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 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 On this day in history birth of henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime)  

Apr 26 Sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

May 25 In the year 1856 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 Andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain) was born in the year 1856.  

Jun 19 Elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia) was born in the year 1856.  

Jun 22 Henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 30 Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers) was born in the year 1856.  

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

Jul 07 On this day in history birth of george Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England)  

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

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 In the year 1856 birth of harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)  

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

Jul 23 In the year 1856 birth of arthur H Bird, composer  

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

Jul 24 On this day in history birth of charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941)  

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

Jul 30 On this day in history 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 in the year 1856.  

Aug 03 On this day in history birth of alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919)  

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

Aug 12 "Diamond Jim" Brady, American financier (d. 1917) was born in the year 1856.  

Aug 15 In the year 1856 birth of j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament  

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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 In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)  

Jan 17 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 In the year 1856 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris