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In the year 1881
491 Notable birthdays
Richard Bienert
Czechoslovak minister of interior and czechoslovak politician (1881-1949).
Born September 5th, 1881 in Smíchov. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1949 at 67 years old in Prague. [ref]
Adolf Meyer
German architect (1881–1929).
Born June 17th, 1881 in Mechernich.
Died July 14th, 1929 at 48 years old in Baltrum (drowning).
Marc McDermott
Australian-american silent film actor (1881-1929).
Born July 24th, 1881 in Goulburn.
Died January 5th, 1929 at 47 years old in Glendale (liver cirrhosis).
Emil Leeb
Bavarian-german general.
Born June 17th, 1881 in Passau.
Died September 8th, 1969 at 88 years old in Munich.
William Nigh
American film director, writer and actor (1881-1955).
Born October 12th, 1881 in Berlin.
Died November 27th, 1955 at 74 years old in Burbank.
Yakov Protazanov
Russian film director and screenwriter (1881–1945).
Born February 4th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died August 9th, 1945 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Gaston Gallimard
French publisher (1881–1975).
Born January 18th, 1881 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1975 at 94 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Eleonora Sears
(1881-1968) american tennis player.
Born September 28th, 1881 in Boston.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 86 years old in Palm Beach.
Hanns Sachs
Austrian psychoanalyst (1881-1947).
Born January 10th, 1881 in Vienna.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 66 years old in Boston.
Edward L. Atkinson
Royal navy surgeon and antarctic explorer (1881-1929).
Born November 23rd, 1881 in Windward Islands, Saint Vincent.
Died February 20th, 1929 at 47 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Dolores Cacuango
Ecuadorian indigenous rights activist.
Born October 26th, 1881 in Cayambe.
Died April 23rd, 1971 at 89 years old
Erwin Madelung
German physicist.
Born May 18th, 1881 in Bonn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 91 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Felice Nazzaro
Italian racing driver (1881-1940).
Born December 4th, 1881 in Turin.
Died March 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Turin.
Aleksandr Gerasimov
Soviet artist (1881-1963).
Born August 12th, 1881 in Michurinsk. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1963 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Al Christie
Film director, producer, and screenwriter (1886-1951).
Born November 24th, 1881 in London.
Died April 14th, 1951 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Cecil Healy
Australian swimmer (1881–1918).
Born November 28th, 1881 in Sydney. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1918 at 36 years old in Somme. [ref]
Aly Maher Pasha
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1882–1960).
Born November 9th, 1881 in Cairo.
Died August 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
Spanish writer (1880-1962).
Born August 9th, 1881 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1962 at 80 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
Dutch scholar (1881–1962).
Born October 19th, 1881 in London.
Died April 25th, 1962 at 80 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Sergey Dmitriyevich Merkurov
Soviet sculptor (1881-1952).
Born November 7th, 1881 in Gyumri.
Died June 8th, 1952 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Henri Focillon
French art historian (1881-1943).
Born September 7th, 1881 in Dijon. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1943 at 61 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Marion Leonard
American actress.
Born June 9th, 1881 in Cincinnati.
Died January 9th, 1956 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
Pierre Monatte
French trade unionist.
Born January 15th, 1881 in Monlet.
Died June 27th, 1960 at 79 years old in Vanves.
Jérôme Carcopino
French historian and author (1881 – 1970).
Born June 27th, 1881 in Verneuil-sur-Avre. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1970 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
Eugen Lovinescu
Romanian writer and academic (1881–1943).
Born October 31st, 1881 in Fălticeni.
Died July 16th, 1943 at 61 years old in Bucharest.
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