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In the year 1880
484 Notable birthdays
John Boyd Orr
Scottish nutritionist, director-general of the united nations food and agriculture organization (1880-1971).
Born September 23rd, 1880 in Kilmaurs.
Died June 25th, 1971 at 90 years old in Brechin.
Alexander Grin
Russian writer.
Born August 23rd, 1880 in Slobodskoy. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1932 at 51 years old in Staryi Krym (cancer). [ref]
Eric Campbell
British actor (1880-1917).
Born April 26th, 1880 in Sale. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1917 at 37 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Fahrettin Altay
Turkish general and statesperson (1880–1974).
Born January 20th, 1880 in Shkodër.
Died October 25th, 1974 at 94 years old in Istanbul.
Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen
Novelist, poet (1880–1923).
Born February 20th, 1880 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 5th, 1923 at 43 years old in Capri (intoxication).
Robert Stolz
Austrian conductor and composer (1880-1975).
Born August 25th, 1880 in Graz. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1975 at 94 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Lipót Fejér
Hungarian mathematician (1880–1959).
Born February 9th, 1880 in Pécs.
Died October 15th, 1959 at 79 years old in Budapest.
George Preca
Maltese roman catholic priest (1880–1962).
Born February 12th, 1880 in Valletta.
Died July 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Santa Venera.
Paul Kammerer
Austrian scientist (1880-1926).
Born August 17th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died September 23rd, 1926 at 46 years old in Puchberg am Schneeberg (ballistic trauma).
Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
British politician (1880-1956).
Born October 27th, 1880 in London.
Died March 10th, 1956 at 75 years old in Chichester.
Abram Ioffe
Soviet physicist (1880–1960).
Born October 29th, 1880 in Romny. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1960 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Thomas Griffith Taylor
British geographer, anthropologist and world explorer. (1880–1963).
Born December 1st, 1880 in Walthamstow.
Died November 5th, 1963 at 82 years old in Manly.
Nikolai Astrup
Norwegian painter (1880-1928).
Born August 30th, 1880 in Bremanger. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1928 at 47 years old in Førde (pneumonia).
Fethi Okyar
Turkish politician (1880-1943).
Born April 29th, 1880 in Prilep.
Died May 7th, 1943 at 63 years old in Istanbul, Ankara.
Nikolai Podvoisky
Russian revolutionary (1880–1948).
Born February 16th, 1880 in Kunashivka.
Died July 28th, 1948 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia
Prussian royal (1880-1925).
Born July 12th, 1880 in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1925 at 44 years old in Weisser Hirsch. [ref]
Eugen Slutsky
Russian mathematician (1880-1948).
Born April 19th, 1880.
Died March 10th, 1948 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Alfred J. Lotka
American mathematician (1880–1949).
Died December 5th, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City, Red Bank.
Howard Hickman
American actor and screenwriter (1880–1949).
Born February 9th, 1880 in Columbia.
Died December 31st, 1949 at 69 years old in San Anselmo (myocardial infarction).
Kathleen Norris
American writer (1880-1966).
Born July 16th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died January 18th, 1966 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Gabriel Voisin
French aviation pioneer (1880–1973).
Born February 5th, 1880 in Belleville. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1973 at 93 years old in Ozenay. [ref]
Rosina Lhévinne
Russian-american pianist and pedagogue (1880–1976).
Born March 29th, 1880 in Kyiv.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 96 years old in Glendale (disease, stroke).
Anzia Yezierska
American writer (1880–1970).
Born October 29th, 1880 in Płońsk.
Died November 21st, 1970 at 90 years old in Ontario.
Ruth Hanna McCormick
American politician (1880–1944).
Born March 27th, 1880 in Cleveland.
Died December 31st, 1944 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Chujiro Hayashi
Japanese reiki practitioner (1880–1940).
Born September 15th, 1880 in Tokyo.
Died May 11th, 1940 at 59 years old in Atami (seppuku).
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Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius