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In the year 1881

435 Notable birthdays

Günther Quandt

German businessman, nazi, important hitler supporter (1881-1954).

Born July 28th, 1881 in Pritzwalk.

Died December 30th, 1954 at 73 years old in Cairo.

Walter Krueger

American soldier and general officer (1881-1967).

Born January 26th, 1881 in Złotów.

Died August 20th, 1967 at 86 years old in Valley Forge.

Irving Langmuir

American chemist and physicist.

Born January 31st, 1881 in Brooklyn.

Died August 16th, 1957 at 76 years old in Woods Hole (cardiovascular disease).

King Oliver

American jazz cornet player and bandleader.

Born December 19th, 1881 in New Orleans.

Died April 10th, 1938 at 56 years old in Savannah (myocardial infarction).

Hans Kelsen

Austrian lawyer.

Born October 11th, 1881 in Prague. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1973 at 91 years old in Berkeley. [ref]

Maximilian von Weichs

German generalfeldmarschall during world war ii.

Born November 12th, 1881 in Dessau. [ref]

Died September 27th, 1954 at 72 years old in Schloss Rösberg.

William Boeing

American aviation pioneer.

Born October 1st, 1881 in Detroit.

Died September 28th, 1956 at 74 years old in Puget Sound (myocardial infarction).

Leo Carrillo

American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist.

Born August 6th, 1881 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died September 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]

Victor Klemperer

Philologist, author of lti – lingua tertii imperii (1881-1960).

Born October 9th, 1881 in Gorzów Wielkopolski. [ref]

Died February 11th, 1960 at 78 years old in Dresden. [ref]

Horace de Vere Cole

Irish prankster.

Born May 5th, 1881 in Ballincollig.

Died February 25th, 1936 at 54 years old in Honfleur.

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