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 In the year 1856 birth of [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans)  

Apr 24 Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 26 Sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930) was born in the year 1856.  

May 06 On this day in history birth of robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909)  

May 06 Sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology was born in the year 1856.  

May 13 On this day in history birth of peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art  

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 On this day in history birth of louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. 1942)  

May 26 George Templeton Strong, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 22 In the year 1856 birth of henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn)  

Jun 30 In the year 1856 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 On this day in history birth of daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum)  

Jul 10 In the year 1856 birth of nikola Tesla, Croatian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil  

Jul 15 Owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain) was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 21 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history birth of paul Geisler, composer  

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

Aug 15 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died in the year 1856.  

Feb 17 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.