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In the year 1882
638 Notable birthdays
Percy Grainger
Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist (1882–1961).
Born July 8th, 1882 in Melbourne.
Died February 20th, 1961 at 78 years old in White Plains.
Harold Lowe
British sailor (1882-1944).
Born November 21st, 1882 in Llanrhos.
Died May 12th, 1944 at 61 years old in Deganwy.
Georgi Dimitrov
Bulgarian politician (1882-1949).
Born June 30th, 1882 in Kovachevtsi.
Died July 2nd, 1949 at 67 years old in Barvikha (liver disease).
Melanie Klein
British austrian born psychoanalyst (1882–1960).
Born March 30th, 1882 in Vienna.
Died September 22nd, 1960 at 78 years old in London.
Jack Hobbs
English cricketer (1882–1963).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died December 21st, 1963 at 81 years old in Hove.
Louis St. Laurent
12th prime minister of canada (1882-1973).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Compton.
Died July 25th, 1973 at 91 years old in Quebec City (heart failure).
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
Russian imperial and greek royal.
Born January 29th, 1882 in Tsarskoye Selo. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1957 at 75 years old in Athens. [ref]
Nandalal Bose
Indian artist (1882-1966).
Born December 3rd, 1882 in Tarapur.
Died April 16th, 1966 at 83 years old in Santiniketan.
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding
British officer in the royal air force (1882-1970).
Born April 24th, 1882 in Moffat.
Died February 15th, 1970 at 87 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
James Gleason
American actor (1882-1959).
Born May 23rd, 1882 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1959 at 76 years old in Woodland Hills (asthma).
N. C. Wyeth
American illustrator and painter (1882–1945).
Born October 22nd, 1882 in Needham. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1945 at 62 years old in Chadds Ford (railway accident). [ref]
Douglas Mawson
Australian geologist and explorer of the antarctic (1882-1958).
Born May 5th, 1882 in Shipley. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1958 at 76 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Umberto Boccioni
Italian painter and sculptor (1882-1916).
Born October 19th, 1882 in Reggio Calabria. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1916 at 33 years old in Verona (horse fall). [ref]
Margaret Dumont
American actress (1882–1965).
Born October 20th, 1882 in Brooklyn.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 82 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ima Hogg
American philanthropist and arts patron (1882–1975).
Born July 10th, 1882 in Mineola.
Died August 19th, 1975 at 93 years old in London.
René Coty
17th president of the french republic (1882–1962).
Born March 20th, 1882 in Le Havre.
Died November 22nd, 1962 at 80 years old in Le Havre (myocardial infarction).
Zoltán Kodály
Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue (1882–1967).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Kecskemét.
Died March 6th, 1967 at 84 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Geoffrey de Havilland
English aircraft engineer (1882–1965).
Born July 27th, 1882 in High Wycombe.
Died May 21st, 1965 at 82 years old in Watford (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jacques Maritain
French philosopher (1882–1973).
Born November 18th, 1882 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1973 at 90 years old in Toulouse.
Inayat Khan
Founder of the sufi order in the west in 1914 and teacher of universal sufism.
Born July 5th, 1882 in Vadodara.
Died February 5th, 1927 at 44 years old in New Delhi.
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian muslim preacher (1882–1935).
Born November 19th, 1882 in Gabala.
Died November 20th, 1935 at 53 years old in Nazlet Zeid (gunshot wound).
Emma Jung
Psychoanalyst and writer (1882-1955).
Born March 30th, 1882 in Schaffhausen.
Died November 27th, 1955 at 73 years old in Zurich (cancer).
Holland Smith
United states marine corps general (1882–1967).
Born April 20th, 1882 in Alabama.
Died January 12th, 1967 at 84 years old in San Diego.
Abd el-Krim
War leader and president of the rif republic from 1921 to 1926.
Born January 12th, 1882 in Ajdir.
Died February 6th, 1963 at 81 years old in Cairo.
John Bauer
Swedish painter and illustrator (1882-1918).
Born June 4th, 1882 in Jönköpings Kristina församling.
Died November 20th, 1918 at 36 years old in Vättern, Sankt Matteus (shipwrecking).
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