Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1856

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of william M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen)  

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 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 in the year 1856.  

May 15 On this day in history birth of lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)  

May 20 Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter was born in the year 1856.  

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 On this day in history 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 Henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn) was born in the year 1856.  

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

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 in the year 1856.  

Jul 09 In the year 1856 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 Owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 21 Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) was born in the year 1856.  

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

Jul 23 On this day in history birth of arthur H Bird, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1856.  

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

Aug 15 J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament was born in the year 1856.  

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

Jan 11 Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] in the year 1856.  

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

Jan 16 Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.  

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