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In the year 1875
354 Notable birthdays
William D. Leahy
United states admiral, ambassador to france, chief of staff (1875-1959).
Born May 6th, 1875 in Hampton. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1959 at 84 years old in Bethesda, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. [ref]
James J. Jeffries
American boxer (1875-1953).
Born April 15th, 1875 in Carroll.
Died March 3rd, 1953 at 77 years old in Burbank (coronary thrombosis).
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956).
Born November 19th, 1875 in Honolulu. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1956 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
English composer and conductor (1875–1912).
Born August 15th, 1875 in London. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1912 at 37 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
John Buchan
Scottish author and politician (1875–1940).
Born August 26th, 1875 in Perth. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1940 at 64 years old in Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Edgar Wallace
British crime writer, journalist and playwright.
Born April 1st, 1875 in Greenwich. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1932 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Alfred P. Sloan
American businessman (1875–1966).
Born May 23rd, 1875 in New Haven.
Died February 17th, 1966 at 90 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (myocardial infarction).
Zhang Zuolin
Chinese warlord and politician (1875-1928).
Born March 19th, 1875 in Haicheng.
Died June 4th, 1928 at 53 years old in Shenyang (railway accident).
Fritz Kreisler
Austrian violinist and composer.
Born February 2nd, 1875 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1962 at 86 years old in New York City, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. [ref]
Gilbert N. Lewic
American physical chemist.
Born October 23rd, 1875 in Weymouth.
Died March 23rd, 1946 at 70 years old in University of California, Berkeley.
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