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In the year 1932
305 Notable deaths
George Claridge Druce
English botanist (1850-1932).
Born May 23rd, 1850 in Potterspury.
Died February 29th, 1932 at 81 years old in Oxford.
Emil Paur
Austrian conductor (1855-1932).
Born August 29th, 1855 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1932 at 76 years old in Frýdek-Místek.
Friedrich Gustav Piffl
Catholic cardinal and archbishop from vienna 1913-1932.
Born October 15th, 1864 in Lanškroun.
Died April 21st, 1932 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Carl Johnson
Athlete (1898-1932).
Born May 21st, 1898 in Genesee County.
Died September 13th, 1932 at 34 years old in Detroit.
Paul Baum
German painter (1859-1932).
Born September 22nd, 1859 in Meissen.
Died May 18th, 1932 at 72 years old in San Gimignano (pneumonia).
Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Austrian diplomat (1867–1932).
Born November 8th, 1867 in Vienna.
Died November 7th, 1932 at 64 years old in Vienna.
Eugen Bamberger
German chemist (1857-1932).
Born July 19th, 1857 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 1932 at 75 years old in Ponte Tresa.
Willem Marinus van Rossum
Catholic cardinal (1854-1932).
Born September 3rd, 1854 in Zwolle. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1932 at 77 years old in Maastricht. [ref]
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié
French radio pioneer and army general (1868–1932).
Born November 19th, 1868 in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne.
Died February 16th, 1932 at 63 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (peritonitis).
Lipót Baumhorn
Hungarian architect (1860-1932).
Born December 28th, 1860 in Kisbér. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1932 at 71 years old in Kisbér.
Margarete von Wrangell
Baltic german agricultural chemist (1877-1932).
Born January 7th, 1877 in Moscow.
Died March 21st, 1932 at 55 years old in Stuttgart.
Moyshe-Leyb Halpern
Yiddish author (1886-1932).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Zolochiv.
Died August 31st, 1932 at 46 years old in New York City.
Hermanis Matisons
Latvian chess player (1894-1932).
Born December 28th, 1894 in Riga.
Died November 16th, 1932 at 37 years old in Riga (tuberculosis).
Asaf Zeynally
Azerbaijani composer (1909–1932).
Born April 5th, 1909 in Derbent.
Died October 27th, 1932 at 23 years old in Baku.
Anton Wildgans
Austrian poet and playwright (1881-1932).
Born April 17th, 1881 in Vienna.
Died May 3rd, 1932 at 51 years old in Mödling (myocardial infarction).
Charles Le Goffic
French poet, novelist and historian (1863-1932).
Born July 14th, 1863 in Lannion. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1932 at 68 years old in Lannion. [ref]
Rudolf Bauer
Hungarian discus thrower.
Born January 2nd, 1879 in Budapest.
Died November 9th, 1932 at 53 years old in Dunatetétlen.
Christine Marie Berkhout
Dutch mycologist and phytopathologist (1893-1932).
Born July 13th, 1893 in Malang.
Died November 18th, 1932 at 39 years old in The Hague.
Frantz Reichel
French athlete (1871–1932).
Born March 16th, 1871 in Paris.
Died March 24th, 1932 at 61 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Petar Gudev
Bulgarian politician (1863-1932).
Born July 13th, 1863 in Gradets.
Died May 8th, 1932 at 68 years old in Sofia.
Artur Loureiro
Portuguese painter (1853-1932).
Born February 11th, 1853 in Porto.
Died July 8th, 1932 at 79 years old in Terras de Bouro.
Evgeny Chirikov
Russian writer.
Born August 5th, 1864 in Kazan. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1932 at 67 years old in Dejvice. [ref]
Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda
Linguist and writer (1862-1932).
Born February 2nd, 1862 in Manacor.
Died January 8th, 1932 at 69 years old in Palma.
Roland Thaxter
American mycologist (1858-1932).
Born August 28th, 1858 in Newton.
Died April 22nd, 1932 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Kuprian Kirkizh
Uzbekistani politician (1888-1932).
Born September 29th, 1888 in Vitebsk Governorate.
Died May 24th, 1932 at 43 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus