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In the year 1881

471 Notable birthdays

John Gresham Machen

American theologian.

Born July 28th, 1881 in Baltimore.

Died January 1st, 1937 at 55 years old in Bismarck (pneumonia).

Sarah Edwards

American actress (1881-1965).

Born October 11th, 1881 in Glyntraian.

Died January 7th, 1965 at 83 years old in Hollywood.

Roger Martin du Gard

French writer.

Born March 23rd, 1881 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Died August 22nd, 1958 at 77 years old in Château du Tertre. [ref]

Kanno Sugako

Japanese journalist.

Born June 7th, 1881 in Osaka.

Died January 25th, 1911 at 29 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging).

Ber Borochov

Founder of the labor zionist movement (1881-1917).

Born July 3rd, 1881 in Zolotonosha.

Died December 17th, 1917 at 36 years old in Kyiv (sepsis). [ref]

Gunnar Nordström

Finnish physicist.

Born March 12th, 1881 in Helsinki.

Died December 24th, 1923 at 42 years old in Helsinki (pernicious anemia).

Léon Spilliaert

Belgian graphic artist and painter (1881-1946).

Born July 21st, 1881 in Ostend. [ref]

Died November 23rd, 1946 at 65 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]

Ludwik Rajchman

Polish doctor and microbiologist, co-founder of unicef (1881–1965).

Born November 1st, 1881 in Warsaw.

Died July 13th, 1965 at 83 years old in Chenu.

Eugenio Pio Zolli

Chief rabbi of rome, italy, during world war ii; later converted to catholicism (1881-1956).

Born September 27th, 1881 in Brody.

Died March 2nd, 1956 at 74 years old in Rome.

Henrik Galeen

Austrian-born actor (1881-1949).

Born January 7th, 1881 in Stryi.

Died July 30th, 1949 at 68 years old in Randolph (cancer).

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