Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1933. This list includes people like Calvin Coolidge, Annie Besant, John Galsworthy, Emily Murphy, Knud Rasmussen and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, political leaders, artists and playwrights who died in 1933. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Russia & Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: July 4, 1872
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Plymouth, Vermont, United States
Died: January 5
The 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge started his career as a lawyer before becoming an influential American politician. A man of few words with a dry sense of humor, Calvin Coolidge represented the middle class, which worked in his favor. Despite being a reclusive politician, Coolidge gave 520 press conferences, making himself available to reporters quite often.
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Annie Besant(British Social Reformer, Theosophist and Women's Rights Activist)
Birthdate: October 1, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Clapham Town, London, United Kingdom
Died: September 20
Annie Besant was a British theosophist, socialist, writer, orator, educationist, women's rights activist, and philanthropist. Despite being British, Besant supported India's freedom movement and even joined the Indian National Congress. She is also credited with co-founding Banaras Hindu University. Besant also helped launch the Indian Home Rule movement to campaign for democracy in the country.
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Roscoe Arbuckle(Actor)
Birthdate: March 24, 1887
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Smith Center, Kansas, United States
Died: June 29
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Jimmie Rodgers(Singer-songwriter and musician)
Birthdate: September 8, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi, United States
Died: May 26
Birthdate: August 14, 1867
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, England
Died: January 31
Birthdate: February 18, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: January 17
Birthdate: March 14, 1868
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: October 17
Canadian women’s rights activist Emily Murphy was part of The Famous Five, a group of women activists who launched the Persons Case to make women eligible to be part of the Senate. Murphy also served as the first police magistrate in Canada and the British Empire.
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Alva Belmont(socialite)
Birthdate: January 17, 1853
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Died: January 26
Alva Belmont was an American socialite who played a major role in the women's suffrage movement in the United States of America. Remembered for her intelligence, energy, and strong opinions, Belmont is credited with founding the Political Equality League which aimed at promoting suffrage-supporting politicians. Alva Belmont is also credited with co-founding the National Woman's Party in 1916.
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Henry Royce(British Engineer and Co-founder of the 'Rolls-Royce')
Birthdate: March 27, 1863
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Alwalton, Huntingdonshire, England
Died: April 22
Famous for his designs of car and airplane engines, fifteen years old Frederick Henry Royce learned engineering through hands-on during his apprenticeship at Great Northern Railway Company rather than through education. At twenty-one, he started his own engineering business, manufacturing electrically driven cranes, dynamos, and motors, eventually drawing the attention of C.S. Rolls, co-founding the Rolls Royce Company with him.
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Mary Parker Follett(Social Woker)
Birthdate: September 3, 1868
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 18
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Adolf Loos(Architect)
Birthdate: December 10, 1870
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brno
Died: August 23
Austrian architect Adolf Loos is often compared to American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in terms of his contribution. Loos believed architecture shouldn’t contain the extra elements and ornaments promoted by Art Nouveau. Mostly known for his residential projects, he built modern buildings such as the Goldman and Salatsch Building.
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Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia(Russian Naval Officer and Archaeological Explorer)
Birthdate: April 13, 1866
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: February 26
Russian naval officer and explorer Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich was the brother-in-law of the last emperor of Russia, Emperor Nicholas II. He played a significant role in the development of Russian military aviation during WWI. He spent his later life in exile in Paris and conducted many archaeological expeditions.
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Anagarika Dharmapala(Writer)
Birthdate: September 17, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Matara, Sri Lanka
Died: April 29
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Mohammed Nadir Shah(King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933)
Birthdate: April 9, 1883
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Died: November 8
Mohammed Nadir Shah reigned as the King of Afghanistan from 1929 until his murder in 1933. Prior to his role as the king of Afghanistan, Nadir Khan served as Minister of War and as a general in the Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. He was also a diplomat and served as the Afghan Ambassador to France.
Birthdate: November 10, 1852
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: April 10
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Knud Rasmussen(Greenlandic–Danish Polar Explorer and Anthropologist)
Birthdate: June 7, 1879
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ilulissat, Greenland
Died: December 21
Knud Rasmussen was a Greenlandic–Danish polar explorer. He was the first European to cross the Northwest Passage via dog sled. Also an anthropologist, he is often referred to as the "father of Eskimology." As a young man, he pursued an unsuccessful career as an actor and opera singer before embarking on his major explorations.
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Sara Teasdale(Poet, Writer)
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Birthdate: August 8, 1884
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: St. Louis
Died: January 29
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Robert W. Chambers(Novelist)
Birthdate: May 26, 1865
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: December 16
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Texas Guinan(Actress)
Birthdate: January 12, 1884
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Waco, Texas, U.S.
Died: November 5
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Kenji Miyazawa(Poet, Novelist, Writer, Teacher, Esperantist, Agronomist, Children's writer)
Birthdate: August 27, 1896
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hanamaki
Died: September 21
Japanese novelist Kenji Miyazawa was also a poet of children's literature and is one of Japan's most-read and best-loved authors. Some of his major works include Night on the Galactic Railroad, Kaze no Matasaburō, Gauche the Cellist, and The Night of Taneyamagahara. Many of his children's stories have inspired anime, most notably Night on the Galactic Railroad.
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Jack Pickford(Actor, Director)
Birthdate: August 18, 1896
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: January 3
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Constantine P. Cavafy(Greek Poet, Journalist and Civil Servant )
Birthdate: April 29, 1863
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: April 29
Widely regarded as one of the most distinguished Greek poets of the 20th century, Constantine Peter Cavafy became known for his own individual style. During his lifetime, he preferred to share his work through local newspapers and magazines only. His first book was published two years after his death. He also worked as a journalist and a civil servant.
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Hipólito Yrigoyen(Argentine Politician and Two-Time President of Argentina)
Birthdate: July 12, 1852
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: July 3
Hipólito Yrigoyen was an Argentine politician best remembered for his service as the President of Argentina on two occasions; from 1916 to 1922 and again from 1928 to 1930. He is also remembered for introducing numerous social reforms, including compulsory pensions, regulation of working hours, and improvements in factory conditions, for which he was called the father of the poor.
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Arthur Currie(Military Officer)
Birthdate: December 5, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Strathroy, Canada
Died: November 30
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George Moore(Irish Novelist Known for His Work ‘Confessions of a Young Man’ and ‘Esther Waters’)
Birthdate: February 24, 1852
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moore Hall, Ireland
Died: January 21
Irish author George Moore had initially aspired to be a painter and had even traveled to Paris to study the art. However, he soon ditched painting and devoted himself to writing instead. His novels, such as A Modern Lover, showed how much he was inspired by French realism.
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Princess Thyra of Denmark(Princess)
Birthdate: September 29, 1853
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: February 26
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Elizabeth Thompson(Painter)
Birthdate: November 3, 1846
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lausanne
Died: October 2
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Henry Fielding Dickens(English Lawyer and Son of Novelist Charles Dickens)
Birthdate: January 16, 1849
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 21
One of the 10 children of legendary English author Charles Dickens, Henry Fielding Dickens was named after author Henry Fielding. A Cambridge alumnus, he had initially studied math. However, he later took up law and became a successful barrister. He had also been a Liberal Party member.
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Addison Mizner(Architect)
Birthdate: December 12, 1872
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Benicia
Died: February 5
Society Architect Addison Mizner is remembered for designing resorts and Palm Beach mansions for the rich. He developed much of Boca Raton and also designed structures such as the Everglades Club and John F. Kennedy's Winter White House. His designs remain archived at the Society of the Four Arts Library.
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Stefan George(German Symbolist Poet and a Translator)
Birthdate: June 12, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Büdesheim, Germany
Died: December 4
Lyric poet Stefan George was a significant part of the 19th-century German Aestheticism. While studying in Paris, he was influenced by Symbolists. He established the George-Kreis school of literature and launched its popular journal, Blätter für die Kunst. He also exhibited homosexual tendencies in his love poems dedicated to Maximin.
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Renee Adoree(Actress)
Birthdate: September 30, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Altona, Hamburg, German Empire
Died: October 5
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Anna de Noailles(Writer)
Birthdate: November 15, 1876
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 30
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Nikolai Yudenich(Military commander)
Birthdate: July 30, 1862
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 5
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Sándor Ferenczi(Hungarian Psychoanalyst)
Birthdate: July 7, 1873
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Miskolc, Hungary
Died: May 22
Sándor Ferenczi is best remembered for his research on free association and the psychoanalytic theory. Initially an army doctor, he specialized in subjects such as neuropathology and hypnosis. He was also close to Sigmund Freud and later taught at the University of Budapest. He also established the Hungarian Psychoanalytic Society.
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Ilya Tolstoy(Writer)
Birthdate: May 22, 1866
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
Died: December 11
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Lilla Cabot Perry(American Artist)
Birthdate: January 13, 1848
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 28
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Sissieretta Jones(American Soprano and the Highest-Paid African-American Performer of Her Generation)
Birthdate: January 5, 1868
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Died: June 24
Matilda Sissieretta Jones was an American soprano and the highest-paid African-American performer of her generation. She is credited with founding the Black Patti Troubadours, an acrobatic and musical act comprising 40 comedians, dancers, jugglers, and a chorus of 40 singers. In 2013, Matilda Sissieretta Jones was made an inductee of the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame.
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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon(Foreign Secretary)
Birthdate: April 25, 1862
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 7
Sir Edward Grey spent a long 11-year stint as the British foreign secretary, the longest uninterrupted tenure anybody has had in the same post. He is known for his support of France in the Moroccan crises and his iconic “the lamps are going out” remark made to the Westminster Gazette.
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Wilson Mizner(Playwright & Raconteur)
Birthdate: May 19, 1876
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Benicia, California, United States
Died: April 3
Birthdate: November 25, 1865
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rochester
Died: January 9
Known as successful businesswoman, Catherine Anselm Gleason had many firsts to her credit. The first woman to study engineering at Cornell University, she later became the first female to become receiver of a bankrupt company and successfully restored it. Later, she also became the first female president of a national bank, and member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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13th Dalai Lama(13th Dalai Lama of Tibet)
Birthdate: February 12, 1876
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Thakpo Langdun, Ü-Tsang, Tibet
Died: December 17
Thubten Gyatso served as the 13th Dalai Lama after he was recognized as Dalai Lama's reincarnation in 1878. A skilful politician and intellectual reformer, Gyatso is remembered for standing up against the British expedition to Tibet. He is also credited with reinstating discipline in monastic life.
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Daphne Akhurst(Australian Tennis Player)
Birthdate: April 22, 1903
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ashfield, NSW, Australia
Died: January 9
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Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford(British Statesman Who Served as Governor of Queensland from 1905 to 1909)
Birthdate: August 12, 1868
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 1
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Anthony Hope(British Novelist and Playwright Known for His Work 'The Prisoner of Zenda')
Birthdate: February 9, 1863
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lower Clapton, London, England
Died: July 8
Best known for his iconic novel The Prisoner of Zenda, Anthony Hope specialized in cloak-and-sword romances and eventually created a separate genre, known as the Ruritanian romance, set in the mythical country of Ruritania. He was also knighted for his achievements but eventually succumbed to throat cancer.
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Earl Derr Biggers(Novelist)
Birthdate: August 26, 1884
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Warren, Ohio, United States
Died: April 5
Birthdate: July 16, 1894
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Villarrica, Paraguay
Died: May 8
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Émile Roux(French Bacteriologist Who is Credited With Founding the Field of Immunolgy)
Birthdate: December 17, 1853
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Confolens, France
Died: November 3
Pierre Paul Emile Roux was a French bacteriologist, physician, and immunologist. A close collaborator of Louis Pasteur, Roux was responsible for the Pasteur Institute's production of the famous anti-diphtheria serum. Credited with founding the field of immunology, Pierre Paul Emile Roux also investigated chicken-cholera, cholera, tuberculosis, and rabies. He was honored with the prestigious Copley Medal in 1917.
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Muhammad Yusuf bin Ahmad(Theologian)
Birthdate: 1868 AD
Birthplace: Kampung Kenali, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
Died: November 19
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John Joly(Irish Physicist Known for His Development of Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Cancer)
Birthdate: November 1, 1857
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Holywood, Ireland
Died: December 8
Irish physicist and geologist John Joly created headlines when he estimated the age of the Earth at a 100 million years back in 1898. The University of Dublin professor of geology also made developments in the extraction of radium and its application in the treatment of cancer.
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Yamamoto Gonnohyōe(Prime minister)
Birthdate: November 26, 1852
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kagoshima, Japan
Died: December 8
