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In the year 1935
369 Notable deaths
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935).
Born August 16th, 1888 in Tremadog.
Died May 19th, 1935 at 46 years old in Bovington Camp (traffic collision, motorcycle accident). [ref]
Huey Long
American politician, governor of louisiana, and united states senator (1893-1935).
Born August 30th, 1893 in Winnfield.
Died September 10th, 1935 at 42 years old in Baton Rouge (gunshot wound).
Will Rogers
American humorist and entertainer (1879–1935).
Born November 4th, 1879 in Oologah.
Died August 15th, 1935 at 55 years old in Point Barrow (aviation accident).
Dutch Schultz
American mobster in the 1920s and 1930s.
Born August 6th, 1902 in The Bronx.
Died October 24th, 1935 at 33 years old in Newark (peritonitis).
Jane Addams
American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer (1860–1935).
Born September 6th, 1860 in Cedarville.
Died June 21st, 1935 at 74 years old in Chicago (cancer).
Ma Barker
American mother of several criminals and barker gang leader (1873–1935).
Born October 8th, 1873 in Ash Grove.
Died January 16th, 1935 at 61 years old in Ocklawaha (gunshot wound).
Alfred Dreyfus
French artillery officer (1859–1935).
Born October 9th, 1859 in Mulhouse.
Died July 12th, 1935 at 75 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Józef Piłsudski
Polish politician, first marshall, and prime minister (1867–1935).
Born December 5th, 1867 in Zalavas.
Died May 12th, 1935 at 67 years old in Warsaw (liver cancer).
Emmy Noether
German jewish mathematician (1882–1935).
Born March 23rd, 1882 in Erlangen.
Died April 14th, 1935 at 53 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Magnus Hirschfeld
German physician and sexologist (1868–1935).
Born May 14th, 1868 in Kołobrzeg.
Died May 15th, 1935 at 67 years old in Nice (myocardial infarction).
Oliver Wendell Holmes
American jurist (1841–1935); us supreme court justice from 1902 to 1932.
Born March 8th, 1841 in Boston.
Died March 6th, 1935 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Auguste Escoffier
French chef and culinary writer (1846–1935).
Born October 28th, 1846 in Villeneuve-Loubet.
Died February 12th, 1935 at 88 years old in Monte Carlo.
Kazimir Malevich
Russian avant-garde artist of polish ancestry. founder of the suprematist movement (1879–1935).
Born February 23rd, 1879 in Kyiv.
Died May 15th, 1935 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg (prostate cancer).
Fernando Pessoa
Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935); creator of the heteronymic system including alberto caeiro, ricardo reis, álvaro de campos, and bernardo soares.
Born June 13th, 1888 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1935 at 47 years old in Lisbon (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom
Fourth child and second daughter of edward vii and alexandra of denmark (1868-1935).
Born July 6th, 1868 in Marlborough House.
Died December 3rd, 1935 at 67 years old in Coppins.
Thelma Todd
American actress (1906-1935).
Born July 29th, 1906 in Lawrence.
Died December 16th, 1935 at 29 years old in Pacific Palisades (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer (1860–1935).
Born July 3rd, 1860 in Hartford.
Died August 17th, 1935 at 75 years old in Pasadena.
Gareth Jones
Welsh journalist (1905–1935).
Born August 14th, 1905 in Barry. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1935 at 29 years old in Jehol (gunshot wound). [ref]
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Russian and soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935).
Born September 17th, 1857 in Izhevskoe.
Died September 19th, 1935 at 78 years old in Kaluga. [ref]
Astrid of Sweden
Queen consort of the belgians (1905-1935).
Born November 17th, 1905 in Arvfurstens palats.
Died August 29th, 1935 at 29 years old in Küssnacht (traffic collision).
Billy Sunday
American evangelist and baseball player (1862-1935).
Born November 19th, 1862 in Ames.
Died November 6th, 1935 at 72 years old in Chicago.
Carlos Gardel
Uruguayan singer, songwriter, actor; the most prominent figure in the history of tango.
Born December 11th, 1890 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1935 at 44 years old in Medellín (aircraft crash).
Alban Berg
Austrian composer (1885–1935).
Born November 9th, 1885 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1935 at 50 years old in Vienna (sepsis). [ref]
William Mulholland
Engineer and builder of the los angeles aqueduct (1855-1935).
Born September 11th, 1855 in Belfast.
Died July 22nd, 1935 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
British fashion designer (1863-1935).
Born June 13th, 1863 in London.
Died April 20th, 1935 at 71 years old in Putney (breast cancer).
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir