Historical Figures Born in 1870

Alfred Adler (1870-1937)

Feb 7 Austrian psychiatrist (Inferiority Complex), born in Penzing, Austria

Feb 10 Fritz Klimsch, German sculptor and painter, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1960)
Feb 17 Louis de Raet, Belgian economist and founder of the Flemish People's Party, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1914)
Feb 18 William Laurel Harris, American mural painter, writer (d. 1924)
Feb 20 Pieter Cornelis Boutens, Dutch poet, classicist, and mystic (Voices, Carmina), born in Middelburg, Netherlands (d. 1943)
Mar 4 Thomas Sturge Moore, English poet (d. 1944)
Mar 5 Frank Norris, journalist and writer (McTeague, Octopus), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1902)
Mar 11 Louis Bachelier, French mathematician (d. 1946)
Mar 13 Albert Meyer, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929-38), born in Fällanden, Switzerland (d. 1953)
Mar 17 Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951)
Mar 20 Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck 'the Lion of Africa', German general and politician (only German to successfully invade part of British empire in WWI), born in Saarlouis, Prussia (d. 1964)
Apr 4 George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of Latter-day Saints, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1951)
Apr 7 Gustav Landauer, German socialist and writer (advocated for social anarchism), born in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden (d. 1919)
Apr 14 Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter, born in Saratov, Russia (d. 1905)
Apr 17 Ray Stannard Baker, American journalist (Puliter Prize 1940), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 1946)
Apr 20 Maulvi Abdul Haq, Pakistani scholar and father of Modern Urdu, born in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, British India (d. 1961)

Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)

Apr 22 Russian Marxist Revolutionary and Soviet Leader (1917-24), born in Simbirsk, Russia

May 3 Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the U.K., born in Frogmore House, Windsor, England (d. 1948)
May 4 Alexandre Benois, Russian artist, born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1960)

Amadeo Giannini (1870-1949)

May 6 American banker and entrepreneur (founded Bank of America), born in San Jose, California

May 6 John T. McCutcheon, American cartoonist (Pulitzer Prize-1931), born in South Raub, Tippecanoe County, Indiana (d. 1949)
May 19 Albert Fish, American serial killer (d. 1936)
May 19 Nishida Kitarō, Japanese philosopher (Kyoto School), born in Unoke, Japan (d. 1945)
May 24 Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist, born in NYC, New York (d. 1938)

May 24 Prime Minister of South Africa (1919-24, 1939-48), military leader (Boer War, WWI, Smuts Report that led to the RAF) and internationalist statesman (Commonwealth, League of Nations, United Nations), born in Bovenplaats, Cape Colony, British Empire

Jun 13 Jules Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (syphillis, Nobel 1919), born in Soignies, Belgium (d. 1961)
Jun 14 Sophia of Prussia, Queen consort of Constantine I of Greece, born in New Palace, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1932)
Jun 17 George Cormack, American cereal inventor (invented Wheaties in 1921 at Washburn Crosby Co. , born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1953)
Jun 18 Édouard Le Roy, French philosopher and mathematician, born in Paris France (d. 1954)
Jun 21 Clara Immerwahr, German chemist, first woman to be awarded a doctorate in chemistry in Germany, born in Polkendorf, Silesia Province, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1915)
Jun 24 Horatio Mbelle, South African interpreter, community leader and politician, born in Burgersdorp, Cape Colony (d. 1947)

Richard Bedford Bennett (1870-1947)

Jul 3 11th Prime Minister of Canada (Conservative: 1930-35), born in Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick

