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In the year 1868
313 Notable birthdays
Arnold Sommerfeld
German physicist.
Born December 5th, 1868 in Königsberg.
Died April 26th, 1951 at 82 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Edward S. Curtis
American photographer.
Born February 16th, 1868 in Whitewater. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1952 at 84 years old in Whittier (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Horace Elgin Dodge
American businessman.
Died December 10th, 1920 at 52 years old in Palm Beach (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer.
Born July 4th, 1868 in Lancaster.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 53 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Gaston Leroux
French author and journalist.
Born May 6th, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1927 at 59 years old in Nice. [ref]
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).
Empress Dowager Longyu
Chinese empress during the end of the qing dynasty (1868-1913).
Born January 28th, 1868.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 45 years old in Beijing.
Charles Maurras
French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952).
Born April 20th, 1868 in Martigues. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1952 at 84 years old in Tours. [ref]
Gichin Funakoshi
Japanese karateka.
Born November 10th, 1868 in Shuri.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 88 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Edmond Rostand
French poet and dramatist (1868–1918).
Born April 1st, 1868 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1948 at 80 years old in Paris (1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
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