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In the year 1866
310 Notable birthdays
Lev Shestov
Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938).
Born February 12th, 1866 in Kyiv.
Died November 19th, 1938 at 72 years old in Paris.
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
British politician (1866-1941).
Born September 12th, 1866 in Eastbourne.
Died August 12th, 1941 at 74 years old in Belgravia.
Voltairine de Cleyre
American anarchist writer and feminist.
Born November 17th, 1866 in Leslie.
Died June 20th, 1912 at 45 years old in Chicago (meningitis).
Charles Francis Adams III
Secretary of the navy (1866-1954).
Born August 2nd, 1866 in Quincy.
Died June 10th, 1954 at 87 years old in Boston.
Charles Davenport
American biologist.
Born June 1st, 1866 in Stamford.
Died February 18th, 1944 at 77 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (pneumonia). [ref]
Karl Maria Wiligut
Ss general (1866-1946).
Born December 10th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died January 3rd, 1946 at 79 years old in Bad Arolsen.
Emilio De Bono
Italian general (1866-1944).
Born March 19th, 1866 in Cassano d'Adda. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1944 at 77 years old in Verona (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Aby Warburg
German art historian and cultural theorist.
Born June 13th, 1866 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1929 at 63 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abraham Flexner
American educator.
Born November 13th, 1866 in Louisville. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1959 at 92 years old in Falls Church. [ref]
Elizabeth von Arnim
Australian english novelist.
Born August 31st, 1866 in Sydney. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1941 at 74 years old in Charleston (influenza). [ref]
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