Jul 4 Pieter van der Lijn, Dutch geologist (Dutch boulders), born in Graft, Netherlands (d. 1964)
Jul 8 Marie van Zeggelen, Dutch author (Koloniaaltje, children's books on Indonesia), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1957)
Jul 10 Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), born in Poissy, France (d. 1953)
Jul 12 Louis II [Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi], Prince of Monaco, born in Baden-Baden, Germany (d. 1949)
Jul 16 Lambert McKenna, Irish editor and lexicographer, born in Clontarf, County Dublin, Ireland (d. 1956)
Jul 20 Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, Russian politician and criminologist (Minister of Justice 1918-19) father of the writer, born in Tsarskoe Selo, Russia (d. 1922)
Jul 21 Emil Orlik, Czech painter (d. 1932)
Jul 24 Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., American landscape architect, born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1957)
Jul 25 Jan Derk Domela Nieuwenhuis Nyegaard, Dutch vicar (Young Flanders), born in Amsterdam (d. 1955)
Jul 25 Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
Jul 27 Henry Lincoln "Linc" Johnson, American attorney and politician, remembered as one of the most prominent early 20th century African-American Republicans, born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1925)
Jul 27 Hilaire Belloc, Anglo-French author (Path to Rome), born in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise, France (d. 1953)
Jul 28 Henri Jaspar, 27th Prime Minister of Belgium (1927-31), born in Schaerbeek, Belgium (d. 1939)
Aug 1 Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Russian biologist who perfected the artificial insemination of animals and showed that his technology allowed one stallion to fertilize up to 500 mares, born in Shchigry, Kursk Oblast, Russia (d. 1932)
Aug 7 19 kittens, born to four-year old Burmese Tarawood Antigone in England (4 stillborn) - then world record litter
Aug 7 Josef Brems, Flemish apostole (vicar of Denmark), born in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Belgium (d. 1958)
Aug 17 Frederick F. Russell, American army physician, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine, born in Auburn, New York (d. 1960)
Aug 19 Bernard Baruch, American financier and presidential adviser (Cold War), born in Camden, South Carolina (d. 1965)
Aug 26 Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok), born in Narovchat, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1938) [NS=Sept 7]
Aug 27 Amado Nervo [Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer and poet, born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico (d. 1919)
Aug 30 Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia, Firstborn daughter of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece, born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1891)

Maria Montessori (1870-1952)

Aug 31 Italian educator (spontaneous response), born in Chiaravalle, Marche, Italy

Sep 2 Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (d. 1947)
Sep 4 Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied), born in Asch, Bohemia (d. 1956)
Sep 7 Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok), born in Narovchat, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1938) [OS=Aug 26]
Sep 18 Clark Wissler, American anthropologist (American Indian), born in Hagerstown, Indiana (d. 1947)
Sep 24 Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor (neon light), born in Paris (d. 1960)
Sep 26 Christian X, King of Denmark (1912-47), born in Charlottenlund, Denmark (d. 1947)
Sep 30 Jean Perrin, French physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926), born in Lille, France (d. 1942)
Sep 30 Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father of Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (d. 1948)
Oct 10 Louise Mack, Australian poet and novelist, born in Hobart, Tasmania (d. 1935)
Oct 16 Helge Rode, Danish poet and critic, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 1937)
Oct 18 D. T. Suzuki, Japanese-American Zen Buddhist scholar, born in Kanazawa, Japan (d. 1966)
Oct 22 Alfred Douglas, English poet, journalist and partner of Oscar Wilde, born in Powick, Worcestershire, England (d. 1945)
Oct 22 Ivan Bunin, Russian poet and novelist (Gentleman from San Francisco-Nobel 1933), born in Voronezh, Russian Empire (d. 1953)
Oct 23 Francis Kelley, Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma (d. 1948)
Nov 3 John Motley Morehead III, American chemist (commercial production of calcium carbide, important for welding), born in Spray, North Carolina (d. 1922)
Nov 11 Nils Kjær, Norwegian playwright (Det evige Savn), born in Holmestrand, Norway (d. 1924)
Nov 25 Winthrop Ames, American theatrical director (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), born in North Easton, Massachusetts (d. 1937)
Nov 27 Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish politician (7th President of Finland 1946-56), born in Tampere, Finland (d. 1956)
Nov 29 Andre Lichtenberger, French sociologist and writer (Le petit roi), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1940)
Nov 30 Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme and Alençon, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1948)
Dec 10 Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses), born in Brno, Austria-Hungary (d. 1933)
Dec 10 Mary Bonaparte, eldest surviving daughter of Prince Napoléon Bonaparte of Canino and Christine Ruspoli (d. 1947)
Dec 10 Pierre Louÿs, French novelist and poet (Aphrodite, Woman & Puppet), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1925)
Dec 10 Rudolf Wilhelm Canne, Fries playwright (Der de Wier Us), born in Wûns (d. 1931)
Dec 12 Walter Benona Sharp, American oil tycoon, born in Tipton County, Tennessee (d. 1912)
Dec 14 Dirk Jan de Geer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926-29, 39-40), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1960)
Dec 14 Karl Renner, Austrian President (1918-20, 45-50), born in Dolní Dunajovice, Austria-Hungary (d. 1950)
Dec 15 Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect (Vienna Secession Movement), born in Brtnice, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
Dec 18 Saki [Hector Hugo Munro], British writer (Reginald, When William Came), born in Akyab, British Burma (d. 1916)
Dec 21 Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-General of the Union of South Africa (1937 to 1943), born in Ellon, United Kingdom (d. 1943)
Dec 25 Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics industrialist (d. 1965)

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