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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Babe Adams
Baseball
18-May-1882 27-Jul-1968 Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
John Anderson
Politician
8-Jul-1882 4-Jan-1958 Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1943-45
Ion Antonescu
Head of State
15-Jun-1882 1-Jun-1946 Pro-Nazi dictator of Romania
Harold D. Babcock
Astronomer
24-Jan-1882 8-Apr-1968 Solar radiation
George Bancroft
Actor
30-Sep-1882 2-Oct-1956 Thunderbolt
John Barrymore
Actor
15-Feb-1882 29-May-1942 Romeo and Juliet
Noah Beery, Sr.
Actor
17-Jan-1882 1-Apr-1946 The Mark of Zorro
George Bellows
Painter
12-Aug-1882 8-Jan-1925 American realist painter
Umberto Boccioni
Painter
19-Oct-1882 17-Aug-1916 Italian Futurist painter and sculptor
Max Born
Physicist
11-Dec-1882 5-Jan-1970 Pioneer of quantum mechanics
Georges Braque
Painter
13-May-1882 31-Aug-1963 Co-Founded Cubism
Percy Williams Bridgman
Physicist
21-Apr-1882 20-Aug-1961 High-pressure physics
Tod Browning
Film Director
12-Jul-1882 6-Oct-1962 Freaks
H. Ralph Burton
Government
1882 5-Aug-1971 Red-baiting Senate staffer
Harlan J. Bushfield
Politician
6-Aug-1882 27-Sep-1948 Governor of South Dakota, 1939-43
James F. Byrnes
Politician
2-May-1882 9-Apr-1972 US Secretary of State, 1945-47
Grenville Clark
Attorney
5-Nov-1882 13-Jan-1967 World Peace Through World Law
Eamon de Valera
Head of State
14-Oct-1882 29-Aug-1975 President of Ireland, 1959-73
William N. Doak
Government
12-Dec-1882 23-Oct-1933 US Secretary of Labor, 1930-33
Alphonse Dochez
Doctor
21-Apr-1882 30-Jun-1964 Scarlet fever, pneumonia, common cold
Edmund Dulac
Artist
22-Oct-1882 25-May-1953 Children's book illustrator
Margaret Dumont
Actor
20-Oct-1882 6-Mar-1965 Foil to the Marx Brothers
Arthur Eddington
Astronomer
28-Dec-1882 22-Nov-1944 Eddington luminosity
E. R. Eddison
Novelist
24-Nov-1882 18-Aug-1945 The Worm Ouroboros
James Chuter Ede
Politician
11-Sep-1882 11-Nov-1965 UK Home Secretary, 1945-51
Frank C. Emerson
Politician
26-May-1882 18-Feb-1931 Governor of Wyoming, 1927-31
Geraldine Farrar
Singer
28-Feb-1882 11-Mar-1967 Soprano, New York Metropolitan Opera
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Novelist
27-Apr-1882 30-Apr-1961 Comedy: American Style
John T. Flynn
Journalist
25-Oct-1882 13-Apr-1964 The Roosevelt Myth
James Franck
Physicist
26-Aug-1882 21-May-1964 Franck-Hertz experiment
Felix Frankfurter
Judge
15-Nov-1882 22-Feb-1965 US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-62
Hans Geiger
Physicist
30-Sep-1882 24-Sep-1945 Co-Inventor of the Geiger Counter
Eric Gill
Typographer
22-Feb-1882 17-Nov-1940 Typographer, Gill Sans
Jean Giraudoux
Novelist
29-Oct-1882 31-Jan-1944 The Madwoman of Chaillot
Susan Glaspell
Playwright
1-Jul-1882 27-Jul-1948 Provincetown Players
James Gleason
Actor
23-May-1882 12-Apr-1959 Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Robert Goddard
Scientist
5-Oct-1882 10-Aug-1945 Father of modern rocketry
Samuel Goldwyn
Film/TV Producer
17-Aug-1882 31-Jan-1974 Put the G in MGM
Henry F. Grady
Economist
12-Feb-1882 14-Sep-1957 First US Ambassador to India, 1947-48
Percy Grainger
Composer
8-Jul-1882 20-Feb-1961 Country Gardens
Gustaf VI Adolf
Royalty
11-Nov-1882 15-Sep-1973 King of Sweden, 1950-73
Thurston Hall
Actor
10-May-1882 20-Feb-1958 Mr. Schuyler on Topper
William F. Halsey
Military
30-Oct-1882 20-Aug-1959 WWII Commander of the South Pacific
Paul Harvey
Actor
10-Sep-1882 5-Dec-1955 American character actor
Edward Hopper
Painter
22-Jul-1882 15-May-1967 American realist painter, Nighthawks
Avery Hopwood
Playwright
28-May-1882 1-Jul-1928 The Bat
Bronislaw Huberman
Violinist
19-Dec-1882 16-Jun-1947 Polish violin prodigy, Pan-Europeanist
Herbert E. Ives
Physicist
21-Jul-1882 13-Nov-1953 Facsimile machine
James Joyce
Author
2-Feb-1882 13-Jan-1941 Ulysses
Henry J. Kaiser
Business
9-May-1882 24-Aug-1967 Industrialist and shipbuilder
Wilhelm Keitel
Military
22-Sep-1882 16-Oct-1946 Just following orders
Rockwell Kent
Painter
21-Jun-1882 13-Mar-1971 Early 20th c. American realist painter
Inayat Khan
Religion
5-Jul-1882 5-Feb-1927 Founder of Universal Sufism
Guy Kibbee
Actor
6-Mar-1882 24-May-1956 Captain January
Husband E. Kimmel
Military
26-Feb-1882 14-May-1968 Admiral, demoted after Pearl Harbor
Melanie Klein
Psychologist
30-Mar-1882 22-Sep-1960 The Psychoanalysis of Children
Zoltán Kodály
Composer
16-Dec-1882 6-Mar-1967 Psalmus Hungaricus
Theodore Kosloff
Dancer
22-Jan-1882 22-Nov-1956 Why Change Your Wife?
