Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1855

Oct 28 Ivan V Mitshurin, Russian botanist (new types of fruit) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 29 On this day in history birth of paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)  

Nov 01 Guido Adler, Austria, musicologist (Still in the Music) was born in the year 1855.  

Nov 05 Eugene V Debs, labor organizer, Socialist presidential candidate was born in the year 1855.  

Nov 05 Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (stratosphere) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 06 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 06 Ezra Seymour Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist (d. 1942) was born in the year 1855.  

Nov 07 On this day in history birth of edwin H Hall, US physicist (Hall effect)  

Nov 10 On this day in history birth of josiah Royce, US, philosopher (conception of God)  

Nov 13 Daniel F Scheurleer, Dutch musicologist/banker was born on this day in history.  

Nov 19 In the year 1855 birth of billy Bates, cricketer (England all-rounder 1882-87, hat-trick 1883)  

Nov 30 In the year 1855 birth of marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of Agriculture/Finance  

Dec 05 In the year 1855 birth of clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942)  

Dec 10 In the year 1855 birth of marios Varvoglis, Greek Composer (d. 1967)  

Dec 11 In the year 1855 birth of julian Edwards, composer  

Dec 23 In the year 1855 birth of alan Gray, composer  

Dec 25 On this day in history birth of james Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884  

Dec 26 Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 27 Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist was born on this day in history.  

Dec 30 Heinrich Hart, German writer (Song of Humanity) was born in the year 1855.  

Dec 31 Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet was born in the year 1855.  

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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 in the year 1855.  

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

Jan 26 In the year 1855 death of gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808)  

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

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

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

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