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In the year 1883
575 Notable birthdays
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
Royal navy officer (1883–1963).
Born January 7th, 1883 in Dublin.
Died June 12th, 1963 at 80 years old in London.
Rudolf Weigl
Polish biologist, physician, and inventor (1883-1957).
Born September 2nd, 1883 in Přerov.
Died August 11th, 1957 at 73 years old in Zakopane.
Edna May Oliver
American actress (1883–1942).
Born November 9th, 1883 in Malden.
Died November 9th, 1942 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer).
José Clemente Orozco
Mexican artist (1883–1949).
Born November 23rd, 1883 in Ciudad Guzmán.
Died September 7th, 1949 at 65 years old in Mexico City.
Bertram Home Ramsay
Royal navy admiral (1883–1945).
Born January 20th, 1883 in Hampton Court Palace.
Died January 2nd, 1945 at 61 years old in Toussus-le-Noble.
Francis X. Bushman
American actor, director, and writer (1883-1966).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Baltimore.
Died August 23rd, 1966 at 83 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction).
Jean Metzinger
French painter (1883-1956).
Born June 24th, 1883 in Nantes. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1956 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Eubie Blake
American jazz pianist (1887–1983).
Born February 7th, 1883 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1983 at 100 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Yan Xishan
Chinese general (1883-1960).
Born August 8th, 1883 in Dingxiang County.
Died July 22nd, 1960 at 76 years old in Taipei.
Aleksey Tolstoy
Russian-soviet writer (1883-1945).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Pugachyov.
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 62 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
Prussian prince.
Born July 7th, 1883 in Potsdam.
Died December 8th, 1942 at 59 years old in Villa Ingenheim.
Lluís Companys
123rd president of catalonia.
Born June 21st, 1883 in El Tarròs. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1940 at 57 years old in Montjuïc Castle (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Celâl Bayar
3rd president of turkey.
Born May 16th, 1883 in Umurbey. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1986 at 103 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Theo van Doesburg
Dutch architect, painter, draughtsman and writer (1883-1931).
Born August 30th, 1883 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1931 at 47 years old in Davos (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oskar von Hindenburg
German politician and general (1883–1960).
Born January 31st, 1883 in Königsberg.
Died February 12th, 1960 at 77 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Caroline Lacroix
Royal mistress.
Born May 13th, 1883 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1948 at 64 years old in Cambo-les-Bains. [ref]
Sax Rohmer
English novelist (1883–1959).
Born February 15th, 1883 in Birmingham.
Died June 1st, 1959 at 76 years old in White Plains.
Gottfried Feder
German economist and politician (1883-1941).
Born January 27th, 1883 in Würzburg.
Died September 24th, 1941 at 58 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Andrey Vyshinsky
Soviet politician, jurist and diplomat (1883-1954).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Odesa.
Died November 22nd, 1954 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Giovanni Messe
Italian general (1883-1968).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Mesagne.
Died December 18th, 1968 at 85 years old in Rome.
Maurice Utrillo
French painter (1883-1955).
Born December 26th, 1883 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1955 at 71 years old in Dax.
Seán Mac Diarmada
Irish revolutionary (1883-1916).
Born February 28th, 1883 in Kiltyclogher.
Died May 12th, 1916 at 33 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Hasui Kawase
Japanese artist (1883-1957).
Born May 18th, 1883 in Shiba-ku. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1957 at 74 years old in Ōta-ku (stomach cancer). [ref]
S. M. Bruce
Australian politician, eighth prime minister of australia (1883-1967).
Born April 15th, 1883 in Melbourne.
Died August 25th, 1967 at 84 years old in London.
Ahmed Nihad
Ottoman prince.
Born July 5th, 1883 in Istanbul.
Died June 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Beirut.
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