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In the year 1880
484 Notable birthdays
Helen Keller
American author and activist (1880–1968).
Born June 27th, 1880 in Tuscumbia. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1968 at 87 years old in Easton (disease). [ref]
Douglas MacArthur
United states army general in wwi, wwii and korea (1880–1964).
Born January 26th, 1880 in Little Rock.
Died April 5th, 1964 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).
Adrian Carton de Wiart
Recipient of the victoria cross.
Born May 5th, 1880 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1963 at 83 years old in County Cork. [ref]
Premchand
Hindi author from india (1880-1936).
Born July 31st, 1880 in India, Varanasi. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1936 at 56 years old in Varanasi. [ref]
Georg von Trapp
Trapp family's father (1880–1947).
Born April 4th, 1880 in Zadar.
Died May 30th, 1947 at 67 years old in Boston (lung cancer).
Elizabeth Christ Trump
German-american businesswoman (1880–1966).
Born October 10th, 1880 in Kallstadt.
Died June 6th, 1966 at 85 years old in Manhasset.
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Queen of the netherlands from 1890 to 1948 (1880-1962).
Born August 31st, 1880 in Noordeinde Palace. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1962 at 82 years old in Het Loo Palace. [ref]
H. L. Mencken
American journalist and writer (1880–1956).
Born September 12th, 1880 in Baltimore.
Died January 29th, 1956 at 75 years old in Baltimore.
W. C. Fields
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880–1946).
Born January 29th, 1880 in Darby.
Died December 25th, 1946 at 66 years old in Pasadena.
Lionel Logue
Australian speech and language pathologist; speech therapist (1880-1953).
Born February 26th, 1880 in Adelaide.
Died April 12th, 1953 at 73 years old in London (disease).
Eben Byers
Industrialist, amateur golfer (1880-1932).
Born April 12th, 1880 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 31st, 1932 at 51 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
George Marshall
American army officer and statesman (1880–1959).
Born December 31st, 1880 in Uniontown.
Died October 16th, 1959 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Oswald Spengler
German historian and philosopher (1880-1936).
Born May 29th, 1880 in Blankenburg. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1936 at 55 years old in Munich. [ref]
Tom Mix
American film actor (1880-1940).
Born January 6th, 1880 in Pennsylvania.
Died October 12th, 1940 at 60 years old in Florence (traffic collision).
Jeannette Rankin
American congresswoman for montana (1880-1973).
Born June 11th, 1880 in Missoula. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1973 at 92 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Fedor von Bock
German field marshal (1880–1945).
Born December 3rd, 1880 in Kostrzyn nad Odrą.
Died May 4th, 1945 at 64 years old in Oldenburg in Holstein.
Ludwig Beck
German general.
Born June 29th, 1880 in Biebrich.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 64 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma).
Lawrence Oates
British explorer (1880-1912).
Born March 17th, 1880 in Putney.
Died March 17th, 1912 at 32 years old in Ross Ice Shelf (hypothermia).
Christy Mathewson
American major league baseball player, manager (1880-1925).
Born August 12th, 1880 in Factoryville.
Died October 7th, 1925 at 45 years old in Saranac Lake (tuberculosis).
Guillaume Apollinaire
French poet.
Born August 26th, 1880 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1918 at 38 years old in Paris (1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Clara Blandick
American actress.
Born June 4th, 1880 in Victoria Harbour.
Died April 15th, 1962 at 81 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).
William S. Harley
American businessman and co-founder of the harley-davidson motor company.
Born December 29th, 1880 in Milwaukee.
Died September 18th, 1943 at 62 years old in Milwaukee.
Paul Hausser
German waffen ss general (1880-1972).
Born October 7th, 1880 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died December 21st, 1972 at 92 years old in Ludwigsburg.
Elizabeth Kenny
Australian nurse (1880-1952).
Born September 20th, 1880 in Warialda.
Died November 30th, 1952 at 72 years old in Toowoomba (Parkinson's disease).
Leonard Woolf
English political theorist, author, publisher and civil servant (1880-1969).
Born November 25th, 1880 in Kensington.
Died August 14th, 1969 at 88 years old in Sussex.
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