Famous Birthdays In 1856

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

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 on this day in history.

Apr 26 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history birth of tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (d. 1938)

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 Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.

May 26 George Templeton Strong, composer was born in the year 1856.

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

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

Jun 30 On this day in history birth of gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers)

Jul 06 In the year 1856 birth of edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT

Jul 07 In the year 1856 birth of george Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England)

Jul 09 In the year 1856 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 on this day in history.

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

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 on this day in history.

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 In the year 1856 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 Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.

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 on this day in history.

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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 Ľudovít Štúr, 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 In the year 1856 death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)

Feb 08 In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)

Feb 17 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.