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In the year 1932
305 Notable deaths
Margaret Brown
Survivor of the sinking of the titanic (1867-1932).
Born July 18th, 1867 in Hannibal.
Died October 26th, 1932 at 65 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
John Philip Sousa
Luso-american conductor and composer (1854–1932).
Born November 6th, 1854 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 6th, 1932 at 77 years old in Reading (myocardial infarction).
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Second wife of joseph stalin.
Born September 22nd, 1901 in Baku.
Died November 9th, 1932 at 31 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Eben Byers
Industrialist, amateur golfer (1880-1932).
Born April 12th, 1880 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 31st, 1932 at 51 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Peg Entwistle
British actress (1908-1932).
Born February 5th, 1908 in Port Talbot.
Died September 18th, 1932 at 24 years old in Hollywood.
Dorabji Tata
Indian businessman.
Born August 27th, 1859 in Mumbai.
Died June 3rd, 1932 at 72 years old in Bad Kissingen.
Manuel II of Portugal
King of portugal (1889–1932).
Born November 15th, 1889 in Lisbon, Belém Palace.
Died July 2nd, 1932 at 42 years old in London, Fulwell (asphyxia).
George Eastman
American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer.
Born July 12th, 1854 in Waterville. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1932 at 77 years old in Rochester (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Alberto Santos-Dumont
Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932).
Born July 20th, 1873 in Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1932 at 59 years old in Guarujá (hanging). [ref]
Queen Sophia of Greece
Queen consort of greece (1870-1932).
Born June 14th, 1870 in Potsdam.
Died January 13th, 1932 at 61 years old in Frankfurt am Main (cancer).
Archduchess Gisela of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal.
Born July 12th, 1856 in Laxenburg.
Died July 27th, 1932 at 76 years old in Munich.
Bipin Chandra Pal
British indian bengali academic and politician (1858–1932).
Born November 7th, 1858 in Habiganj District.
Died May 20th, 1932 at 73 years old in Kolkata.
Zhang Zongchang
Chinese warlord (1881-1932).
Born February 13th, 1881 in Laizhou.
Died September 3rd, 1932 at 51 years old in Jinan.
Lytton Strachey
English writer (1880–1932).
Born March 1st, 1880 in London.
Died January 21st, 1932 at 51 years old in Berkshire (stomach cancer).
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
American theatrical impresario (1867–1932).
Born March 21st, 1867 in Chicago.
Died July 22nd, 1932 at 65 years old in Hollywood (pleurisy).
Ronald Ross
Indian-british doctor, nobel laureate, writer, and artist.
Born May 13th, 1857 in Almora. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1932 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Bengali feminist writer and social reformer (1880-1932).
Born December 9th, 1880 in Rangpur District.
Died December 9th, 1932 at 52 years old in Kolkata (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Edgar Wallace
British crime writer, journalist and playwright (1875–1932).
Born April 1st, 1875 in Greenwich.
Died February 10th, 1932 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).
William Wrigley
American businessman (1861-1932).
Born September 30th, 1861 in Philadelphia.
Died January 26th, 1932 at 70 years old in Phoenix.
Kenneth Grahame
British novelist.
Born March 8th, 1859 in Edinburgh.
Died July 6th, 1932 at 73 years old in Berkshire.
Paul Bern
German-born american film director (1889-1932).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Wandsbek.
Died September 5th, 1932 at 42 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Fort
American writer.
Born August 6th, 1874 in Albany.
Died May 3rd, 1932 at 57 years old in Royal Hospital. [ref]
Pritilata Waddedar
Indian woman freedom fighter.
Born May 5th, 1911 in Chattogram.
Died September 23rd, 1932 at 21 years old in Chattogram (cyanide poisoning).
Eduard Bernstein
German politician (1850–1932).
Born January 6th, 1850 in Schöneberg. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1932 at 82 years old in Berlin.
King Camp Gillette
American entrepreneur (1855–1932).
Born January 5th, 1855 in Fond du Lac.
Died July 9th, 1932 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling