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In the year 1881
491 Notable birthdays
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973).
Born October 25th, 1881 in Málaga. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1973 at 91 years old in Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie de Mougins (heart failure, pulmonary edema). [ref]
Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist and pharmacologist.
Born August 6th, 1881 in Lochfield. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1955 at 73 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Guccio Gucci
Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of gucci (1881–1953).
Born March 26th, 1881 in Florence. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1953 at 71 years old in Milan.
John XXIII
Head of the catholic church from 1958 to 1963.
Born November 25th, 1881 in Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII.
Died June 3rd, 1963 at 81 years old in Apostolic Palace (stomach cancer).
Cecil B. DeMille
American film director (1881-1959).
Born August 12th, 1881 in Ashfield. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1959 at 77 years old in Hollywood (heart failure). [ref]
Smedley Butler
United states marine corps general, two time medal of honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer (1881-1940).
Born July 30th, 1881 in West Chester.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Naval Hospital Philadelphia (cancer).
P. G. Wodehouse
English author (1881–1975).
Born October 15th, 1881 in Guildford.
Died February 14th, 1975 at 93 years old in Southampton Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Kerensky
Russian politician.
Born May 2nd, 1881 in Ulyanovsk.
Died June 11th, 1970 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942).
Born November 28th, 1881 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1942 at 60 years old in Petrópolis (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
British politician (1881-1959).
Born April 16th, 1881 in Powderham Castle.
Died December 23rd, 1959 at 78 years old in Garrowby.
Béla Bartók
Hungarian composer and pianist (1881–1945).
Born March 25th, 1881 in Sânnicolau Mare.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 64 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Ludwig von Mises
Austrian-american economist (1881–1973).
Born September 29th, 1881 in Lviv.
Died October 10th, 1973 at 92 years old in New York City.
Enver Pasha
Ottoman politician and general (1881–1922).
Born November 22nd, 1881 in Istanbul.
Died August 4th, 1922 at 40 years old in Bukharan People's Soviet Republic.
Harry Warner
American film studio executive (1881-1958).
Born December 12th, 1881 in Krasnosielc.
Died December 27th, 1958 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cerebrovascular disease).
Branch Rickey
American baseball player, manager, and executive (1881–1965).
Born December 20th, 1881 in Stockdale.
Died December 9th, 1965 at 83 years old in Columbia (heart failure).
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, jesuit priest, paleontologist.
Born May 1st, 1881 in Orcines. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1955 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexei Rykov
Premier of russia and the soviet union (1881-1938).
Born February 25th, 1881 in Saratov.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 57 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Kliment Voroshilov
Soviet marshal and politician.
Born February 4th, 1881 in Verkhnee.
Died December 2nd, 1969 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Walther von Brauchitsch
German field marshal (1881-1948).
Born October 4th, 1881 in Berlin.
Died October 18th, 1948 at 67 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).
Elizabeth Arden
Canadian american businesswoman.
Born December 31st, 1881 in Woodbridge. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1966 at 84 years old in New York City.
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936).
Born September 25th, 1881 in Shaoxing.
Died October 19th, 1936 at 55 years old in Shanghai (tuberculosis).
Zhang Zongchang
Chinese warlord (1881-1932).
Born February 13th, 1881 in Laizhou.
Died September 3rd, 1932 at 51 years old in Jinan.
Ettore Bugatti
Italian automobile designer and manufacturer.
Born September 15th, 1881 in Milan.
Died August 21st, 1947 at 65 years old in Paris (cancer).
Vincenzo Peruggia
Italian thief (1881-1925).
Born October 8th, 1881 in Dumenza. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1925 at 44 years old in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vajiravudh
King of siam from 1910 to 1925.
Born January 1st, 1881 in Grand Palace.
Died November 25th, 1925 at 44 years old in Chakraphat Phiman Throne Hall (gastrointestinal system disease).
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