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In the year 1868
376 Notable birthdays
W. E. B. Du Bois
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963).
Born February 23rd, 1868 in Great Barrington.
Died August 27th, 1963 at 95 years old in Accra.
Florence Foster Jenkins
American soprano, renowned for her lack of musical skill and singing ability (1868–1944).
Born July 19th, 1868 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died November 26th, 1944 at 76 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Nicholas II of Russia
The 14th and last emperor of russia (1894–1917).
Born May 18th, 1868 in Pushkin.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 50 years old in Yekaterinburg, Ipatiev House (gunshot wound).
Fritz Haber
German chemist and receiver of the nobel prize (1868–1934).
Born December 9th, 1868 in Wrocław.
Died January 29th, 1934 at 65 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction).
Myrtle Corbin
American sideshow performer (1868–1928).
Born May 12th, 1868 in Lincoln County.
Died May 6th, 1928 at 59 years old in Cleburne.
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal navy officer and explorer (1868–1912).
Born June 6th, 1868 in Plymouth.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 43 years old in Ross Ice Shelf (hypothermia, cachexia).
Constantine I of Greece
King of greece (r. 1913–17; 1920–22).
Born August 2nd, 1868 in Athens.
Died January 11th, 1923 at 54 years old in Palermo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926).
Born July 14th, 1868 in Washington.
Died July 12th, 1926 at 57 years old in Baghdad (drug overdose).
Scott Joplin
American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917).
Born November 24th, 1868 in Bowie County, Linden, Texarkana.
Died April 17th, 1917 at 48 years old in New York City (neurosyphilis).
Maxim Gorky
Russian and soviet writer (1868–1936).
Born March 26th, 1868 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died June 18th, 1936 at 68 years old in Gorki-10 (pneumonia). [ref]
Miklós Horthy
Regent of hungary from 1920 to 1944 (1868-1957).
Born June 18th, 1868 in Kenderes. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1957 at 88 years old in Estoril. [ref]
Magnus Hirschfeld
German physician and sexologist (1868–1935).
Born May 14th, 1868 in Kołobrzeg.
Died May 15th, 1935 at 67 years old in Nice (myocardial infarction).
John Nance Garner
Vice president of the united states from 1933 to 1941.
Born November 22nd, 1868 in Red River County.
Died November 7th, 1967 at 98 years old in Uvalde.
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Wife of archduke franz ferdinand of austria (1868–1914).
Born March 1st, 1868 in Stuttgart.
Died June 28th, 1914 at 46 years old in Sarajevo (gunshot wound).
Karl Landsteiner
Jewish-austrian biologist, physician and nobel prize laureate.
Born June 14th, 1868 in Baden.
Died June 26th, 1943 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
James Connolly
Irish republican, trade unionist and socialist revolutionary.
Born June 5th, 1868 in Edinburgh.
Died May 12th, 1916 at 47 years old in Dublin (gunshot wound).
Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom
Fourth child and second daughter of edward vii and alexandra of denmark (1868-1935).
Born July 6th, 1868 in Marlborough House.
Died December 3rd, 1935 at 67 years old in Coppins.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist (1868-1928).
Born June 7th, 1868 in Glasgow, Townhead. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1928 at 60 years old in London (tongue cancer). [ref]
Alice Keppel
British society hostess and mistress of edward vii (1868–1947).
Born April 29th, 1868 in Glasgow.
Died September 11th, 1947 at 79 years old in Florence (liver cirrhosis).
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.
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