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People Who Were Born in the Year 1876:

(9 found)

Elizabeth Peters
relative, accident, air crash

Real/Birth Name:
Elizabeth Jayne Knight
Nickname(s):
Bessie
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1876
Death Date:
16 January 1942
Age:
66 or 67
Birth Place:
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Relationships:

mother of
Carole Lombard
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Brief Facts:

Born before 20 June 1876. Parents separated. Died in the same plane crash with her daughter.

Jack London
writer

Real/Birth Name:
John Griffith Chaney
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
12 January 1876
Death Date:
22 November 1916
Age at Death:
40
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
San Francisco, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Wrote the classic book Call of the Wild.

Victor Moore
actor, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:
Victor Frederick Moore
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
24 February 1876
Death Date:
23 July 1962
Age at Death:
86
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Hammonton, New Jersey, USA

Brief Facts:

Silent films. Movies The Life of the Party, Seven Year Itch. Broadway musical Anything Goes.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Theater Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Mata Hari
traitor, dancer, model, executed

Real/Birth Name:
Margaretha Geertruida Zelle
Also Known As:
Margaretha Geertruida Zelle McLeod
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
7 August 1876
Death Date:
15 October 1917
Age at Death:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Brief Facts:

Executed by firing squad as a spy in World War I in France. Later documents indicate she may have been innocent.

Mary Roberts Rinehart
writer

Real/Birth Name:
Mary Ella Roberts
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
12 August 1876
Death Date:
22 September 1958
Age at Death:
82
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Mystery fiction. Novel The Circular Staircase. Play The Breaking Point. Movies The Bat, Miss Pinkerton, Tish.

Frank Chance
baseball, manager

Real/Birth Name:
Frank Leroy Chance
Nickname(s):
Husk
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
9 September 1876
Death Date:
15 September 1924
Age at Death:
48, 6 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Fresno, California, USA

Brief Facts:

"Tinkers to Evers to Chance" - see Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers. Player-manager and first baseman. Team Chicago Cubs.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
National Baseball Hall of Fame 1946.

Rube Waddell
baseball

Real/Birth Name:
George Edward Waddell
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
13 October 1876
Death Date:
1 April 1914
Age at Death:
37
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Pitcher. Teams Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Orphans, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns. Probably had a mental disorder such as autism or ADD. Would leave the dugout to follow fire trucks. Died of tuberculosis 1986.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Baseball Hall of Fame 1946.
Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame 1986.

Mordecai Brown
baseball

Real/Birth Name:
Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown
Nickname(s):
Three Finger
Three-Fingerer
Miner
Brownie
Mort
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
19 October 1876
Death Date:
14 February 1948
Age at Death:
71
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Nyesville, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Pitcher. Teams Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Chicago Whales. Lost part of his index finger in a farm machine as a youth.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Baseball Hall of Fame 1949.

Alvin Kraenzlein
track

Real/Birth Name:
Alvin Christian Kraenzlein
Nickname(s):
Al
The father of the modern hurdling technique
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
12 December 1876
Death Date:
6 January 1928
Age at Death:
51, 25 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Brief Facts:

Hurdler, long jump, 60 metres race. Olympic Gold Medal 1900 times 4.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1974.
Olympic Gold Medal 1900.
United States Olympic Hall of Fame.
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame 1952.
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