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In the year 1881
491 Notable birthdays
Hans Wilsdorf
German watchmaker (1881-1960).
Born March 22nd, 1881 in Kulmbach.
Died July 6th, 1960 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Erwin von Witzleben
German field marshal (1881–1944).
Born December 4th, 1881 in Wrocław.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 62 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
François Darlan
French admiral (1881-1942).
Born August 7th, 1881 in Nérac. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1942 at 61 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Louella Parsons
American gossip columnist and screenwriter (1881-1972).
Born August 6th, 1881 in Freeport.
Died December 9th, 1972 at 91 years old in Santa Monica (atherosclerosis).
Eugène Schueller
French chemist and businessman (1881–1957).
Born March 20th, 1881 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 23rd, 1957 at 76 years old in Ploubazlanec.
William Boeing
American aviation pioneer.
Born October 1st, 1881 in Detroit.
Died September 28th, 1956 at 74 years old in Puget Sound (myocardial infarction).
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
German general during world war ii.
Born August 8th, 1881 in Braunfels.
Died November 13th, 1954 at 73 years old in Vladimir Central Prison.
Ernest Bevin
British labour leader, politician, and statesman (1881-1951).
Born March 9th, 1881 in Winsford. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1951 at 70 years old in Westminster.
Władysław Sikorski
Polish military and political leader (1881-1943).
Born May 20th, 1881 in Tuszów Narodowy.
Died July 4th, 1943 at 62 years old in Gibraltar (1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash).
Theodore von Kármán
Hungarian-american mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist.
Born May 11th, 1881 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1963 at 81 years old in Aachen. [ref]
Alcide De Gasperi
Italian politician and founder of the christian democratic party (1881-1954).
Born April 3rd, 1881 in Pieve Tesino.
Died August 19th, 1954 at 73 years old in Borgo Valsugana.
Fernand Léger
French painter (1881–1955).
Born February 4th, 1881 in Argentan.
Died August 17th, 1955 at 74 years old in Gif-sur-Yvette.
Max Gerson
German physician, originator of gerson therapy (1881-1959).
Born October 18th, 1881 in Wągrowiec.
Died March 8th, 1959 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Jess Willard
American boxer (1881–1968).
Born December 29th, 1881 in Kansas.
Died December 15th, 1968 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Günther Quandt
German businessman, nazi, important hitler supporter (1881-1954).
Born July 28th, 1881 in Pritzwalk.
Died December 30th, 1954 at 73 years old in Cairo.
George Enescu
Romanian composer.
Born August 19th, 1881 in Liveni. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1955 at 73 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jimmy Walker
American politician (1881-1946).
Born June 19th, 1881 in New York City.
Died November 18th, 1946 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]
Maximilian von Weichs
German field marshal (1881–1954).
Born November 12th, 1881 in Dessau. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1954 at 72 years old in Schloss Rösberg.
Luisa Casati
Italian model, heiress, socialite (1881–1957).
Born January 23rd, 1881 in Milan.
Died June 1st, 1957 at 76 years old in London.
Hans Kelsen
Austrian lawyer (1881–1973).
Born October 11th, 1881 in Prague.
Died April 20th, 1973 at 91 years old in Berkeley.
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader.
Born December 19th, 1881 in New Orleans.
Died April 10th, 1938 at 56 years old in Savannah (myocardial infarction).
Irving Langmuir
American chemist and physicist.
Born January 31st, 1881 in Brooklyn.
Died August 16th, 1957 at 76 years old in Woods Hole (cardiovascular disease).
Walter Krueger
American general (1881-1967).
Born January 26th, 1881 in Złotów.
Died August 20th, 1967 at 86 years old in Valley Forge.
Victor Klemperer
German philologist (1881-1960).
Born October 9th, 1881 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Died February 11th, 1960 at 78 years old in Dresden.
Ernst Gräfenberg
German gynaecologist and medical researcher (1881–1957).
Born September 26th, 1881 in Adelebsen.
Died October 28th, 1957 at 76 years old in New York City.
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