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1892 births
- J. R. R. TolkienJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on the 3rd of January 1892 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State. His father Arthur worked as a bank manager for the British…
- Manilal GandhiManilal Mohandas Gandhi entered the world on the 28th of October 1892 in Rajkot, British India. He was the second son born to Mohandas Gandhi and Kasturba…
- Jack L. WarnerJacob Warner was born in London, Ontario, Canada, on the 2nd of August 1892. His parents were Polish-Jewish immigrants who spoke mainly Yiddish at home.
- Mahadev DesaiMahadev Haribhai Desai entered the world on the 1st of January 1892 in the village of Saras. This small settlement sits within the Surat district of Gujarat.
- Ōten ShimokawaA family relocated to the Tokyo area when a young boy named Shimokawa was nine years old. This move placed him in the heart of Japan's capital during a time…
- Francisco FrancoOn the 4th of December 1892, Francisco Franco was born in the Calle Frutos Saavedra of Ferrol, Galicia. He entered the Infantry Academy in Toledo at age…
- Josip Broz TitoJosip Broz was born on the 7th of May 1892 in Kumrovec, a small village in northern Croatia. At that time, the land belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
- Mátyás RákosiMátyás Rákosi was born Mátyás Rosenfeld on the 9th of March 1892 in Ada, a small village within Bács-Bodrog County. His father József Rosenfeld worked as a…
- Richard AldingtonEdward Godfree Aldington arrived in the world on the 8th of July 1892 within the port city of Portsmouth. He was the eldest of four children born to Albert…
- Erwin PanofskyErwin Panofsky was born on the 30th of March 1892 in Hanover. His parents, Arnold and Caecilie (Solling) Panofsky, were a rentier mining family from Upper…
- Louis de BroglieLouis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie, entered the world on the 15th of August 1892 in Dieppe, France. He belonged to a noble family that had held…
- MirabehnMadeleine Slade was born on the 22nd of November 1892 into a well-connected British family. Her father served as Rear-Admiral Sir Edmond Slade, an officer in…