In the year 1932

299 Notable deaths

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 broadway impresario.

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.

Born April 1st, 1875 in Greenwich. [ref]

Died February 10th, 1932 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]

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. [ref]

Died July 6th, 1932 at 73 years old in Berkshire. [ref]

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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine