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In the year 1876

465 Notable birthdays

Charles F. Kettering

American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents (1876–1958).

Born August 29th, 1876 in Loudonville.

Died November 25th, 1958 at 82 years old in Dayton. [ref]

H. B. Warner

English film and theatre actor (1876–1958).

Born October 26th, 1876 in London.

Died December 21st, 1958 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).

Manuel de Falla

Spanish composer.

Born November 23rd, 1876 in Cádiz. [ref]

Died November 14th, 1946 at 69 years old in Alta Gracia. [ref]

Maxim Litvinov

Soviet diplomat and foreign minister (1876–1951).

Born July 17th, 1876 in Białystok.

Died December 31st, 1951 at 75 years old in Moscow.

Maria Ouspenskaya

Russian actress (1876-1949).

Born July 29th, 1876 in Tula.

Died December 3rd, 1949 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (burn, cardiovascular disease).

Pat McCarran

American politician (1876-1954).

Born August 8th, 1876 in Reno.

Died September 28th, 1954 at 78 years old in Hawthorne.

Said Nursî

Kurdish sunni muslim theologian (1876-1960).

Born March 12th, 1876 in Bitlis.

Died March 23rd, 1960 at 84 years old in Şanlıurfa.

Nellie Tayloe Ross

First woman state governor in the u.s..

Born November 29th, 1876 in St. Joseph.

Died December 19th, 1977 at 101 years old in Washington, D.C..

William Sealy Gosset

British statistician (1876–1937).

Born June 13th, 1876 in Canterbury.

Died October 16th, 1937 at 61 years old in Beaconsfield (myocardial infarction).

Dragutin Dimitrijević

Serbian military commander (1876–1917).

Born August 17th, 1876 in Belgrade.

Died June 24th, 1917 at 40 years old in Thessaloniki (gunshot wound).

James Larkin

Irish socialist and trade union leader (1876–1947).

Born January 21st, 1876 in Liverpool.

Died January 30th, 1947 at 71 years old in Dublin.

Tomáš Baťa

Bohemian-czech entrepreneur (1876-1932).

Born April 3rd, 1876 in Zlín.

Died July 12th, 1932 at 56 years old in Otrokovice (Junkers F 13 crash).

Joseph Fielding Smith

Tenth president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.

Born July 19th, 1876 in Salt Lake City.

Died July 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in Salt Lake City.

Nigel Gresley

British engineer (1876–1941).

Born June 19th, 1876 in Edinburgh.

Died April 5th, 1941 at 64 years old in Watton at Stone.

Hideyo Noguchi

Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928).

Born November 9th, 1876 in Inawashiro.

Died May 21st, 1928 at 51 years old in Accra (yellow fever).

Victor Moore

American stage and film actor (1876–1962).

Born February 24th, 1876 in Hammonton.

Died July 23rd, 1962 at 86 years old in East Islip (myocardial infarction).

Ivan Bilibin

Illustrator (1876-1942).

Born August 16th, 1876 in Tarkhovka.

Died February 8th, 1942 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg (hunger).

Bruno Walter

German-born conductor, pianist, and composer (1876-1962).

Born September 15th, 1876 in Berlin.

Died February 17th, 1962 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills.

Max Jacob

French poet, painter, writer and critic (1876-1944).

Born July 12th, 1876 in Quimper. [ref]

Died March 5th, 1944 at 67 years old in Drancy concentration camp (bronchopneumonia).

Fevzi Çakmak

Turkish military officer and statesperson (1876–1950).

Born January 12th, 1876 in Rumelikavağı.

Died April 10th, 1950 at 74 years old in Istanbul. [ref]

Walter Burley Griffin

American architect and landscape architect (1876-1937).

Born November 24th, 1876 in Maywood.

Died February 11th, 1937 at 60 years old in Lucknow (peritonitis).

Maurice de Vlaminck

French painter (1876-1958).

Born April 4th, 1876 in Paris. [ref]

Died October 11th, 1958 at 82 years old in Rueil-la-Gadelière.

Princess María of Greece and Denmark

Grand duchess of russia.

Born March 3rd, 1876 in Athens.

Died December 14th, 1940 at 64 years old in Athens.

Jean Longuet

French politician and journalist (1876–1938).

Born May 10th, 1876 in London.

Died September 11th, 1938 at 62 years old in Aix-les-Bains (traffic collision).

Joseph Edward Davies

American diplomat (1876-1958).

Born November 29th, 1876 in Watertown.

Died May 9th, 1958 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..

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