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In the year 1886

593 Notable birthdays

Rex Stout

American writer (1886-1975).

Born December 1st, 1886 in Noblesville.

Died October 27th, 1975 at 88 years old in Danbury.

Olaf Stapledon

British novelist and philosopher.

Born May 10th, 1886 in Seacombe.

Died September 6th, 1950 at 64 years old in Caldy (myocardial infarction).

Sergo Ordzhonikidze

Soviet politician (1886-1937).

Born October 24th, 1886 in Ghoresha.

Died February 18th, 1937 at 50 years old in Moscow.

Kim Tu-bong

Korean linguist and politician (1886-1961).

Born March 16th, 1886 in Busan.

Died April 4th, 1961 at 75 years old in South Pyongan Province (disease).

Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell

British physicist (1886-1957).

Born April 5th, 1886 in Baden-Baden.

Died July 3rd, 1957 at 71 years old in London. [ref]

José Abad Santos

Fifth chief justice of the supreme court of the philippines and served as acting president of the philippines during world war ii.

Born February 19th, 1886 in San Fernando.

Died May 2nd, 1942 at 56 years old in Malabang.

Henri Coandă

Romanian inventor (1886-1972).

Born June 7th, 1886 in Bucharest.

Died November 25th, 1972 at 86 years old in Bucharest.

Aaron Nimzovich

Latvian-born danish chess player and theoretician (1886-1935).

Born November 7th, 1886 in Riga.

Died March 16th, 1935 at 48 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia).

Jan Masaryk

Czechoslovak diplomat and politician (1886–1948).

Born September 14th, 1886 in Vinohrady. [ref]

Died March 10th, 1948 at 61 years old in Hradčany (defenestration). [ref]

Tsuguharu Foujita

French painter (1886-1968).

Born November 27th, 1886 in Shin-ogawamachi.

Died January 29th, 1968 at 81 years old in Zurich (prostate cancer).

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