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In the year 1933
306 Notable deaths
Arthur Currie
Canadian wwi general (1875–1933).
Born December 5th, 1875 in Strathroy-Caradoc.
Died November 30th, 1933 at 57 years old in Montreal.
Jimmie Rodgers
American country singer known for yodeling (1897–1933).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Meridian. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1933 at 35 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Robert W. Chambers
American artist, novelist, short story writer (1865–1933).
Born May 26th, 1865 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1933 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Anagarika Dharmapala
Sri lankan buddhist revivalist and writer (1864-1933).
Born September 17th, 1864 in Colombo.
Died April 29th, 1933 at 68 years old in Sarnath.
Mary Parker Follett
American academic (1868-1933).
Born September 3rd, 1868 in Quincy.
Died December 18th, 1933 at 65 years old in Boston (hemorrhoid).
Jack Pickford
Canadian-american actor (1896-1933).
Born August 18th, 1896 in Toronto.
Died January 3rd, 1933 at 36 years old in Paris (poliomyelitis). [ref]
Mohammed Nadir Shah
King of afghanistan (r. 1929-1933).
Born April 9th, 1883 in Dehradun.
Died November 9th, 1933 at 50 years old in Kabul.
Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese poet and author of children's literature.
Born August 27th, 1896 in Hanamaki.
Died September 21st, 1933 at 37 years old in Hanamaki (pneumonia).
Sara Teasdale
American writer and poet (1884-1933).
Born August 8th, 1884 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1933 at 48 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
Texas Guinan
American prohibition era saloon keeper and entrepreneur (1884-1933).
Born January 12th, 1884 in Waco.
Died November 5th, 1933 at 49 years old in Vancouver (dysentery).
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