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In the year 1886
577 Notable birthdays
Saburō Kurusu
Japanese diplomat.
Born March 6th, 1886 in Yokohama.
Died April 7th, 1954 at 68 years old in Japan.
Franz Rosenzweig
Jewish theologian and philosopher (1886–1929).
Born December 25th, 1886 in Kassel.
Died December 10th, 1929 at 42 years old in Frankfurt (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Herbert William Heinrich
American business writer.
Born October 6th, 1886 in Bennington, Pownal.
Died June 22nd, 1962 at 75 years old
C. D. Howe
Canadian politician (1886–1960).
Born January 15th, 1886 in Waltham.
Died December 31st, 1960 at 74 years old in Montreal.
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor
British mathematician and physicist (1886-1975).
Born March 7th, 1886 in London, St John's Wood. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1975 at 89 years old in Cambridge (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Eric Coates
British composer.
Born August 27th, 1886 in Hucknall. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Chichester.
Willis H. O'Brien
American animator.
Born March 2nd, 1886 in Oakland. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1962 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Randolph Bourne
American writer.
Born May 30th, 1886 in Bloomfield. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1918 at 32 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Hidetsugu Yagi
Japanese electrical engineer (1886–1976).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Osaka.
Died January 19th, 1976 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Gottfried Benn
German novelist, poet.
Born May 2nd, 1886 in Putlitz. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1956 at 70 years old in West Berlin (cancer). [ref]
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The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca