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In the year 1851

259 Notable birthdays

Peder Severin Krøyer

Danish painter (1851-1909).

Born July 23rd, 1851 in Stavanger.

Died November 21st, 1909 at 58 years old in Skagen. [ref]

Adolf von Harnack

Baltic german theologian and prominent church historian.

Born May 7th, 1851 in Tartu. [ref]

Died June 10th, 1930 at 79 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]

Torakusu Yamaha

Founder of yamaha (1851–1916).

Born April 20th, 1851 in Kii Province.

Died August 8th, 1916 at 65 years old in Tokyo.

Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey

British politician and governor general of canada (1851-1917).

Born November 28th, 1851 in St James's Palace.

Died August 29th, 1917 at 65 years old in London.

Emilia Pardo Bazán

Spanish author, editor (1851–1922).

Born September 16th, 1851 in A Coruña. [ref]

Died May 12th, 1921 at 69 years old in Madrid (influenza). [ref]

Leslie Ward

British cartoonist (1851-1922).

Born November 21st, 1851 in London.

Died May 15th, 1922 at 70 years old in London.

B. B. Warfield

American theologian (1851–1921).

Born November 5th, 1851 in Lexington.

Died February 16th, 1921 at 69 years old in Princeton.

Edward Robert Hughes

British artist (1851-1914).

Born November 5th, 1851 in London.

Died April 23rd, 1914 at 62 years old in St Albans.

Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk

Austrian economist (1851-1914).

Born February 12th, 1851 in Brno.

Died August 27th, 1914 at 63 years old in Kramsach.

Knut Wicksell

Swedish economist (1851–1926).

Born December 20th, 1851 in Maria Magdalena parish.

Died May 3rd, 1926 at 74 years old in Danderyd.

Vincent d'Indy

French composer and teacher.

Born March 27th, 1851 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 3rd, 1931 at 80 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

German prince (1851–1928).

Born April 1st, 1851 in Meiningen.

Died January 16th, 1928 at 76 years old in Meiningen.

Friedrich von Wieser

Austrian economist (1851-1926).

Born July 10th, 1851 in Vienna. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 1926 at 75 years old in Brunnwinkl. [ref]

Frederick H. Gillett

American politician (1851–1935).

Born October 16th, 1851 in Westfield.

Died July 31st, 1935 at 83 years old in Springfield.

Horace Darwin

British engineer (1851-1928).

Born May 13th, 1851 in Downe.

Died September 22nd, 1928 at 77 years old in Cambridge.

James Churchward

British occult writer (1851–1936).

Born February 27th, 1851 in Okehampton.

Died January 4th, 1936 at 84 years old

Felix Adler

German-american professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, and lecturer (1851-1933).

Born August 13th, 1851 in Alzey.

Died April 24th, 1933 at 81 years old in New York City.

George Noble Plunkett

Irish politician (1851-1948).

Born December 3rd, 1851 in Dublin.

Died March 12th, 1948 at 96 years old in Dublin.

William Quan Judge

American occult writer (1851–1896).

Born April 13th, 1851 in Dublin.

Died March 21st, 1896 at 44 years old in New York City.

Mary Augusta Ward

British novelist (1851-1920).

Born June 11th, 1851 in Hobart. [ref]

Died March 24th, 1920 at 68 years old in London.

A. C. Bradley

British literary scholar (1851–1935).

Born March 26th, 1851 in Clapham.

Died September 2nd, 1935 at 84 years old

William Mitchell Ramsay

Scottish archaeologist and new testament scholar (1851-1939).

Born March 15th, 1851 in Glasgow.

Died April 20th, 1939 at 88 years old in Bournemouth.

Henry Drummond

Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer (1851-1897).

Born August 17th, 1851 in Stirling.

Died March 11th, 1897 at 45 years old in Kent (bone cancer).

Léon Bourgeois

French statesman (1851-1925).

Born May 21st, 1851 in former 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died September 29th, 1925 at 74 years old in Épernay. [ref]

Raffaele Garofalo

Italian criminologist and jurist (1851-1934).

Born November 18th, 1851 in Naples.

Died April 18th, 1934 at 82 years old in Naples.

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