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 [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 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 in the year 1856.  

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

May 13 In the year 1856 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

May 25 In the year 1856 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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1856 birth of owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain)  

Jul 21 In the year 1856 birth of harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)  

Jul 21 In the year 1856 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 Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 26 George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1856 birth of paul Geisler, composer  

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

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 On this day in history death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)  

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 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