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In the year 1872
390 Notable birthdays
Kijūrō Shidehara
Japanese politician (1872-1951).
Born September 13th, 1872 in Kadoma. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1951 at 78 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
John Cowper Powys
British writer, lecturer and philosopher (1872-1963).
Born October 8th, 1872 in Shirley.
Died June 17th, 1963 at 90 years old in Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Norman Angell
British politician (1872-1967).
Born December 26th, 1872 in Mansion House. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1967 at 94 years old in Croydon.
Wilhelm Miklas
Austrian politician; president (1928–1938).
Born October 15th, 1872 in Krems.
Died March 20th, 1956 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes
Royal navy officer (1872-1945).
Born October 4th, 1872 in Punjab.
Died December 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Buckinghamshire.
Willie Keeler
American baseball player.
Born March 3rd, 1872 in Brooklyn.
Died January 1st, 1923 at 50 years old in Brooklyn (endocarditis).
Abdul Karim Khan
Indian singer (1872–1937).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Kairana, Muzaffarnagar.
Died October 27th, 1937 at 64 years old in Singaperumalkoil.
Jože Plečnik
Slovenian architect.
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Ljubljana. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1957 at 84 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Georgy Chicherin
Marxist revolutionary and soviet politician (1872-1936).
Born November 24th, 1872 in Karaul.
Died July 7th, 1936 at 63 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage).
Willem de Sitter
Dutch cosmologist.
Born May 6th, 1872 in Sneek. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1934 at 62 years old in Leiden. [ref]
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