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In the year 1881
532 Notable birthdays
Arkady Averchenko
Russian comic and satirical writer, theatre critic (1881–1925).
Born March 27th, 1881 in Sevastopol.
Died March 13th, 1925 at 43 years old in New Town (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Heinrich Barkhausen
German physicist (1881-1956).
Born December 2nd, 1881 in Bremen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Zhang Shizhao
Chinese intellectual (1881 – 1973).
Born March 20th, 1881 in Changsha.
Died July 1st, 1973 at 92 years old in Hong Kong.
Leonid Sabaneyev
Russian musicologist, music critic, composer and scientist (1881–1968).
Born November 19th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died May 3rd, 1968 at 86 years old in Antibes.
Alice Wilson
Canadian geologist and paleontologist (1881-1964).
Born August 26th, 1881 in Cobourg.
Died April 15th, 1964 at 82 years old in Ottawa.
Muhammad VIII al-Amin
Bey of tunis (1943-1957).
Born September 4th, 1881 in Carthage. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1962 at 81 years old in Tunis. [ref]
Louis Trousselier
French racing cyclist (1881–1939).
Born June 29th, 1881 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 24th, 1939 at 57 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
František Gellner
Czech anarchist, poet, illustrator, painter, publicist and writer (1881-1914).
Born June 19th, 1881 in Mladá Boleslav. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1914 at 33 years old in Galicia. [ref]
Adolf Taimi
Finnish communist leader (1881–1955).
Born October 3rd, 1881 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 74 years old in Petrozavodsk.
Alberts Kviesis
Latvian politician, president of latvia (1881-1944).
Born December 22nd, 1881 in Ērgļi.
Died August 9th, 1944 at 62 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Jan van Gilse
Dutch composer and conductor (1881-1944).
Born May 11th, 1881 in Rotterdam.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 63 years old in Oegstgeest.
Móric Esterházy
Hungarian politician (1881–1960).
Born April 27th, 1881 in Majk.
Died June 26th, 1960 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Karl Weigl
Austrian composer (1881–1949).
Born February 6th, 1881 in Vienna.
Died August 11th, 1949 at 68 years old in New York City (cancer).
Henrik Werth
Hungarian general (1881-1952).
Born December 26th, 1881 in Knićanin.
Died May 28th, 1952 at 70 years old in Soviet Union.
Robert Hertz
French sociologist (1881–1915).
Born June 22nd, 1881 in Saint-Cloud.
Died April 13th, 1915 at 33 years old in Marchéville.
Jules Védrines
French aviation pioneer (1881–1919).
Born December 29th, 1881 in La Plaine Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1919 at 37 years old in Saint-Rambert-d'Albon.
Karl Frederick
Sport shooter (1881–1963).
Born February 2nd, 1881 in Franklin County.
Died February 11th, 1963 at 82 years old in Westchester County.
Joe Hall
Canadian ice hockey player (1881-1919).
Born May 3rd, 1881 in Staffordshire.
Died April 5th, 1919 at 37 years old in Seattle (1918–1920 flu pandemic, influenza).
Gregorio Martínez Sierra
Spanish editor, theatre director and writer (1881–1947).
Died October 1st, 1947 at 66 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Abram Deborin
Russian philosopher (1881–1963).
Born June 16th, 1881 in Kaunas.
Died March 8th, 1963 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Platon Kerzhentsev
Russian writer (1881-1940).
Born August 4th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died June 2nd, 1940 at 58 years old in Moscow (cardiac arrest).
Dora Boothby
English badminton and tennis player (1881–1970).
Born August 2nd, 1881 in Finchley.
Died February 22nd, 1970 at 88 years old in Hammersmith. [ref]
Gustave Van de Woestijne
Belgian painter (1881-1947).
Born August 2nd, 1881 in Ghent. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1947 at 65 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Janus Djurhuus
Faroese poet.
Born February 26th, 1881 in Tórshavn.
Died August 31st, 1948 at 67 years old in Tórshavn.
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