April.E2.80.93June 2 1879

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georgia ann robinson


george landenberger, united states navy captain , 23rd governor of american samoa (d. 1936)
georgia ann robinson, community worker , first african american woman appointed los angeles police officer (d. 1961)


may 16 – gustaf aulén, bishop of strängnäs in church of sweden (d. 1977)
may 19

nancy astor, viscountess astor, american-born british politician; wife of waldorf astor, 2nd viscount astor (d. 1964)
waldorf astor, 2nd viscount astor, british businessman , politician; husband of nancy astor, viscountess astor (d. 1952)


may 20 – hans meerwein, german chemist (d. 1965)
may 22 – alla nazimova, russian-born american stage , film actress (d. 1945)
may 23 – dezső lauber, hungarian sportsman (d. 1966)
may 25

max aitken, lord beaverbrook, canadian-born statesman , newspaper publisher (d. 1964)
andrew kennaway henderson, new zealand illustrator, cartoonist, , pacifist (d. 1960)


may 27 – lucile watson, canadian-born film , stage actress (d. 1962)
may 28 – milutin milanković, serbian scientist (d. 1958)
june 3 – raymond pearl, american biologist (d. 1940)
june 7

knud rasmussen, danish polar explorer , anthropologist (d. 1933)
joan voûte, dutch astronomer (d. 1963)


june 10 – rafael erich, prime minister of finland (d. 1946)
june 13

charalambos tseroulis, greek general (d. 1929)
lois weber, american film director , screenwriter (d. 1939)








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