Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.
In the year 1883
575 Notable birthdays
Benito Mussolini
Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the national fascist party.
Born July 29th, 1883 in Predappio. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1945 at 61 years old in Giulino (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from prague (1883–1924).
Born July 3rd, 1883 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1924 at 41 years old in Kafka Sterbehaus (laryngeal tuberculosis). [ref]
Coco Chanel
French fashion designer (1995 -1999).
Born August 19th, 1883 in Saumur. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1971 at 87 years old in Hôtel Ritz Paris (foodborne illness). [ref]
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Indian politician (1883-1966).
Born May 28th, 1883 in Bhagur. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1966 at 82 years old in Mumbai (hunger strike). [ref]
Clement Attlee
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1945 to 1951 (1883–1967).
Born January 3rd, 1883 in Putney.
Died October 8th, 1967 at 84 years old in Westminster Hospital (pneumonia).
John Maynard Keynes
British economist (1883–1946).
Born June 5th, 1883 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1946 at 62 years old in Firle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kahlil Gibran
Lebanese-american writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931).
Born January 6th, 1883 in Bsharri. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1931 at 48 years old in New York City (cancer, tuberculosis, liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Napoleon Hill
American author (1883-1970).
Born October 26th, 1883 in Pound.
Died November 8th, 1970 at 87 years old in Greenville.
Douglas Fairbanks
American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883-1939).
Born May 23rd, 1883 in Denver. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1939 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Enoch L. Johnson
American political boss and racketeer (1883-1968).
Born January 20th, 1883 in Galloway Township.
Died December 9th, 1968 at 85 years old in Atlantic City.
Peter Kürten
German serial killer (1883-1931).
Born May 26th, 1883 in Mülheim.
Died July 2nd, 1931 at 48 years old in Cologne (guillotine).
Faisal I of Iraq
King of iraq in 1921-1933 (and syria, in 1920).
Born May 20th, 1883 in Ta'if. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1933 at 50 years old in Bern (heart failure). [ref]
Lon Chaney
American actor (1883–1930).
Born April 1st, 1883 in Colorado Springs.
Died August 26th, 1930 at 47 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer).
Joseph Schumpeter
Austrian political economist (1883–1950).
Born February 8th, 1883 in Třešť. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1950 at 67 years old in Salisbury (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Rube Goldberg
American cartoonist (1883-1970).
Born July 4th, 1883 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1970 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Walter Huston
Canadian actor and singer (1883–1950).
Born April 6th, 1883 in Toronto.
Died April 7th, 1950 at 67 years old in Hollywood (aortic aneurysm).
Angela Hitler
Elder half-sister of adolf hitler (1883-1949).
Born July 28th, 1883 in Braunau am Inn.
Died October 30th, 1949 at 66 years old in Hanover (stroke).
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Member of the house of windsor.
Born February 25th, 1883 in Windsor Castle.
Died January 3rd, 1981 at 97 years old in Kensington Palace.
Pierre Laval
French politician (1883-1945).
Born June 28th, 1883 in Châteldon. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1945 at 62 years old in Fresnes (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Walter Gropius
German-american architect (1883–1969).
Born May 18th, 1883 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 86 years old in Boston. [ref]
Joseph Pilates
German inventor of pilates (1883–1967).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Mönchengladbach.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 83 years old in New York City.
Wang Jingwei
Chinese politician, leader of wang jingwei regime (1883-1944).
Born May 4th, 1883 in Sanshui District. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1944 at 61 years old in Nagoya (cancer). [ref]
William Carlos Williams
American poet (1883-1963).
Born September 17th, 1883 in Rutherford.
Died March 4th, 1963 at 79 years old in Rutherford.
Lev Kamenev
Bolshevik revolutionary and soviet politician (1883-1936).
Born July 18th, 1883 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1936 at 53 years old in Lubyanka Building (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Grigory Zinoviev
Ukrainian revolutionary (1883-1936).
Born September 23rd, 1883 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died August 25th, 1936 at 52 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Birthdays 1 to 25 of 575
Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Dr. Seuss