Famous Birthdays In 1855

Jan 03 Hubert Bland, English socialist (d. 1914) was born in the year 1855.

Jan 05 King Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor) was born in the year 1855.

Jan 10 Peter J Blok, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People) was born in the year 1855.

Jan 15 Jacques Damala, Greek military officer and actor (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.

Jan 20 Amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 21 In the year 1855 birth of john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer

Jan 22 Ernst Kullak, composer was born in the year 1855.

Jan 23 John Moses Browning, American inventor (d. 1926) was born in the year 1855.

Jan 26 Arthur Hervey, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 28 In the year 1855 birth of william Seward Burroughs, NY, inventor (recording adding machine)

Feb 13 Paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922) was born on this day in history.

Feb 15 In the year 1855 birth of gustav Hollaender, composer

Feb 17 Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I) was born on this day in history.

Feb 21 Alice Freeman Palmer, educator (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.

Feb 25 In the year 1855 birth of cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886)

Feb 25 George Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888) was born on this day in history.

Mar 12 John White, composer was born in the year 1855.

Mar 13 On this day in history birth of percival "Percy" Lowell, US astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto)

Mar 24 Andrew W Mellon, founder (Mellon Bank)/US Sec of Treasury was born in the year 1855.

Mar 24 On this day in history birth of olive Schreiner, S African writer (Portrait of a South African Woman)

Mar 31 Alfred E. Hunt, founder of Alcoa (d. 1899) was born in the year 1855.

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of gyula Reviczky, Hungarian author/poet

Apr 18 In the year 1855 birth of abraham Bredius, Dutch art historian (Jan Steen)

Apr 18 On this day in history birth of josef Gruber, composer

Apr 29 Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS] was born in the year 1855.

Apr 29 On this day in history birth of edmund van der Straeten, composer

May 02 Theodore Moses Tobani, composer was born in the year 1855.

May 09 On this day in history birth of julius Rontgen, composer

May 10 In the year 1855 birth of anatoli Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS]

May 11 In the year 1855 birth of anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake)

May 15 In the year 1855 birth of eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege)

May 15 In the year 1855 birth of graf Keyserling, writer

May 21 Emile A G Verhaeren, Belgian poet/writer (Les Flammes Hautes) was born on this day in history.

May 24 In the year 1855 birth of arthur Wing Pinero, British playwright

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Jan 06 On this day in history death of giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779)

Jan 10 Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67 in the year 1855.

Jan 25 On this day in history dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83

Jan 26 Gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808) died in the year 1855.

Feb 06 In the year 1855 death of josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791)

Feb 20 Joseph Hume, social reformer, dies in the year 1855.

Feb 23 On this day in history carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies

Mar 02 Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55), dies at 58 in the year 1855.