906 at 33 years old in New Tehri (drowning).
Thorvald Stauning
Prime minister of denmark (1873–1942).
Born October 26th, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died May 3rd, 1942 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
Iuliu Maniu
Romanian politician (1873–1953).
Born January 8th, 1873 in Șimleu Silvaniei.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 80 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Dorothy Richardson
Writer.
Born May 17th, 1873 in Abingdon-on-Thames.
Died June 17th, 1957 at 84 years old in Beckenham.
E. T. Whittaker
British mathematician (1873-1956).
Born October 24th, 1873 in Southport.
Died March 24th, 1956 at 82 years old in Edinburgh.
Dwight Morrow
American politician (1873–1931).
Born January 11th, 1873 in Huntington.
Died October 5th, 1931 at 58 years old in Englewood.
Hugo Simberg
Finnish painter (1873-1917).
Born June 24th, 1873 in Hamina. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1917 at 44 years old in Ähtäri. [ref]
Maud Allan
Choreographer (1873-1956).
Born August 27th, 1873 in Toronto.
Died October 7th, 1956 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Heitor da Silva Costa
Brazilian engineer.
Born July 25th, 1873 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 21st, 1947 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Arnold van Gennep
French ethnographer and folklorist (1873–1957).
Born April 24th, 1873 in Ludwigsburg.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 84 years old in Épernay.
Józef Haller
Polish general (1873-1960).
Born August 13th, 1873 in Jurczyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1960 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
American actress (1873–1959).
Born March 7th, 1873 in Louisville.
Died February 1st, 1959 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German explorer (1873-1969).
Born October 10th, 1873 in Schwerin.
Died August 5th, 1969 at 95 years old in Eutin.
Zafar Ali Khan
Pakistani writer (1873–1956).
Born January 19th, 1873 in Wazirabad District.
Died November 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Wazirabad Tehsil.
Henri Barbusse
French novelist (1873-1935).
Born May 17th, 1873 in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1935 at 62 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
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