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In the year 1881
532 Notable birthdays
George W. Snedecor
American mathematician (1881–1974).
Born October 20th, 1881 in Memphis.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 92 years old in Amherst.
Patrick Henry Bruce
American artist (1881-1936).
Born March 25th, 1881 in Campbell County. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1936 at 55 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
J. Warren Kerrigan
American actor and director (1879-1947).
Born July 22nd, 1881 in Louisville, New Albany.
Died June 9th, 1947 at 65 years old in Balboa Island (pneumonia).
James W. Horne
American actor, screenwriter and film director (1881–1942).
Born December 14th, 1881 in San Francisco.
Died June 29th, 1942 at 60 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Thomas Parnell
Australian physicist (1881–1948).
Born July 5th, 1881 in England.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 67 years old in Brisbane.
Vojin Popović
Serbian soldier (1881–1916).
Born December 9th, 1881 in Sjenica.
Died November 29th, 1916 at 34 years old in Kajmakčalan.
Albert Viljam Hagelin
Norwegian politician (1881-1946).
Born April 24th, 1881 in Bergen.
Died May 25th, 1946 at 65 years old in Oslo (gunshot wound).
Valery Larbaud
French writer and poet (1881-1957).
Born August 29th, 1881 in Vichy. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1957 at 75 years old in Vichy.
Gustav Herglotz
German mathematician (*1881 – †1953).
Born February 2nd, 1881 in Volary.
Died March 22nd, 1953 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Toshizō Nishio
Japanese general (1881–1960).
Born October 31st, 1881 in Tottori.
Died October 26th, 1960 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
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. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1929 at 48 years old in Baltrum (drowning). [ref]
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 (1881–1972).
Born May 18th, 1881 in Bonn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 91 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Felice Nazzaro
Italian racing driver (1881-1940).
Born December 4th, 1881 in Turin.
Died March 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Turin.
Ion Minulescu
Romanian writer.
Born January 6th, 1881 in Bucharest.
Died April 11th, 1944 at 63 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Aleksandr Gerasimov
Soviet artist (1881-1963).
Born August 12th, 1881 in Michurinsk.
Died July 23rd, 1963 at 81 years old in Moscow.
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