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In the year 1883
575 Notable birthdays
Arnold Bax
English composer, poet, and author (1883–1953).
Born November 8th, 1883 in Streatham.
Died October 3rd, 1953 at 69 years old in Cork.
Imogen Cunningham
American photographer (1883-1976).
Born April 12th, 1883 in Portland.
Died June 23rd, 1976 at 93 years old in San Francisco.
Jaroslav Hašek
Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist.
Born April 30th, 1883 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1923 at 39 years old in Lipnice nad Sázavou (tuberculosis). [ref]
Compton Mackenzie
Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972).
Born January 17th, 1883 in West Hartlepool.
Died November 30th, 1972 at 89 years old in Edinburgh.
Kenji Doihara
Japanese general.
Born August 8th, 1883 in Okayama.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 65 years old in Tokyo (hanging).
Alexander Alexandrov
Russian soviet composer.
Born April 13th, 1883 in Plakhino.
Died July 8th, 1946 at 63 years old in Berlin (myocardial rupture).
Ichirō Hatoyama
Prime minister of japan from 1954 to 1956.
Born January 1st, 1883 in Higashi-Gokenchō. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1959 at 76 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Johnston McCulley
American writer (1883-1958).
Born February 2nd, 1883 in Ottawa.
Died November 23rd, 1958 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Ivan Meštrović
Croatian sculptor and architect (1883-1962).
Born August 15th, 1883 in Vrpolje. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1962 at 78 years old in South Bend. [ref]
Sam Wood
Director, producer, actor (1883-1949).
Born July 10th, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died September 22nd, 1949 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Max Eastman
American writer (1883-1969).
Born January 4th, 1883 in Canandaigua.
Died March 25th, 1969 at 86 years old in Bridgetown.
Elsa Maxwell
American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess.
Born May 24th, 1883 in Keokuk. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1963 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Fritz Gerlich
German historian and journalist (1883–1934).
Born February 15th, 1883 in Szczecin.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 51 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Charles Demuth
American painter (1883-1935).
Born November 8th, 1883 in Lancaster. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1935 at 51 years old in Lancaster (diabetes). [ref]
Gino Severini
Italian painter (1883–1966).
Born April 7th, 1883 in Cortona. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1966 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Edwin Sutherland
American criminologist.
Born August 13th, 1883 in Nebraska.
Died October 11th, 1950 at 67 years old in Bloomington.
Henry Robertson Bowers
Royal navy officer and explorer.
Born July 29th, 1883 in Greenock.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 28 years old in Ross Ice Shelf.
Marie Laurencin
French painter, poet and printmaker (1883-1956).
Born October 31st, 1883 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1956 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest).
Ralph Morgan
American actor (1883-1956).
Born July 6th, 1883 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 72 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard von Mises
Austrian physicist and mathematician (1883-1953).
Born April 19th, 1883 in Lviv.
Died July 14th, 1953 at 70 years old in Boston.
Max Linder
French silent film actor and director (1883–1925).
Born December 16th, 1883 in Saint-Loubès.
Died November 1st, 1925 at 41 years old in Paris. [ref]
Maude Fealy
American actress (1883–1971).
Born March 4th, 1883 in Memphis.
Died November 9th, 1971 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
Cyril Burt
Discredited english educational psychologist (1883–1971).
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Westminster.
Died October 10th, 1971 at 88 years old in London (cancer).
A. S. Neill
Scottish educator and theorist (1883-1973).
Born October 17th, 1883 in Forfar.
Died September 23rd, 1973 at 89 years old in Aldeburgh.
Ikki Kita
Japanese philosopher and right-wing activist.
Born April 3rd, 1883 in Minato.
Died August 19th, 1937 at 54 years old in Tokyo Army Prison (gunshot wound).
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