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

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 in the year 1856.  

May 06 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1856.  

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

May 25 Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. 1942) was born in the year 1856.  

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 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 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1856.  

Jul 15 On this day in history birth of owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain)  

Jul 21 In the year 1856 birth of harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)  

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

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

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

Jul 30 On this day in history birth of richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith)  

Aug 01 In the year 1856 birth of george Coulthard, Former Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1883)  

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 "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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11 Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16 On this day in history death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)  

Jan 17 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1856.  

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 in the year 1856.  

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