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In the year 1935
304 Notable deaths
Jessie Willcox Smith
American illustrator (1863-1935).
Born September 6th, 1863 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1935 at 71 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Winifred Holtby
British writer.
Born June 23rd, 1898 in Rudston. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1935 at 37 years old in London (nephritis). [ref]
Henry Fairfield Osborn
American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenist.
Born August 8th, 1857 in Fairfield. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1935 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ali of Hejaz
King and grand sharif (1879–1935).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Mecca.
Died February 14th, 1935 at 56 years old in Baghdad.
George William Russell
Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, and artistic painter (1867-1935).
Born April 10th, 1867 in Lurgan. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1935 at 68 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]
Josef Suk
Czech composer and violinist (1874-1935).
Born January 4th, 1874 in Křečovice. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1935 at 61 years old in Benešov. [ref]
William Kennedy Dickson
Scottish photographer and inventor of motion picture cameras (1860-1935).
Born August 3rd, 1860 in Le Minihic-sur-Rance. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1935 at 75 years old in Twickenham. [ref]
Georg Jensen
Danish silversmith.
Born August 31st, 1866 in Rådvad. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1935 at 69 years old in Rådvad. [ref]
Anna Ulyanova
Russian revolutionary.
Born August 26th, 1864 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died October 19th, 1935 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Johan Halvorsen
Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist (1864–1935).
Born March 15th, 1864 in Drammen.
Died December 4th, 1935 at 71 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 304
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