Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1855

Oct 28 Ivan V Mitshurin, Russian botanist (new types of fruit) was born in the year 1855.  

Oct 29 Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 01 In the year 1855 birth of guido Adler, Austria, musicologist (Still in the Music)  

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

Nov 05 In the year 1855 birth of leon P Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (stratosphere)  

Nov 06 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer was born in the year 1855.  

Nov 06 In the year 1855 birth of ezra Seymour Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist (d. 1942)  

Nov 07 In the year 1855 birth of edwin H Hall, US physicist (Hall effect)  

Nov 10 In the year 1855 birth of josiah Royce, US, philosopher (conception of God)  

Nov 13 On this day in history birth of daniel F Scheurleer, Dutch musicologist/banker  

Nov 19 Billy Bates, cricketer (England all-rounder 1882-87, hat-trick 1883) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 30 Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of Agriculture/Finance was born on this day in history.  

Dec 05 Clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942) was born in the year 1855.  

Dec 10 Marios Varvoglis, Greek Composer (d. 1967) was born in the year 1855.  

Dec 11 Julian Edwards, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Dec 25 James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884 was born on this day in history.  

Dec 26 On this day in history birth of arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer  

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

Dec 30 On this day in history birth of heinrich Hart, German writer (Song of Humanity)  

Dec 31 In the year 1855 birth of giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet  

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Jan 06 Giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25 Dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83 in the year 1855.  

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 in the year 1855.  

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.