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In the year 1884
629 Notable birthdays
Empress Teimei
Japanese empress consort (1884–1951).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Nishikichō.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 66 years old in Akasaka Estate (angina pectoris).
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
2nd president of israel (1952–1963) - (1884–1963).
Born November 24th, 1884 in Poltava. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1963 at 78 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Hugo Schmeisser
German firearm designer (1884–1953).
Born September 24th, 1884 in Jena.
Died September 12th, 1953 at 68 years old in Erfurt (lung disease).
Sara Teasdale
American writer and poet (1884–1933).
Born August 8th, 1884 in St. Louis.
Died January 29th, 1933 at 48 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Texas Guinan
American prohibition era saloon keeper and entrepreneur (1884-1933).
Born January 12th, 1884 in Waco.
Died November 5th, 1933 at 49 years old in Vancouver (dysentery).
Thomas Blamey
Australian general of the first and second world wars (1884-1951).
Born January 24th, 1884 in Wagga Wagga.
Died May 27th, 1951 at 67 years old in Melbourne.
Vincent Auriol
16th president of the french republic (1884–1966).
Born August 27th, 1884 in Revel.
Died January 1st, 1966 at 81 years old in Paris.
Joseph Sweeney
American actor (1884–1963).
Born July 26th, 1884 in Philadelphia.
Died November 25th, 1963 at 79 years old in New York City.
Joseph Boxhall
Fourth officer of titanic (1884–1967).
Born March 23rd, 1884 in London, Kingston upon Hull.
Died April 25th, 1967 at 83 years old in Christchurch (cardiovascular disease).
Zinaida Serebryakova
Russian and french painter (1884-1967).
Born December 10th, 1884 in Neskuchne.
Died September 19th, 1967 at 82 years old in Paris.
Rudolf Bultmann
German theologian (1884–1976).
Born August 20th, 1884 in Wiefelstede.
Died July 30th, 1976 at 91 years old in Marburg.
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
German prince (1884-1948).
Born July 14th, 1884 in Potsdam.
Died September 22nd, 1948 at 64 years old in La Tour-de-Peilz.
Max Brod
Bohemian-israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968).
Born May 27th, 1884 in Prague.
Died December 21st, 1968 at 84 years old in Tel Aviv, Jaffa.
Don Stephen Senanayake
Prime minister of sri lanka (1884-1952).
Born October 20th, 1884 in Mirigama.
Died March 22nd, 1952 at 67 years old in Colombo (stroke).
Walter von Reichenau
German field marshal (1884–1942).
Born October 8th, 1884 in Karlsruhe.
Died January 17th, 1942 at 57 years old in Lviv (cerebral hemorrhage).
Leon Schlesinger
American film producer (1884–1949).
Born May 20th, 1884 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 1949 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (viral infectious disease).
Peter Debye
Dutch-american physicist and physical chemist (1884–1966).
Born March 24th, 1884 in Maastricht.
Died November 2nd, 1966 at 82 years old in Ithaca (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hugh Walpole
British writer (1884-1941).
Born March 13th, 1884 in Auckland. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1941 at 57 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
Lion Feuchtwanger
German writer (1884-1958).
Born July 7th, 1884 in Munich.
Died December 22nd, 1958 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).
Harrison Ford
American stage and silent film actor (1884–1957).
Born March 16th, 1884 in Kansas City.
Died December 2nd, 1957 at 73 years old in Woodland Hills (traffic collision).
John McCormack
Irish tenor (1884–1945).
Born June 14th, 1884 in Athlone.
Died September 16th, 1945 at 61 years old in Dublin (disease).
Roy Chapman Andrews
American explorer, naturalist, and writer (1884–1960).
Born January 26th, 1884 in Beloit.
Died March 11th, 1960 at 76 years old in Peninsula Community Hospital.
Sig Ruman
German-american actor (1884-1967).
Born October 11th, 1884 in Hamburg.
Died February 14th, 1967 at 82 years old in Julian (myocardial infarction).
Anna Vyrubova
Friend of tsarina alexandra fyodorovna of russia; author of memoirs about the romanovs (1884–1964).
Born July 16th, 1884 in Lomonosov.
Died July 20th, 1964 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Robert J. Flaherty
American documentary filmmaker (1884-1951).
Born February 16th, 1884 in Iron Mountain.
Died July 23rd, 1951 at 67 years old in Dummerston.
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As you get older, three things happen: The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two. Norman Wisdom