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In the year 1868
342 Notable birthdays
Abdulmejid II
Last caliph of the ottoman dynasty (1868–1944).
Born May 29th, 1868 in Beşiktaş.
Died August 23rd, 1944 at 76 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Constance Markievicz
Irish politician, first woman elected to the westminster house of commons and the dáil éireann, and first female cabinet member in europe.
Born February 4th, 1868 in Westminster.
Died July 15th, 1927 at 59 years old in Dublin.
Huo Yuanjia
Chinese martial artist (1868-1910).
Born January 18th, 1868 in Jinghai District.
Died August 9th, 1910 at 42 years old in Shanghai (arsenic poisoning).
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1868-1924).
Born April 22nd, 1868 in Buda.
Died September 6th, 1924 at 56 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Emanuel Lasker
Former world chess champion (1868–1941).
Born December 24th, 1868 in Barlinek.
Died January 11th, 1941 at 72 years old in New York City.
Dietrich Eckart
German journalist and politician (1868-1923).
Born March 23rd, 1868 in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.
Died December 26th, 1923 at 55 years old in Berchtesgaden (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
German aristocrat (1868-1937).
Born November 25th, 1868 in Darmstadt.
Died October 9th, 1937 at 68 years old in Schloß Wolfsgarten.
Fuad I of Egypt
Egyptian king and sultan.
Born March 26th, 1868 in Cairo.
Died April 28th, 1936 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
British banker and zoologist (1868–1937).
Born February 8th, 1868 in London.
Died August 27th, 1937 at 69 years old in Tring.
Robert A. Millikan
American physicist.
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Morrison. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1953 at 85 years old in San Marino (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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