Famous Birthdays In 1856

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

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans)

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 in the year 1856.

May 06 Robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909) was born on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Jun 19 In the year 1856 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 in the year 1856.

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 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1856.

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 On this day in history birth of harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)

Jul 21 Louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect was born in the year 1856.

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

Jul 23 Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindi leader was born in the year 1856.

Jul 24 In the year 1856 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

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

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 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 In the year 1856 death of Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)

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

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 On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)

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