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In the year 1886
610 Notable birthdays
Jam Handy
American swimmer and water polo player, olympic bronze medalist, educational film producer (1886–1983).
Born March 6th, 1886 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1983 at 97 years old in Detroit.
Karl Dane
Danish-american comedian and actor.
Born October 12th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died April 14th, 1934 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
Masakazu Kawabe
Japanese general (1886-1965).
Born December 5th, 1886 in Toyama Prefecture.
Died March 2nd, 1965 at 78 years old
Rudolf Schmidt
German general (1886-1957).
Born May 12th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died April 7th, 1957 at 70 years old in Krefeld.
John M. Stahl
American film director and producer (1886-1950).
Born January 21st, 1886 in Baku.
Died January 12th, 1950 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Eric Tigerstedt
Finnish inventor.
Born August 14th, 1886 in Helsinki.
Died April 20th, 1925 at 38 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Manne Siegbahn
Swedish physicist (1886-1978).
Born December 3rd, 1886 in Örebro Nikolai parish. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1978 at 91 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Armin T. Wegner
German pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978).
Born October 16th, 1886 in Elberfeld.
Died May 17th, 1978 at 91 years old in Rome.
Prince Sixtus of Parma
Parmese royal.
Born August 11th, 1886 in Rorschacherberg.
Died March 14th, 1934 at 47 years old in Paris.
Marthe Bibesco
Romanian writer (1886-1973).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1973 at 87 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
May Ziadeh
Lebanese-palestinian writer (1886-1941).
Born February 11th, 1886 in Palestine, Nazareth.
Died October 17th, 1941 at 55 years old in Cairo.
André Marty
French politician (1886-1956).
Born November 6th, 1886 in Perpignan.
Died November 23rd, 1956 at 70 years old in Toulouse (lung cancer).
Johnny Hayes
American athlete (1886–1965).
Born April 10th, 1886 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Sholem Schwarzbard
Russian-born french yiddish poet of jewish descent and anarchist (1886-1938).
Born August 18th, 1886 in Izmail.
Died March 3rd, 1938 at 51 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).
Edwin Fischer
Swiss conductor and classical pianist (1886-1960).
Born October 6th, 1886 in Basel.
Died January 24th, 1960 at 73 years old in Zurich.
David B. Steinman
American civil engineer.
Born June 11th, 1886 in Teruel.
Died August 21st, 1960 at 74 years old in New York City.
Dhirendranath Datta
Bengali activist (1886-1971).
Born November 2nd, 1886 in Brahmanbaria.
Died March 21st, 1971 at 84 years old
Conrad Helfrich
Dutch luitenant-admiraal of world war ii.
Born October 11th, 1886 in Semarang.
Died September 20th, 1962 at 75 years old in The Hague.
Zoë Akins
Playwright, poet, author.
Born October 30th, 1886 in Humansville.
Died October 29th, 1958 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Alfonso López Pumarejo
Colombian politician (1886-1959).
Born January 31st, 1886 in hour.
Died November 20th, 1959 at 73 years old in Bogotá.
Otto von Knobelsdorff
German general (1886–1966).
Born March 31st, 1886 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 1966 at 80 years old in Hanover.
Nella Walker
Actress (1886-1971).
Born March 6th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died March 22nd, 1971 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
René Carmille
Comptroller general of the french army and member of french resistance (1886-1945).
Born January 8th, 1886 in Trémolat.
Died January 25th, 1945 at 59 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Manfred Freiherr von Killinger
German politician (1886-1944).
Born July 14th, 1886 in Nossen.
Died September 3rd, 1944 at 58 years old in Bucharest (ballistic trauma).
Edwin Boring
American psychologist (1886–1968).
Born October 23rd, 1886 in Philadelphia.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 81 years old in Cambridge (multiple myeloma).
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