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In the year 1932
305 Notable deaths
Hart Crane
American writer (1899-1932).
Born July 21st, 1899 in Garrettsville. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1932 at 32 years old in Florida (drowning).
Dora Carrington
British painter, photographer and decorative artist (1893–1932).
Born March 29th, 1893 in Hereford.
Died March 11th, 1932 at 38 years old in Newbury (gunshot wound).
William Walker Atkinson
Attorney/merchant/publisher/author/occultist/american pioneer of the new thought movement (1862–1932).
Born December 5th, 1862 in Baltimore.
Died November 22nd, 1932 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Reginald Fessenden
Canadian radio pioneer (1866–1932).
Born October 6th, 1866 in Bolton-Est.
Died July 22nd, 1932 at 65 years old in Bermuda.
Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian (1861-1932).
Born November 14th, 1861 in Portage.
Died March 14th, 1932 at 70 years old in San Marino.
Friedrich August III of Saxony
King of saxony (1865-1932).
Born May 25th, 1865 in Dresden.
Died February 18th, 1932 at 66 years old in Szczodre.
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Japanese politician and prime minister of japan (1855–1932).
Born June 4th, 1855 in Okayama.
Died May 16th, 1932 at 76 years old in Tokyo.
Aristide Briand
Politician, statesman, and nobel peace prize laureate from france (1862-1932).
Born March 28th, 1862 in Nantes. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1932 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Julius Rosenwald
American businessman (1862–1932).
Born August 12th, 1862 in Springfield.
Died January 6th, 1932 at 69 years old in Highland Park.
Paul Doumer
French statesman (1857–1932).
Born March 22nd, 1857 in Aurillac.
Died May 7th, 1932 at 75 years old in Paris (gunshot wound).
Errico Malatesta
Anarchist (1853-1932).
Born December 4th, 1853 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Died July 22nd, 1932 at 78 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Tomáš Baťa
Bohemian-czech entrepreneur (1876-1932).
Died July 12th, 1932 at 56 years old in Otrokovice (Junkers F 13 crash).
Paul Warburg
American banker (1868-1932).
Born August 10th, 1868 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1932 at 63 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Patrick Geddes
British biologist, botanist and town planner (1854-1932).
Born October 2nd, 1854 in Ballater. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1932 at 77 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Edith Cowan
Australian politician - first female in an australian parliament.
Born August 2nd, 1861 in Geraldton.
Died June 9th, 1932 at 70 years old in Subiaco.
Ivar Kreuger
Swedish businessperson (1880-1932).
Born March 2nd, 1880 in Kalmar.
Died March 12th, 1932 at 52 years old in Paris. [ref]
Giuseppe Peano
Italian mathematician.
Born August 27th, 1858 in Spinetta. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1932 at 73 years old in Turin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marshall Taylor
American racing cyclist (1878-1932).
Born November 26th, 1878 in Indianapolis.
Died June 21st, 1932 at 53 years old in Chicago.
Karl Blossfeldt
German photographer and sculptor.
Born June 6th, 1865 in Schielo. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1932 at 67 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Franz von Hipper
German imperial navy admiral (1863–1932).
Born September 13th, 1863 in Weilheim in Oberbayern.
Died May 25th, 1932 at 68 years old in Othmarschen.
Wilhelm Ostwald
Baltic german chemist.
Born September 2nd, 1853 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1932 at 78 years old in Großbothen. [ref]
Florence Kelley
American activist (1859–1932).
Born September 12th, 1859 in Philadelphia.
Died February 17th, 1932 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Charles Chesnutt
Novelist, short story writer, essayist, activist.
Born June 20th, 1858 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1932 at 74 years old in Cleveland. [ref]
Sol Plaatjie
South african politician, writer and linguist (1876–1932).
Born October 9th, 1876 in Orange Free State.
Died June 19th, 1932 at 55 years old in Johannesburg (pneumonia).
Augusta, Lady Gregory
Irish playwright, poet, folklorist (1852-1932).
Born March 15th, 1852 in Loughrea.
Died May 22nd, 1932 at 80 years old in Coole Park (cancer).
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Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney