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1886 births

  • Okamoto IppeiOn the 11th of June 1886, Okamoto Ippei entered a world shaped by strict tradition. He was the second son of Katei Okamoto, a scholar devoted to Confucian…
  • Karl BarthKarl Barth was born on the 10th of May 1886 in Basel, Switzerland. His father Johann Friedrich Barth served as a theology professor and pastor at the…
  • David Ben-GurionDavid Grün was born on the 16th of October 1886 in Płońsk, a town within Congress Poland. His father Avigdor Grün worked as a secret adviser navigating…
  • Paul TillichPaul Johannes Tillich was born on the 20th of August 1886, in the small village of Starzeddel. This location lay within the Province of Brandenburg, then…
  • Alfonso XIIIThe Royal Palace of Madrid held a newborn on the 17th of May 1886. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, the prime minister, received the infant king naked and placed upon…
  • George CœdèsGeorge Cœdès entered the world on the 10th of August 1886 within the city limits of Paris. His family lineage traced back to Strasbourg before the year 1740…
  • Vittorio PozzoVittorio Pozzo was born in Turin, Italy on the 2nd of March 1886. He grew up in a family originally from Ponderano. His early education took place at the…