Fiorello LaGuardia
Politician
11-Dec-1882 20-Sep-1947 New York City Mayor, 1934-45
Fritz Leiber
Actor
31-Jan-1882 14-Oct-1949 Shakespearean actor
Wyndham Lewis
Painter
18-Nov-1882 7-Mar-1957 Vorticist movement
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Historian
14-Jan-1882 11-Mar-1944 Juvenile historian, Story of Mankind
Bela Lugosi
Actor
20-Oct-1882 16-Aug-1956 Dracula
Robert Morrison MacIver
Sociologist
17-Apr-1882 15-Jun-1970 The Web of Government
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Composer
18-Mar-1882 1-Aug-1973 Rispetti e Strambotti
Jacques Maritain
Philosopher
18-Nov-1882 28-Apr-1973 Interpreter of St. Thomas
A. A. Milne
Author
18-Jan-1882 31-Jan-1956 Winnie the Pooh
Edward Cardinal Mooney
Religion
9-May-1882 25-Oct-1958 Archbishop of Detroit, 1937-58
Ida Moore
Actor
1-Mar-1882 26-Sep-1964 American character actress
Mohammed Mossadegh
Head of State
19-May-1882 5-Mar-1967 Prime Minister of Iran, 1951-53
Harry Myers
Actor
5-Sep-1882 25-Dec-1938 City Lights
Walter Nash
Head of State
12-Feb-1882 4-Jun-1968 Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1957-60
George Jean Nathan
Author
14-Feb-1882 8-Apr-1958 American Mercury
Otto Neurath
Sociologist
10-Dec-1882 22-Dec-1945 Vienna Circle positivist
Frances Perkins
Government
10-Apr-1882 14-May-1965 First female US cabinet member
Charles Ponzi
Criminal
3-Mar-1882 18-Jun-1949 Get-rich-quick schemes
Olive Higgins Prouty
Novelist
10-Jan-1882 24-Mar-1974 Stella Dallas
Sam Rayburn
Politician
6-Jan-1882 16-Nov-1961 Speaker of the US House, 1940-61
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Head of State
30-Jan-1882 12-Apr-1945 US President during WWII
Everett Sanders
Politician
8-Mar-1882 12-May-1950 Congressman from Indiana, 1917-25
Moritz Schlick
Philosopher
14-Apr-1882 22-Jun-1936 Positivist philosopher, Vienna Circle
Artur Schnabel
Pianist
17-Apr-1882 15-Aug-1951 Pianist and classical composer
Rose Schneiderman
Labor Leader
16-Apr-1882 11-Aug-1972 Union leader of the 1920s-'50s
William Scholl
Business
22-Jun-1882 29-Mar-1968 Dr Scholl's shoe pads
Jesse Shwayder
Business
26-Mar-1882 24-Jul-1970 Founder of Samsonite Corporation
Waclaw Sierpinski
Mathematician
14-Mar-1882 21-Oct-1969 Sierpinski's gasket
Milton Sills
Actor
12-Jan-1882 15-Sep-1930 The Sea Hawk
Louis St. Laurent
Head of State
1-Feb-1882 25-Jul-1973 Prime Minister of Canada, 1948-57
Leopold Stokowski
Conductor
18-Apr-1882 13-Sep-1977 American Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky
Composer
17-Jun-1882 6-Apr-1971 The Rite of Spring
Sybil Thorndike
Actor
24-Oct-1882 9-Jun-1976 English stage actress
Charles Trowbridge
Actor
10-Jan-1882 30-Oct-1967 The Great Lie
Sigrid Undset
Author
20-May-1882 10-Jun-1949 Kristin Lavransdåtter
Egbert Van Alstyne
Songwriter
4-Mar-1882 9-Jul-1951 In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
Getúlio Vargas
Head of State
19-Apr-1882 24-Aug-1954 President of Brazil, 1930-45 and 1950-54
Günther von Kluge
Military
30-Oct-1882 18-Aug-1944 Nazi general
Kurt von Schleicher
Politician
4-Jul-1882 30-Jun-1934 German chancellor, murdered by the SS
Virginia Woolf
Novelist
25-Jan-1882 28-Mar-1941 Suicidal English novelist


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