Famous Birthdays In 1856

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

Apr 22 [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans) was born in the year 1856.

Apr 24 Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) was born in the year 1856.

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 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 Tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (d. 1938) was born in the year 1856.

May 15 Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born in the year 1856.

May 20 On this day in history 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 George Templeton Strong, composer was born on this day in history.

Jun 08 In the year 1856 birth of natalia Janotha, composer

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 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 in the year 1856.

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

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 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1856 birth of george Coulthard, Former Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1883)

Aug 03 On this day in history birth of alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919)

Aug 10 In the year 1856 birth of paul Geisler, composer

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

Jan 11 On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]

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

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 In the year 1856 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 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.