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In the year 1886
669 Notable birthdays
George Topîrceanu
Romanian writer (1886–1937).
Born March 20th, 1886 in Bucharest.
Died May 7th, 1937 at 51 years old in Iași (liver cancer).
Margarita Fischer
American actress (1886–1975).
Born February 12th, 1886 in Missouri Valley.
Died March 11th, 1975 at 89 years old in Encinitas (myocardial infarction).
Violet Kemble-Cooper
British actress (1886-1961).
Born December 12th, 1886 in London.
Died August 17th, 1961 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
John Renshaw Carson
American telecommunications engineer (1886-1940).
Born June 28th, 1886 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 1940 at 54 years old in New Hope.
Robert Julius Trumpler
Swiss-american astronomer (1886-1956).
Born October 2nd, 1886 in Zurich.
Died September 10th, 1956 at 69 years old in Berkeley.
Jacques Rivière
French writer (1886-1925).
Born July 15th, 1886 in Bordeaux.
Died February 14th, 1925 at 38 years old in Paris (typhoid fever).
Friedebert Tuglas
Estonian writer and critic (1886–1971).
Born March 2nd, 1886 in Livonia Governorate.
Died April 15th, 1971 at 85 years old in Tallinn.
Pauline Bush
American actress (1886–1969).
Born May 22nd, 1886 in Lincoln.
Died November 1st, 1969 at 83 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
Launy Grøndahl
Danish composer and conductor (1886-1960).
Born June 30th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 1960 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
José Gutiérrez Solana
Spanish painter (1886-1945).
Born February 28th, 1886 in Madrid.
Died June 24th, 1945 at 59 years old in Madrid.
Arthur Vivian Watkins
American politician.
Born December 18th, 1886 in Midway.
Died September 1st, 1973 at 86 years old in Orem.
Östen Undén
Swedish professor, politician and cabinet minister (1886-1974).
Born August 25th, 1886 in Karlstad church parish.
Died January 14th, 1974 at 87 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Rudolf Koch-Erpach
German general.
Born April 9th, 1886 in Munich.
Died November 28th, 1971 at 85 years old in Bad Boll.
Jesús Guridi Bidaola
Spanish composer (1886–1961).
Born September 25th, 1886 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died April 7th, 1961 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef
South african landscape artist (1886 - 1957).
Born August 13th, 1886 in Pretoria.
Died November 14th, 1957 at 71 years old in Pretoria.
Otto Lederer
American actor (1886-1965).
Born May 17th, 1886 in Prague.
Died September 3rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Damian (Kokoneshi)
Albanian bishop.
Born October 26th, 1886 in Llëngë.
Died October 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Pogradec.
René Thomas
French racing driver (1886–1975).
Born March 7th, 1886 in Périgueux. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1975 at 89 years old in Colombes. [ref]
Ebrahim Pourdavoud
Iranian translator, linguist, academic and iranian poet (1886-1968).
Born March 4th, 1886 in Rasht.
Died November 17th, 1968 at 82 years old in Tehran.
Lucien Gaudin
French fencer (1886-1934).
Born September 27th, 1886 in Arras.
Died September 23rd, 1934 at 47 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis
German general.
Born September 13th, 1886 in Szubin.
Died August 27th, 1942 at 55 years old in Magdeburg (gunshot wound).
Frank Dobson
British artist (1886–1963).
Born November 18th, 1886 in London.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 76 years old in London.
Lillian Rosanoff Lieber
American mathematician (1886-1996).
Born July 26th, 1886 in Mykolaiv.
Died July 11th, 1986 at 99 years old in Queens.
Elise Ottesen-Jensen
Norwegian-swedish journalist (1886-1973).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Høyland. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1973 at 87 years old in Kungsholm parish.
Walter H. Schottky
German physicist (1886–1976).
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Zurich.
Died March 4th, 1976 at 89 years old in Forchheim.
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