Famous Personalities Born In 1855

Jan 03 In the year 1855 birth of hubert Bland, English socialist (d. 1914)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of king Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor)  

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 John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 23 John Moses Browning, American inventor (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 26 In the year 1855 birth of arthur Hervey, composer  

Jan 28 William Seward Burroughs, NY, inventor (recording adding machine) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 13 In the year 1855 birth of paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922)  

Feb 15 Gustav Hollaender, composer was born in the year 1855.  

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 in the year 1855.  

Feb 25 Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 In the year 1855 birth of george Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888)  

Mar 12 In the year 1855 birth of john White, composer  

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 On this day in history birth of alfred E. Hunt, founder of Alcoa (d. 1899)  

Apr 09 Gyula Reviczky, Hungarian author/poet was born in the year 1855.  

Apr 18 Abraham Bredius, Dutch art historian (Jan Steen) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 18 In the year 1855 birth of josef Gruber, composer  

Apr 29 In the year 1855 birth of anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS]  

Apr 29 Edmund van der Straeten, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

May 09 In the year 1855 birth of julius Rontgen, composer  

May 10 On this day in history 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 Graf Keyserling, writer was born on this day in history.  

May 21 In the year 1855 birth of emile A G Verhaeren, Belgian poet/writer (Les Flammes Hautes)  

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

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Jan 06 Giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779) died in the year 1855.  

Jan 10 Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 Dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 Gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808) died on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791) died on this day in history.  

Feb 20 On this day in history joseph Hume, social reformer, dies  

Feb 23 In the year 1855 carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies  

Mar 02 Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55), dies at 58 on this day in history.