Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1856

Apr 12 William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1856 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 in the year 1856.  

May 06 In the year 1856 birth of sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology  

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

May 13 On this day in history 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 in the year 1856.  

May 20 In the year 1856 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 On this day in history birth of george Templeton Strong, composer  

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

Jun 14 Andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain) was born in the year 1856.  

Jun 19 On this day in history birth of elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia)  

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

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 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 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 Louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect was born on this day in history.  

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

Jul 23 In the year 1856 birth of bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindi leader  

Jul 24 Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 26 George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1856.  

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

Aug 10 Paul Geisler, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)  

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 on this day in history.  

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