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In the year 1851
259 Notable birthdays
Doc Holliday
Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the american west.
Born August 14th, 1851 in Griffin.
Died November 8th, 1887 at 36 years old in Glenwood Springs (tuberculosis).
Ferdinand Foch
French marchal and military theorist (1851–1929).
Born October 2nd, 1851 in Tarbes.
Died March 20th, 1929 at 77 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Olga Constantinovna of Russia
Queen of the hellenes (1851–1926).
Born September 3rd, 1851 in Pavlovsk.
Died June 18th, 1926 at 74 years old in Rome.
Empress Myeongseong
Empress consort of korea (1851–1895).
Born November 17th, 1851 in Yeoju.
Died October 8th, 1895 at 43 years old in Seoul, Gyeongbokgung.
Asa Griggs Candler
American mayor and businessman (1851-1929).
Born December 30th, 1851 in Villa Rica. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1929 at 77 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Walter Reed
American physician and medical researcher (1851–1902).
Born September 13th, 1851 in Belroi.
Died November 22nd, 1902 at 51 years old in Washington, D.C. (appendicitis).
Young Tom Morris
Scottish professional golfer (1851-1875).
Born April 20th, 1851 in St Andrews.
Died December 25th, 1875 at 24 years old
Melvil Dewey
American librarian (1851–1931).
Born December 10th, 1851 in Adams Center.
Died December 26th, 1931 at 80 years old in Lake Placid.
Margherita of Savoy
Queen of italy from 1878 to 1900.
Born November 20th, 1851 in Turin.
Died January 4th, 1926 at 74 years old in Bordighera.
Louise of Sweden
Queen consort of denmark; wife of frederick viii of denmark.
Born October 31st, 1851 in Stockholm Palace. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1926 at 74 years old in Amalienborg. [ref]
Arthur Evans
British archaeologist and scholar (1851–1941).
Born July 8th, 1851 in Nash Mills. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1941 at 90 years old in Youlbury House. [ref]
William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
English industrialist, philanthropist, and politician (1851-1925).
Born September 19th, 1851 in Bolton.
Died May 7th, 1925 at 73 years old in Hampstead.
Angelo Moriondo
Italian inventor known for inventing the first espresso machine.
Born June 6th, 1851 in Turin. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1914 at 62 years old in Marentino.
Charles Dow
American journalist (1851–1902).
Born November 6th, 1851 in Sterling.
Died December 4th, 1902 at 51 years old in Brooklyn.
Emile Berliner
German-born american inventor of the phonograph.
Born May 20th, 1851 in Hanover.
Died August 3rd, 1929 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
David Starr Jordan
American ichthyologist and educator (1851-1931).
Born January 19th, 1851 in Gainesville.
Died September 19th, 1931 at 80 years old in Stanford.
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
American lawyer (1851-1921).
Born June 9th, 1851 in Baltimore.
Died June 28th, 1921 at 70 years old in Baltimore County (cholera).
Martinus Wilhelm Beijerinck
Dutch microbiologist (1851–1931).
Born March 16th, 1851 in Amsterdam.
Died January 1st, 1931 at 79 years old in Gorssel.
James Stephen Hogg
20th governor of texas (1891-1895).
Born March 24th, 1851 in Rusk.
Died March 3rd, 1906 at 54 years old in Houston (railway accident).
Frederick Selous
British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist (1851–1917).
Born December 31st, 1851 in London.
Died January 4th, 1917 at 65 years old in Beho-Beho.
Oliver Lodge
British physicist.
Born June 12th, 1851 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1940 at 89 years old in Wilsford. [ref]
Prince Alexander, Prince of Orange
Dutch royal heir (1851-1884).
Born August 25th, 1851 in The Hague. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1884 at 32 years old in The Hague (typhoid fever, typhus). [ref]
Luis Ricardo Falero
Spanish painter (1851-1896).
Born May 23rd, 1851 in Granada. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1896 at 45 years old in University College Hospital (medical error). [ref]
Likelike
Princess of the kingdom of hawaiʻi (1851–1887).
Born January 13th, 1851 in Honolulu.
Died February 2nd, 1887 at 36 years old in ʻĀinahau.
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