Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1856

Apr 12 In the year 1856 birth of william M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1856 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 In the year 1856 birth of george Templeton Strong, composer  

Jun 08 Natalia Janotha, composer was born in the year 1856.  

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 Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 06 On this day in history birth of edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT  

Jul 07 On this day in history birth of george Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England)  

Jul 09 Daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jul 21 Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 21 On this day in history birth of louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect  

Jul 23 Arthur H Bird, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 23 In the year 1856 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 in the year 1856.  

Jul 30 Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith) was born in the year 1856.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1856 birth of j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament  

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Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.  

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