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In the year 1877

400 Notable birthdays

Hjalmar Schacht

German politician and economist (1877–1970).

Born January 22nd, 1877 in Tinglev Municipality.

Died June 3rd, 1970 at 93 years old in Munich.

Felix Dzerzhinsky

Bolshevik revolutionary and founder of the first soviet secret police organs (1877-1926).

Born September 11th, 1877 in Dzerzhinovo.

Died July 20th, 1926 at 48 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Alben W. Barkley

Vice president of the united states from 1949 to 1953.

Born November 24th, 1877 in Lowes.

Died April 30th, 1956 at 78 years old in Lexington (myocardial infarction).

Wilhelm Frick

German nazi party politician (1877–1946).

Born March 12th, 1877 in Alsenz.

Died October 16th, 1946 at 69 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).

Edmund Gwenn

British actor (1877–1959).

Born September 26th, 1877 in London.

Died September 6th, 1959 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).

Leonhard Seppala

Norwegian musher.

Born September 14th, 1877 in Skibotn.

Died January 28th, 1967 at 89 years old in Seattle.

Alice B. Toklas

American writer (1877-1967).

Born April 30th, 1877 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1967 at 89 years old in Paris.

Tom Thomson

Canadian artist (1877-1917).

Born August 5th, 1877 in Claremont. [ref]

Died July 8th, 1917 at 39 years old in Canada, Canoe Lake (drowning). [ref]

Charles Coburn

American film and theater actor (1877-1961).

Born June 19th, 1877 in Savannah. [ref]

Died August 30th, 1961 at 84 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Plutarco Elías Calles

47th president of mexico.

Born September 25th, 1877 in Heroica Guaymas.

Died October 19th, 1945 at 68 years old in Mexico City.

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