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In the year 1881
532 Notable birthdays
Grigory Kotovsky
Soviet general (1881-1925).
Born June 24th, 1881 in Hîncești.
Died August 6th, 1925 at 44 years old in Zmiienkove.
Todor Aleksandrov
Bulgarian revolutionary (1881–1924).
Born March 4th, 1881 in Novo Selo.
Died August 31st, 1924 at 43 years old in Sugarevo. [ref]
Augustin Bea
German jesuit priest and scholar and cardinal (1881-1968).
Born May 28th, 1881 in Blumberg. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1968 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Emil Ludwig
German writer (1881-1948).
Born January 25th, 1881 in Wrocław.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 67 years old in Ascona.
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Pioneering french aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist (1881–1957).
Born November 8th, 1881 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 7th, 1957 at 76 years old in Paris.
Leon Errol
Australian actor (1881–1951).
Born July 3rd, 1881 in Sydney.
Died October 12th, 1951 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Henri Dentz
French general (1881–1945).
Born December 16th, 1881 in Roanne.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 63 years old in Fresnes.
Marcello Piacentini
Italian architect (1881-1960).
Born December 8th, 1881 in Rome.
Died May 19th, 1960 at 78 years old in Rome.
Lascelles Abercrombie
English poet, academic, literary critic (1881-1938).
Born January 9th, 1881 in Ashton upon Mersey.
Died October 27th, 1938 at 57 years old in Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth.
Curt Sachs
German musicologist (1881–1959).
Born June 29th, 1881 in Berlin.
Died February 5th, 1959 at 77 years old in New York City.
Prince Antônio Gastão of Brazil
Brazilian imperial and royal (1881–1918).
Born August 9th, 1881 in Paris.
Died November 29th, 1918 at 37 years old in Edmonton.
Frank Craven
American film actor, writer, director (1881-1945).
Born August 24th, 1881 in Boston.
Died September 1st, 1945 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills.
Ronald Storrs
British colonial official (1881–1955).
Born November 19th, 1881 in Zambia, Bury St Edmunds.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 73 years old in London.
Kim Kyu-sik
Korean politician and academic (1881-1950).
Born January 29th, 1881 in Dongnae District. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1950 at 69 years old in Manpo (stroke).
Curt Haase
German general (1881–1943).
Born December 15th, 1881 in Bad Honnef.
Died February 9th, 1943 at 61 years old in Grunewald (myocardial infarction).
Vincenzo Lancia
Italian entrepreneur and racecar driver.
Born August 24th, 1881 in Fobello.
Died February 15th, 1937 at 55 years old in Turin (myocardial infarction).
Henryk Grossman
Polish-german academic and revolutionary (1881-1950).
Born April 14th, 1881 in Kraków. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1950 at 69 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Pat Harrison
American politician (1881-1941).
Born August 29th, 1881 in Crystal Springs.
Died June 22nd, 1941 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C..
George Alan Thomas
English badminton, chess and tennis player (1881–1972).
Born June 14th, 1881 in Tarabya.
Died July 23rd, 1972 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Pedro de Cordoba
Actor (1881-1950).
Born September 28th, 1881 in New York City.
Died September 16th, 1950 at 68 years old in California (myocardial infarction).
Adolf Hühnlein
Corps leader of the national socialist motor corps (1881-1942).
Born September 12th, 1881 in Eckersdorf.
Died June 18th, 1942 at 60 years old in Munich.
Willie Pearse
Irish republican executed for his part in the easter rising (1881-1916).
Born November 15th, 1881 in Dublin.
Died May 4th, 1916 at 34 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Waldemar Bonsels
German writer (1880–1952).
Born February 21st, 1881 in Ahrensburg.
Died July 31st, 1952 at 71 years old in Münsing.
Alexander Georgievich, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg
German noble (1881-1942).
Born November 13th, 1881 in Petergof.
Died April 28th, 1942 at 60 years old
Eugen Bolz
German politician (1881-1945).
Born December 15th, 1881 in Rottenburg am Neckar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 63 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
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