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In the year 1873

392 Notable birthdays

Pavlo Skoropadsky

Ukrainian general (1873-1945).

Born May 15th, 1873 in Wiesbaden.

Died April 26th, 1945 at 71 years old in Metten.

Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard

Royal flying corps commander and first royal air force chief of the air staff (1873-1956).

Born February 3rd, 1873 in Taunton.

Died February 10th, 1956 at 83 years old in London.

Spyridon Louis

Greek athlete.

Born January 12th, 1873 in Marousi.

Died March 26th, 1940 at 67 years old in Marousi.

E. D. Morel

British politician (1873-1924).

Born July 10th, 1873 in Paris.

Died November 12th, 1924 at 51 years old in Bovey Tracey.

Viktor Chernov

Russian politician (1873–1952).

Born December 7th, 1873 in Khvalynsk.

Died April 15th, 1952 at 78 years old in New York City.

Melitta Bentz

German entrepreneur and inventor of the coffee filter (1873–1950).

Born January 31st, 1873 in Dresden.

Died June 29th, 1950 at 77 years old in Holzhausen.

Frank Wild

British antarctica explorer (1873-1939).

Born April 10th, 1873 in Skelton.

Died August 19th, 1939 at 66 years old in Klerksdorp.

Elena Stasova

Soviet politician (1873-1966).

Born October 15th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died December 31st, 1966 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Sara Josephine Baker

American physician (1873-1945).

Born November 15th, 1873 in Poughkeepsie.

Died February 22nd, 1945 at 71 years old in New York City.

Konstantinos Carathéodory

Greek mathematician (1873-1950).

Born December 13th, 1873 in Berlin.

Died February 2nd, 1950 at 76 years old in Munich.

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