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In the year 1875
420 Notable birthdays
William D. Leahy
United states admiral, ambassador to france, chief of staff (1875-1959).
Born May 6th, 1875 in Hampton. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1959 at 84 years old in Bethesda, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. [ref]
Emilio Jacinto
Filipino revolutionary.
Born December 15th, 1875 in Manila.
Died April 16th, 1899 at 23 years old in Magdalena (malaria).
Kaʻiulani
Princess and heir to the throne of the kingdom of hawaii until the overthrow of the hawaiian monarchy (1875–1899).
Born October 16th, 1875 in Honolulu.
Died March 6th, 1899 at 23 years old in ʻĀinahau (rheumatism).
Walter Percy Chrysler Sr.
(1875-1940) american automotive industry executive.
Born April 2nd, 1875 in Wamego.
Died August 18th, 1940 at 65 years old in Kings Point.
Giovanni Gentile
Italian philosopher, educator, fascist theoretician and politician.
Born May 29th, 1875 in Castelvetrano.
Died April 15th, 1944 at 68 years old in Florence.
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
American sculptor (1875-1942).
Born January 9th, 1875 in Manhattan.
Died April 18th, 1942 at 67 years old in Manhattan (endocarditis).
James J. Jeffries
American boxer (1875-1953).
Born April 15th, 1875 in Carroll.
Died March 3rd, 1953 at 77 years old in Burbank (coronary thrombosis).
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
English composer and conductor (1875–1912).
Born August 15th, 1875 in London. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1912 at 37 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956).
Born November 19th, 1875 in Honolulu.
Died June 6th, 1956 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C..
Zhang Zuolin
Chinese warlord and politician (1875-1928).
Born March 19th, 1875 in Haicheng.
Died June 4th, 1928 at 53 years old in Shenyang (railway accident).
John Buchan
Scottish author and politician (1875–1940).
Born August 26th, 1875 in Perth. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1940 at 64 years old in Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Charles D. B. King
President of liberia (1875-1961).
Born March 12th, 1875 in Monrovia.
Died September 4th, 1961 at 86 years old in Monrovia.
Matthias Erzberger
German politician (1875–1921).
Born September 20th, 1875 in Münsingen.
Died August 26th, 1921 at 45 years old in Bad Griesbach im Schwarzwald.
Edgar Wallace
British crime writer, journalist and playwright (1875–1932).
Born April 1st, 1875 in Greenwich.
Died February 10th, 1932 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).
Alfred P. Sloan
American businessman (1875–1966).
Born May 23rd, 1875 in New Haven.
Died February 17th, 1966 at 90 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (myocardial infarction).
Fritz Kreisler
Austrian violinist and composer (1875-1962).
Born February 2nd, 1875 in Vienna.
Died January 29th, 1962 at 86 years old in NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.
Gilbert N. Lewis
American physical chemist.
Born October 23rd, 1875 in Weymouth.
Died March 23rd, 1946 at 70 years old in University of California, Berkeley.
Gregoria de Jesús
First lady of the philippines (1875-1943).
Born May 9th, 1875 in Caloocan.
Died March 15th, 1943 at 67 years old in Manila.
Arthur Currie
Canadian wwi general (1875–1933).
Born December 5th, 1875 in Strathroy-Caradoc.
Died November 30th, 1933 at 57 years old in Montreal.
Antonio Machado
Spanish poet (1875-1939).
Born July 26th, 1875 in Seville. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1939 at 63 years old in Collioure. [ref]
Ángel Castro y Arguíz
Father of fidel castro.
Born December 4th, 1875 in Láncara.
Died October 21st, 1956 at 80 years old in Birán.
Harriet Quimby
American aviator, screenwriter (1875-1912).
Born May 11th, 1875 in Arcadia Township.
Died July 1st, 1912 at 37 years old in Squantum.
Eugene Isaac Meyer
American financier, first president of the world bank (1875-1959).
Born October 31st, 1875 in Los Angeles.
Died July 17th, 1959 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Hasrat Mohani
Indian independence activist and an urdu language poet.
Born January 1st, 1875 in Mohan.
Died May 13th, 1951 at 76 years old in Lucknow.
Marmaduke Pickthall
British islamic scholar, an english translator of the qur'an into english (1875–1936).
Born April 7th, 1875 in London.
Died May 19th, 1936 at 61 years old in St Ives.
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