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People Born in the Year 1876 (8 found): Names Only

Elizabeth Peters

relative, accident, air crash

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Elizabeth Jayne Knight

Nickname(s):

Bessie

Birth Date:

1876

Death Date:

January 16, 1942

Age:

66 or 67

Birth Place:

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Relationships:

mother of

Carole Lombard

Details - all relationships

List - people connecting

Descendants:

• Carole Lombard

Brief Facts:

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

Jack London

writer

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

John Griffith Chaney

Birth Date:

January 12, 1876

Death Date:

November 22, 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, hall of fame, Broadway

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Victor Frederick Moore

Birth Date:

February 24, 1876

Death Date:

July 23, 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. Theater Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Mata Hari

traitor, dancer, model, executed

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Margaretha Geertruida Zelle

Also Known As:

Margaretha Geertruida Zelle McLeod

Birth Date:

August 7, 1876

Death Date:

October 15, 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.

Frank Chance

baseball, manager, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Frank Leroy Chance

Nickname(s):

Husk

Birth Date:

September 9, 1876

Death Date:

September 15, 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. National Baseball Hall of Fame 1946. Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

Rube Waddell

baseball, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

George Edward Waddell

Birth Date:

October 13, 1876

Death Date:

April 1, 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. National Baseball Hall of Fame 1946. Phillies Wall of Fame 1986.

Mordecai Brown

baseball, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown

Nickname(s):

Three Finger
Three-Fingerer
Miner
Brownie
Mort

Birth Date:

October 19, 1876

Death Date:

February 14, 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. National Baseball Hall of Fame 1949.

Alvin Kraenzlein

track, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Alvin Christian Kraenzlein

Nickname(s):

Al
The father of the modern hurdling technique

Birth Date:

December 12, 1876

Death Date:

January 6, 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. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1974. United States Olympic Hall of Fame. Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame 1952.