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Who was born in 1868

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Gustav Meyrink

Gustav Meyrink

18681932

Austrian writer and translator known for his supernatural fiction, most notably the novel The Golem

February

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Pompeu Fabra

Pompeu Fabra

18681948

Catalan linguist and grammarian who was the main author of the normative reform of the contemporary Catalan language and is considered the father of modern Catalan grammar

April

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George Arliss

George Arliss

18681946

English actor, author, and filmmaker, known as the first British actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, specializing in biopics and light comedies

Edmond Rostand

Edmond Rostand

18681918

French poet and dramatist, best known for his neo-romantic play Cyrano de Bergerac, whose works contrasted with naturalistic theatre

May

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Abdülmecid II

Abdülmecid II

18681944

The last Ottoman caliph and a gifted painter, known for being the only caliph elected by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and head of the Osmanoğlu family until his death in Paris

June

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Miklós Horthy

Miklós Horthy

18681957

Hungarian admiral and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1920 to 1944 during the interwar period and most of World War II

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

18681928

Visionary Scottish architect, designer, and artist whose work shaped Art Nouveau and the Modern Style

July

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Stefan George

Stefan George

18681933

German symbolist poet and translator known for leading the George-Kreis literary circle and founding Blätter für die Kunst

August

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Paul Claudel

Paul Claudel

18681955

French diplomat, poet, and playwright known for his verse dramas and devout Catholicism

Constantine I of Greece

Constantine I of Greece

18681923

King of Greece who ruled during two separate reigns (1913-17; 1920-22) following his father's assassination, facing political upheaval and eventual exile

November

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Gichin Funakoshi

Gichin Funakoshi

18681957

Japanese karateka, founder of Shotokan karate, and "father of modern karate" who introduced the art to mainland Japan

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

18681934

Canadian-American actress, comedian, and writer who found immense popularity in both silent and Depression-era films

December

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Arnold Sommerfeld

Arnold Sommerfeld

18681951

German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics and mentored a new generation of scientists