Famous People Born In 1872
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Discover the most famous people born in 1872. The list includes people like Bertrand Russell, Calvin Coolidge, Piet Mondrian, Emily Davison, Roald Amundsen and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, novelists and non-fiction writers born in 1872. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Russia and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Plymouth, Vermont, United States
Died: January 5, 1933
Birthdate: 18th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died: February 2, 1970
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Roald Amundsen(Norwegian Explorer Who was the First to Reach the South Pole)
Birthdate: 16th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Borge, Norway
Died: June 18, 1928
Birthdate: 29th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died: January 31, 1944
Birthdate: 6th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: July 17, 1918
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Emily Davison(English Suffragette Who Fought for Votes for Women in Britain in the Early 20th Century)
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 8, 1913
Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Down Ampney, England
Died: August 26, 1958
Birthdate: 15th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wytheville, Virginia, United States
Died: December 28, 1961
Birthdate: 28th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: South Australia
Died: February 7, 1967
Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Died: October 23, 1939
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William Desmond Taylor(Director and Actor Known for His Films: ‘The Diamond from the Sky’, ‘A Woman Scorned’ and ‘Ben Blair’)
Birthdate: 26th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Carlow, Ireland
Died: February 1, 1922
Birthdate: 30th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hluboká nad Vltavou
Died: June 1, 1945
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died: July 17, 1953
Birthdate: 21st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Died: March 16, 1898
Birthdate: 20th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Francisco
Died: February 2, 1957
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baltimore
Died: September 25, 1960
Birthdate: 9th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris
Died: March 30, 1950
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Mathilde Kschessinska(Russian Ballerina and the First Russian Dancer to Master 32 Consecutive 'Fouettés en Tournant')
Birthdate: 31st August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ligovo, Russia
Died: December 6, 1971
Birthdate: 27th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: February 9, 1906
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Learned Hand(Former United States Judge and Judicial Philosopher)
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Albany
Died: August 18, 1961
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Anna Held(French-Polish Actress and Singer Best Known for Her Revues 'The Ziegfeld Follies')
Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: August 12, 1918
Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tashkent
Died: February 20, 1919
Birthdate: 22nd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: February 8, 1938
Birthdate: 1st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cambrai
Died: August 2, 1936
Birthdate: 12th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cumberland Lodge, Old Windsor
Died: December 8, 1956
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Sergei Diaghilev(Russian Art Critic, Ballet Impresario and Founder of the 'Ballets Russes')
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chudovsky District, Russia
Died: August 19, 1929
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John McCrae(Poet and Soldier Best Known as the Author of War Memorial Poem 'In Flanders Fields')
Birthdate: 30th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Died: January 28, 1918
Birthdate: 15th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: December 5, 1950
Birthdate: 2nd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 24, 1951
Birthdate: 3rd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: January 1, 1923
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: September 13, 1944
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chesterfield, New Hampshire, United States
Died: April 22, 1946
Birthdate: 16th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stevenage
Died: July 29, 1966
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Paul Langevin(Physicist, Professor, Chemist, Philosopher of science, Educationist, Non-fiction writer)
Birthdate: 23rd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris
Died: December 19, 1946
Birthdate: 22nd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Akaroa, New Zealand
Died: February 1, 1943
Birthdate: 18th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New Town, Prague, Czech Republic
Died: September 25, 1916
Birthdate: 13th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Greenwood, Maine, United States
Died: February 5, 1967
Birthdate: 23rd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Died: January 7, 1957
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chillicothe, Ohio, United States
Died: April 7, 1934
Birthdate: 12th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Benicia
Died: February 5, 1933
Birthdate: 26th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
Died: July 14, 1937
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mumbai
Died: December 10, 1953
Birthdate: 24th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died: July 7, 1936
Birthdate: 18th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ottoman Empire
Died: April 22, 1915
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Otto Braun(Former Prime Minister of Prussia Who Held the Office for 3-Terms Between 1920 and 1932)
Birthdate: 28th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kaliningrad, Russia
Died: December 15, 1955
Birthdate: 23rd July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cheltenham
Died: March 29, 1912
Birthdate: 29th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died: April 15, 1912
Birthdate: 21st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: February 18, 1942
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sneek, Netherlands
Died: November 20, 1934
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Zemplínska Široká, Slovakia
Died: January 14, 1946