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In the year 1886
610 Notable birthdays
H.D.
American imagist poet (1886–1961).
Born September 10th, 1886 in Bethlehem.
Died September 27th, 1961 at 75 years old
Dooley Wilson
American actor and musician (1886-1953).
Born April 3rd, 1886 in Tyler.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Jean Hersholt
Danish-american actor (1886-1956).
Born July 12th, 1886 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1956 at 69 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Muthulakshmi Reddy
Indian physician and legislator.
Born July 30th, 1886 in Pudukkottai State.
Died July 22nd, 1968 at 81 years old in Chennai.
Fred Quimby
American film producer (1886-1965).
Born July 31st, 1886 in Minneapolis.
Died September 16th, 1965 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Sam Langford
Canadian boxer (1886–1956).
Born March 4th, 1886 in Weymouth.
Died January 12th, 1956 at 69 years old in Cambridge.
Harold Nicolson
British diplomat, author, diarist and politician (1886-1968).
Born November 21st, 1886 in Tehran.
Died May 1st, 1968 at 81 years old in Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
Hitoshi Imamura
Japanese general.
Born June 28th, 1886 in Sendai.
Died October 6th, 1968 at 82 years old in Japan.
Marc Bloch
French historian and resistance fighter.
Died June 16th, 1944 at 57 years old in Saint-Didier-de-Formans (ballistic trauma, execution). [ref]
Clarence Birdseye
American inventor (1886–1956).
Born December 9th, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 69 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Williams
British poet, novelist, theologian, literary critic, and member of the inklings (1886–1945).
Born September 20th, 1886 in London.
Died May 15th, 1945 at 58 years old in Oxford.
Radhabinod Pal
Indian judge and jurist (1886–1967).
Born January 27th, 1886 in Bangladesh.
Died January 10th, 1967 at 80 years old in Kolkata.
Shūmei Ōkawa
Japanese nationalist intellectual (1886–1957).
Born December 6th, 1886 in Sakata.
Died December 24th, 1957 at 71 years old in Kominka Yamajū-tei (asthma).
Charles Ruggles
American actor (1886-1970).
Born February 8th, 1886 in Los Angeles.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Maithili Sharan Gupt
Indian poet (1886-1964).
Born August 3rd, 1886 in Chirgaon. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1964 at 78 years old in India. [ref]
John Cromwell
American actor, director and producer (1886/7–1979).
Born December 23rd, 1886 in Toledo.
Died September 26th, 1979 at 92 years old in Santa Barbara.
Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German crown princess and crown princess of prussia (1886-1954).
Born September 20th, 1886 in Schwerin.
Died May 6th, 1954 at 67 years old in Bad Kissingen.
Florence Lawrence
Canadian-american actress (1886-1938).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Hamilton.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 52 years old in Beverly Hills (intoxication). [ref]
Francis Biddle
United states federal judge (1886-1968).
Born May 9th, 1886 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1968 at 82 years old in Hyannis (myocardial infarction).
Erich Hoepner
German general (1886–1944).
Born September 14th, 1886 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died August 8th, 1944 at 57 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Rex Stout
American writer (1886-1975).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Noblesville.
Died October 27th, 1975 at 88 years old in Danbury.
Olaf Stapledon
British novelist and philosopher.
Born May 10th, 1886 in Seacombe.
Died September 6th, 1950 at 64 years old in Caldy (myocardial infarction).
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Soviet politician (1886-1937).
Born October 24th, 1886 in Ghoresha.
Died February 18th, 1937 at 50 years old in Moscow.
Kim Tu-bong
Korean linguist and politician (1886-1961).
Born March 16th, 1886 in Busan.
Died April 4th, 1961 at 75 years old in South Pyongan Province (disease).
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
British physicist (1886-1957).
Born April 5th, 1886 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 3rd, 1957 at 71 years old in London.
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