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In the year 1932
368 Notable deaths
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 5th, 1852 in Loughrea.
Died May 22nd, 1932 at 80 years old in Coole Park (cancer).
Nicolae Paulescu
Romanian academic (1869–1932).
Born October 30th, 1869 in Bucharest.
Died July 17th, 1932 at 62 years old in Bucharest.
Abdullah Quilliam
Founder of england's first mosque.
Born April 10th, 1856 in Liverpool.
Died April 23rd, 1932 at 76 years old in London.
Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer
British army general and high commissioner of the british mandate for palestine (1857-1932).
Born March 13th, 1857 in Torquay.
Died July 16th, 1932 at 75 years old in Knightsbridge.
Alfieri Maserati
Italian racecar driver (1887-1932).
Born September 23rd, 1887 in Voghera.
Died March 3rd, 1932 at 44 years old in Bologna.
Martha Hughes Cannon
American physician and politician (1857–1932).
Died July 10th, 1932 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
Biologist (1870-1932).
Born August 1st, 1870 in Shchigry.
Died March 20th, 1932 at 61 years old in Almaty.
Jules Chéret
French painter and lithographer (1836-1932).
Born June 1st, 1836 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1932 at 96 years old in Nice.
Ellen Browning Scripps
American journalist, philanthropist (1836–1932).
Born October 18th, 1836 in London.
Died August 3rd, 1932 at 95 years old in La Jolla.
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
German princess (1860–1932).
Born January 25th, 1860 in Palace in Dłużek. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1932 at 72 years old in Thumby (disease).
Gustav Meyrink
Austrian writer and translator (1868-1932).
Born January 19th, 1868 in Vienna.
Died December 4th, 1932 at 64 years old in Starnberg.
Francisco S. Carvajal
President of mexico (1870-1932).
Born December 9th, 1870 in San Francisco de Campeche.
Died September 20th, 1932 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
Farabundo Martí
Salvadoran revolutionary (1893-1932).
Born May 5th, 1893 in Teotepeque.
Died February 1st, 1932 at 38 years old in San Salvador (gunshot wound).
José Félix Uriburu
Former de facto president of argentina (1868-1932).
Born July 20th, 1868 in Salta.
Died April 29th, 1932 at 63 years old in Paris (stomach cancer).
Sakallı Nureddin Paşa
Turkish general and statesperson (1873–1932).
Born July 17th, 1873 in Bursa. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1932 at 58 years old in Istanbul.
Ramon Casas
Spanish artist (1866-1932).
Born January 4th, 1866 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1932 at 66 years old in Barcelona (tuberculosis). [ref]
John Charles Fields
Canadian mathematician (1863–1932).
Born May 14th, 1863 in Hamilton.
Died August 9th, 1932 at 69 years old in Toronto.
Swarnakumari Devi
Indian writer, editor, essayist, poet, novelist, musician and social worker (1855/1856-1932).
Born August 28th, 1855 in Kolkata.
Died July 3rd, 1932 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
J. E. H. MacDonald
Canadian artist (1873-1932).
Born May 12th, 1873 in Durham.
Died November 26th, 1932 at 59 years old in Toronto.
Joseph Babinski
French neurologist (1857-1932).
Born November 17th, 1857 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1932 at 74 years old in Paris (Parkinson's disease).
André Maginot
French minister of war (1922 - '24; 1929 - '32).
Born February 17th, 1877 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 7th, 1932 at 54 years old in Paris (typhoid fever).
Mahendranath Gupta
Indian yogi (1854–1932).
Born July 14th, 1854 in Kolkata.
Died June 4th, 1932 at 77 years old in Kolkata.
Suniti Devi
Maharani of indian state of cooch behar (1864–1932).
Born September 30th, 1864 in Kolkata.
Died November 10th, 1932 at 68 years old in Ranchi.
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