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In the year 1875
395 Notable birthdays
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
American sculptor (1875-1942).
Born January 9th, 1875 in Manhattan.
Died April 18th, 1942 at 67 years old in Manhattan (endocarditis).
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).
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]
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956).
Born November 19th, 1875 in Honolulu.
Died June 6th, 1956 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C..
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).
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]
Charles D. B. King
President of liberia (1875-1961).
Born March 12th, 1875 in Monrovia.
Died September 4th, 1961 at 86 years old in Monrovia.
Matthias Erzberger
German politician (1875–1921).
Born September 20th, 1875 in Münsingen.
Died August 26th, 1921 at 45 years old in Bad Griesbach im Schwarzwald.
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).
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