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In the year 1870
305 Notable birthdays
Leopold Godowsky
Polish american pianist, composer, and teacher.
Born February 13th, 1870 in Vilnius, Žasliai. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1938 at 68 years old in New York City, Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Louis Vierne
French organist and composer.
Born October 8th, 1870 in Poitiers. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1937 at 66 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thomas Byles
Catholic priest who remained on board the rms titanic as it was sinking.
Born February 26th, 1870 in Leeds.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 42 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Albert Jay Nock
American journalist (1870-1945).
Born October 13th, 1870 in Scranton.
Died August 19th, 1945 at 74 years old in Wakefield (leukemia).
Jean Perrin
French physicist.
Born September 30th, 1870 in Lille. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1942 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Kitarō Nishida
Japanese philosopher.
Born May 19th, 1870 in Kahoku.
Died June 7th, 1945 at 75 years old in Kamakura (uremia). [ref]
Ivan Kharitonov
Russian saint (1870-1918).
Born June 14th, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 48 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Richard Bennett
Actor (1870-1944).
Born May 21st, 1870 in Deacon.
Died October 22nd, 1944 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Sascha Schneider
German artist (1870-1927).
Born September 21st, 1870 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1927 at 56 years old in Świnoujście. [ref]
Pierre Louÿs
French writer and poet.
Born December 10th, 1870 in Ghent. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1925 at 54 years old in Paris. [ref]
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle