Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1856

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

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans)  

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 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 on this day in history.  

May 13 Peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art was born in the year 1856.  

May 13 In the year 1856 birth of tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (d. 1938)  

May 15 In the year 1856 birth of lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)  

May 20 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 14 In the year 1856 birth of andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain)  

Jun 19 On this day in history birth of elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia)  

Jun 22 Henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn) was born in the year 1856.  

Jun 30 Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1856 birth of daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum)  

Jul 10 On this day in history 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 In the year 1856 birth of louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect  

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

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 George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925) was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 30 In the year 1856 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 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 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 On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]  

Jan 12 On this day in history 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 in the year 1856.  

Feb 08 On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

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