Famous Birthdays In 1856

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

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans)

Apr 24 Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) was born on this day in history.

Apr 26 On this day in history birth of sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)

May 06 Robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909) was born on this day in history.

May 06 Sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology was born on this day in history.

May 13 Peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art was born in the year 1856.

May 13 Tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.

May 15 In the year 1856 birth of lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)

May 20 On this day in history birth of henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter

May 25 On this day in history birth of louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. 1942)

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

Jun 08 Natalia Janotha, composer was born in the year 1856.

Jun 14 In the year 1856 birth of andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain)

Jun 19 Elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia) was born on this day in history.

Jun 22 Henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn) was born in the year 1856.

Jun 30 In the year 1856 birth of gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers)

Jul 06 Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT was born in the year 1856.

Jul 07 George Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England) was born in the year 1856.

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 on this day in history.

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 Arthur H Bird, composer was born in the year 1856.

Jul 23 Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindi leader was born in the year 1856.

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

Jul 26 On this day in history birth of george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)

Jul 30 In the year 1856 birth of richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith)

Aug 01 George Coulthard, Former Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1883) was born on this day in history.

Aug 03 Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.

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

Aug 12 "Diamond Jim" Brady, American financier (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.

Aug 15 J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament was born in the year 1856.

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Jan 05 In the year 1856 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67

Jan 11 On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]

Jan 12 Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died on this day in history.

Jan 16 Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.

Jan 17 On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41

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

Feb 08 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.

Feb 17 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.