Famous Birthdays In 1856

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

Apr 22 [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans) was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 26 Sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930) was born in the year 1856.  

May 06 On this day in history birth of robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909)  

May 06 Sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology was born in the year 1856.  

May 13 On this day in history birth of peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art  

May 13 In the year 1856 birth of tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (d. 1938)  

May 15 Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born on this day in history.  

May 20 Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter was born on this day in history.  

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

May 26 In the year 1856 birth of george Templeton Strong, composer  

Jun 08 Natalia Janotha, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 06 In the year 1856 birth of edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT  

Jul 07 George Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 10 On this day in history birth of nikola Tesla, Croatian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 23 Arthur H Bird, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 23 On this day in history birth of bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindi leader  

Jul 24 Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941) was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 26 In the year 1856 birth of george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)  

Jul 30 Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith) was born in the year 1856.  

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

Aug 03 In the year 1856 birth of alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919)  

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

Aug 12 In the year 1856 birth of "Diamond Jim" Brady, American financier (d. 1917)  

Aug 15 J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 05 On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67  

Jan 11 In the year 1856 nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]  

Jan 12 In the year 1856 death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)  

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

Jan 17 In the year 1856 thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41  

Jan 24 Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1856.  

Feb 08 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died in the year 1856.  

Feb 17 On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris