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In the year 1870

318 Notable birthdays

Herbert Ponting

English photographer and explorer.

Born March 21st, 1870 in Salisbury.

Died February 7th, 1935 at 64 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

Arthur Willard Pryor

American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist with the sousa band (1870–1942).

Born September 22nd, 1870 in St. Joseph. [ref]

Died June 18th, 1942 at 71 years old in West Long Branch (stroke). [ref]

Ignacio Zuloaga

Spanish painter (1870-1945).

Born July 26th, 1870 in Eibar. [ref]

Died October 31st, 1945 at 75 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Weston Price

American dentist.

Born September 6th, 1870 in Stone Mills.

Died June 23rd, 1948 at 77 years old

Peter Norbeck

American politician (1870-1936).

Born August 27th, 1870 in Vermillion.

Died December 20th, 1936 at 66 years old in Redfield (cancer).

Charles Arnold Tournemire

French composer.

Born January 22nd, 1870 in Bordeaux. [ref]

Died November 4th, 1939 at 69 years old in Arcachon. [ref]

Helmer Hanssen

Norwegian antarctic explorer (1870-1956).

Born September 24th, 1870 in Andøy Municipality.

Died August 2nd, 1956 at 85 years old in Tromsø Municipality.

Vítězslav Novák

Czech composer and pedagogue (1870-1949).

Born December 5th, 1870 in Kamenice nad Lipou. [ref]

Died July 18th, 1949 at 78 years old in Prague, Skuteč. [ref]

Julián Besteiro

Spanish academic and politician (1870–1940).

Born September 21st, 1870 in costanilla de Santiago. [ref]

Died September 27th, 1940 at 70 years old in Carmona (sepsis). [ref]

Géza Maróczy

Hungarian chess player.

Born March 3rd, 1870 in Szeged.

Died May 29th, 1951 at 81 years old in Budapest.

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