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In the year 1886
531 Notable birthdays
Mark Aitchison Young
British high commissioner (1886-1974).
Born June 30th, 1886 in British Raj.
Died May 12th, 1974 at 87 years old in Winchester.
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]
Nikolay Gumilev
Russian writer (1886-1921).
Born April 15th, 1886 in Kronstadt.
Died August 26th, 1921 at 35 years old in Saint Petersburg (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Marcel Dupré
French organist and composer.
Born May 3rd, 1886 in Rouen. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1971 at 85 years old in Meudon. [ref]
Edward Bach
British physician/homeopath/bacteriologist/spiritual writer.
Born September 24th, 1886 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1936 at 50 years old in Didcot. [ref]
Ernest Burgess
American sociologist.
Born May 16th, 1886 in Tilbury. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1966 at 80 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Eugene Burton Ely
American aviation pioneer.
Born October 21st, 1886 in Williamsburg.
Died October 19th, 1911 at 24 years old in Macon.
Willis H. O'Brien
American animator.
Born March 2nd, 1886 in Oakland. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1962 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Salvador de Madariaga
Spanish diplomat, writer and historian (1886-1978).
Born July 23rd, 1886 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1978 at 92 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Alain-Fournier
French writer.
Born October 3rd, 1886 in La Chapelle-d'Angillon.
Died September 22nd, 1914 at 27 years old in Les Éparges, Saint-Remy-la-Calonne.
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