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In the year 1872
406 Notable birthdays
Aubrey Beardsley
British illustrator and author (1872–1898).
Born August 21st, 1872 in Brighton. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1898 at 25 years old in Menton (tuberculosis). [ref]
Zane Grey
American novelist (1872–1939).
Born January 31st, 1872 in Zanesville.
Died October 23rd, 1939 at 67 years old in Altadena (heart failure).
Andrew Kehoe
American mass murderer and bomber (1872–1927).
Born February 1st, 1872 in Tecumseh.
Died May 18th, 1927 at 55 years old in Bath Township (dynamite).
William Desmond Taylor
Irish-american film director, actor and murder victim (1872-1922).
Born April 26th, 1872 in Carlow. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1922 at 49 years old in Westlake. [ref]
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
Indian businessman (1872-1936).
Born September 5th, 1872 in Ottapidaram.
Died November 18th, 1936 at 64 years old in Thoothukudi.
Eduard Bloch
Austrian physician (1872-1945).
Born January 30th, 1872 in Hluboká nad Vltavou.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 73 years old in The Bronx (stomach cancer).
John McCrae
Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during world war i (1872-1918).
Born November 30th, 1872 in Guelph.
Died January 28th, 1918 at 45 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (pneumonia).
Léon Blum
French politician (1872-1950).
Born April 9th, 1872 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1950 at 77 years old in Jouy-en-Josas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat (1872-1952).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1952 at 79 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Helena Rubinstein
Polish-american businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist.
Born December 25th, 1872 in Kraków.
Died April 1st, 1965 at 92 years old in New York City.
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