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In the year 1882
576 Notable birthdays
Leopold Stokowski
British-born american conductor (1882–1977).
Born April 18th, 1882 in London.
Died September 13th, 1977 at 95 years old in Nether Wallop (myocardial infarction).
Anna Pavlova
Russian ballet dancer (1881–1931).
Born February 12th, 1882 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1931 at 48 years old in The Hague (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Abdullah I of Jordan
Ruler of transjordan and jordan from 1921 to 1951.
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Mecca.
Died July 20th, 1951 at 69 years old in Masjid Al-Aqsa (gunshot wound).
Samuel Goldwyn
Polish-american film producer.
Born August 17th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
John Rabe
German businessman (1882–1950).
Born November 23rd, 1882 in Hamburg.
Died January 5th, 1950 at 67 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Robert H. Goddard
American physicist.
Born October 5th, 1882 in Worcester.
Died August 10th, 1945 at 62 years old in Baltimore (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Eric Gill
English sculptor, typeface designer, and printmaker (1882–1940).
Born February 22nd, 1882 in Brighton.
Died November 17th, 1940 at 58 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon (lung cancer).
Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
Last grand duchess of imperial russia (1882-1960).
Born June 13th, 1882 in Petergof.
Died November 24th, 1960 at 78 years old in Toronto.
Getúlio Vargas
President of brazil (1930–1945; 1951–1954).
Born April 19th, 1882 in São Borja.
Died August 24th, 1954 at 72 years old in Catete Palace (gunshot wound).
Husband E. Kimmel
United states admiral (1882-1968).
Born February 26th, 1882 in Henderson.
Died May 14th, 1968 at 86 years old in Groton.
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
British peer; husband of mary, princess royal (1882–1947).
Born September 9th, 1882 in London.
Died May 24th, 1947 at 64 years old in Harewood House.
Sam Rayburn
Speaker of the united states house of representatives (1955-1961), american politician (1882–1961).
Born January 6th, 1882 in Roane County.
Died November 16th, 1961 at 79 years old in Bonham (pancreatic cancer).
Georges Braque
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963).
Born May 13th, 1882 in Argenteuil. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1963 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Frances Perkins
Workers-rights advocate and united states secretary of labor 1933–1945.
Born April 10th, 1882 in Boston. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1965 at 83 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of sweden from 1950-1973; anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist.
Born November 11th, 1882 in Stockholm Palace. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1973 at 90 years old in Helsingborgs lasarett (pneumonia).
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Former chief minister of west bengal, india.
Born July 1st, 1882 in Bankipore. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1962 at 80 years old in Kolkata.
Günther von Kluge
German general (1882-1944).
Born October 30th, 1882 in Poznań.
Died August 19th, 1944 at 61 years old in Dombasle-en-Argonne (poison).
Princess Margaret of Connaught
British princess; crown princess of sweden as the first wife of king gustaf vi adolf (1882–1920).
Born January 15th, 1882 in Bagshot Park Mansion.
Died May 1st, 1920 at 38 years old in Stockholm (sepsis). [ref]
Henry J. Kaiser
American industrialist.
Born May 9th, 1882 in Sprout Brook.
Died August 24th, 1967 at 85 years old in Honolulu (disease).
Felix Frankfurter
Former associate justice of the united states supreme court (1882–1965).
Born November 15th, 1882 in Vienna.
Died February 22nd, 1965 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Arthur Eddington
British astrophysicist (1882-1944).
Born December 28th, 1882 in Kendal.
Died November 22nd, 1944 at 61 years old in Cambridge.
Rodolfo Graziani
Italian general (1882-1955).
Born August 11th, 1882 in Filettino. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1955 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sylvia Pankhurst
Activist, suffragette, pacifist internationalist.
Born May 5th, 1882 in Manchester. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1960 at 78 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
James F. Byrnes
American politician.
Born May 2nd, 1882 in Charleston. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1972 at 89 years old in Columbia.
Donald Crisp
English film actor (1882-1974).
Born July 27th, 1882 in London.
Died May 25th, 1974 at 91 years old in Van Nuys (stroke).
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