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In the year 1871

347 Notable birthdays

Samuel Peploe

British artist (1871-1935).

Born January 27th, 1871 in Edinburgh.

Died October 11th, 1935 at 64 years old in Edinburgh.

Hàm Nghi

Vietnamese emperor (1871-1944).

Born August 3rd, 1871 in Huế. [ref]

Died January 14th, 1944 at 72 years old in French Algeria (disease). [ref]

Atulprasad Sen

Indian musician and activist (1871-1934).

Born October 20th, 1871 in Dhaka.

Died August 26th, 1934 at 62 years old in Lucknow.

Florine Stettheimer

American painter and designer.

Born August 29th, 1871 in Rochester. [ref]

Died May 11th, 1944 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]

Harry Brearley

Inventor of stainless steel (1871–1948).

Born February 18th, 1871 in Sheffield.

Died August 12th, 1948 at 77 years old in Torquay. [ref]

Christian Morgenstern

German author (1871-1914).

Born May 6th, 1871 in Munich, Theresienstraße. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1914 at 42 years old in Merano (tuberculosis). [ref]

Ralph Nelson Elliott

American accountant (1871-1948).

Born July 28th, 1871 in Marysville.

Died January 15th, 1948 at 76 years old in New York City.

Arthur Wynne

Inventor of the crossword puzzle (1871-1945).

Born June 22nd, 1871 in Liverpool.

Died January 14th, 1945 at 73 years old in Clearwater.

Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

German duke.

Born August 31st, 1871 in Altenburg.

Died March 27th, 1955 at 83 years old in Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf.

Hanns Heinz Ewers

German actor and writer (1871–1943).

Born November 3rd, 1871 in Düsseldorf.

Died June 12th, 1943 at 71 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).

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