American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (born 1860)

William Jennings Bryan

William Jennings Bryan was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He served in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895 and as the secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1915. Because of his faith in the wisdom of the common people, Bryan was often called "the Great Commoner", and because of his rhetorical power and early fame as the youngest presidential candidate, "the Boy Orator".

Born

1860

March 19

Died

1925

Era

1860s

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1205 Latin forces under Henry of Flanders defeat a Nicaean army under Constantine Laskaris in the Battle of Adramyttion.
1227 Election of Ugolino di Conti as Pope Gregory IX following the death of Pope Honorius III.
1277 The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire.
1279 A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty in China.

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The world in 1925

When William departed

april 10 The Russian city of Tsaritsyn is renamed Stalingrad to honor the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Soviet Communist Party General Secretary, who had guided the defense of Tsaritsyn during the Russian Civil War in 1920.
april 16 During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, Bulgaria, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
april 17 The Communist Party of Korea (CPK) was founded in Japanese-ruled Korea (Chōsen) in Keijō (now Seoul) by Kim Yong-bom and Pak Hon-yong.
april 19 Colo-Colo, the most successful and popular soccer football team in the South American nation of Chile, was founded at the El Llano Stadium in San Miguel, Santiago, by footballer David Arellano and some of his teammates who had also left the Deportes Magallanes club.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on March 19

Adolf Eichmann 1906–1962 a German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (born 1906) Andy Reid 1958– American football player and coach Anna Held 1872– Polish singer (died 1918) David Livingstone 1813–1873 Scottish missionary and explorer (died 1873) Earl Warren 1891–1974 American jurist and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1891) Edith Nourse Rogers 1881– American social worker and politician (died 1960) Jean Astruc 1684–1766 French physician and scholar (died 1766) Josef Albers 1888–1976 German-American painter and educator (died 1976) Patrick McGoohan 1928–2009 Irish-American actor, director, and producer (born 1928)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1860

Alexander Winton 1860– Scottish-American race car driver and engineer (died 1932) Charles Curtis 1860–1936 American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (born 1860) Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1860–1935 American sociologist and author (born 1860) Goscombe John 1860– Welsh-English sculptor and academic (died 1952) Gustav Mahler 1860–1911 Austrian composer and conductor (died 1911) Ignacy Jan Paderewski 1860–1941 Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Poland (born 1860) Isaac Albéniz 1860–1909 Spanish pianist and composer (born 1860) J. M. Barrie 1860–1937 Scottish novelist and playwright (born 1860) Jane Addams 1860–1935 American activist and author, co-founded Hull House, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1860)

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