Page 2: Famous Personalities Born 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 in the year 1856.  

Apr 24 Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) was born in the year 1856.  

Apr 26 In the year 1856 birth of sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)  

May 06 In the year 1856 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 on this day in history.  

May 13 Peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art was born on this day in history.  

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

May 15 On this day in history 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 Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. 1942) was born in the year 1856.  

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

Jun 08 In the year 1856 birth of natalia Janotha, composer  

Jun 14 On this day in history 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 In the year 1856 birth of henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn)  

Jun 30 On this day in history birth of gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers)  

Jul 06 On this day in history birth of edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT  

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 in the year 1856.  

Jul 15 In the year 1856 birth of owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain)  

Jul 21 Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 21 On this day in history birth of louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect  

Jul 23 Arthur H Bird, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 23 Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindi leader was born on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1856.  

Aug 10 Paul Geisler, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Aug 12 On this day in history birth of "Diamond Jim" Brady, American financier (d. 1917)  

Aug 15 On this day in history birth of j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament  

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Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.  

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

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

Jan 16 Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 08 In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

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