Famous Birthdays In 1856

Apr 12 William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen) was born in the year 1856.  

Apr 22 [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 24 On this day in history birth of henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime)  

Apr 26 In the year 1856 birth of sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)  

May 06 In the year 1856 birth of robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909)  

May 06 In the year 1856 birth of sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology  

May 13 On this day in history birth of peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art  

May 13 On this day in history birth of tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (d. 1938)  

May 15 Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born in the year 1856.  

May 20 Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter was born on this day in history.  

May 25 Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

May 26 George Templeton Strong, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 08 Natalia Janotha, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 14 Andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 19 On this day in history birth of elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia)  

Jun 22 In the year 1856 birth of henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn)  

Jun 30 Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers) was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 06 In the year 1856 birth of edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT  

Jul 07 On this day in history birth of george Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England)  

Jul 09 On this day in history birth of daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum)  

Jul 10 Nikola Tesla, Croatian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil was born on this day in history.  

Jul 15 Owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain) was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 21 Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 21 Louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 23 On this day in history birth of arthur H Bird, composer  

Jul 23 Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindi leader was born on this day in history.  

Jul 24 In the year 1856 birth of charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941)  

Jul 26 In the year 1856 birth of george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)  

Jul 30 On this day in history birth of richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith)  

Aug 01 On this day in history birth of george Coulthard, Former Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1883)  

Aug 03 On this day in history birth of alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919)  

Aug 10 In the year 1856 birth of paul Geisler, composer  

Aug 12 "Diamond Jim" Brady, American financier (d. 1917) was born in the year 1856.  

Aug 15 In the year 1856 birth of j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament  

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Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.  

Jan 11 Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] in the year 1856.  

Jan 12 In the year 1856 death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)  

Jan 16 Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1856.  

Jan 24 On this day in history death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)  

Feb 08 On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

Feb 17 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.