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In the year 1853

218 Notable birthdays

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter (1853–1890).

Born March 30th, 1853 in Zundert. [ref]

Died July 29th, 1890 at 37 years old in Auvers-sur-Oise (gunshot wound). [ref]

Cecil John Rhodes

British businessman, mining magnate and politician in south africa (1853-1902).

Born July 5th, 1853 in Bishop's Stortford.

Died March 26th, 1902 at 48 years old in Muizenberg (heart failure).

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany

Member of the house of saxe-coburg and gotha.

Born April 7th, 1853 in Buckingham Palace.

Died March 28th, 1884 at 30 years old in Cannes.

Bat Masterson

Us marshal (1853–1921).

Born November 26th, 1853 in Quebec.

Died October 25th, 1921 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

John Wesley Hardin

American old west character.

Born May 26th, 1853 in Bonham.

Died August 19th, 1895 at 42 years old in El Paso.

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895).

Born January 28th, 1853 in Havana.

Died May 19th, 1895 at 42 years old in Oriente Province.

Chulalongkorn

King of siam (1853-1910).

Born September 20th, 1853 in Bangkok.

Died October 23rd, 1910 at 57 years old in Bangkok (kidney disease).

Lillie Langtry

British actress (1853-1929).

Born October 13th, 1853 in Saint Saviour.

Died February 12th, 1929 at 75 years old in Monte Carlo (pneumonia).

Stanford White

American architect (1853-1906).

Born November 9th, 1853 in New York City.

Died June 25th, 1906 at 52 years old in Madison Square Garden.

Alva Belmont

American suffragette and socialite (1853–1933).

Born January 17th, 1853 in Mobile.

Died January 26th, 1933 at 80 years old in Paris, Augerville-la-Rivière.

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

Duchess consort of saxe-coburg and gotha (1853–1920).

Born October 17th, 1853 in Pushkin.

Died October 24th, 1920 at 67 years old in Zurich.

Sarada Devi

Spiritual consort of ramakrishna (1853–1920).

Born December 22nd, 1853 in Jayrambati.

Died July 20th, 1920 at 66 years old in Kolkata.

Hendrik Lorentz

Dutch physicist.

Born July 18th, 1853 in Arnhem. [ref]

Died February 4th, 1928 at 74 years old in Haarlem. [ref]

Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover

Youngest daughter of christian ix of denmark and queen louise (1853–1933).

Born September 29th, 1853 in Yellow Palace.

Died February 26th, 1933 at 79 years old in Gmunden.

Howard Pyle

American illustrator and author (1853-1911).

Born April 5th, 1853 in Wilmington.

Died November 9th, 1911 at 58 years old in Florence.

Hans Christian Gram

Danish scientist (1853-1938).

Born September 13th, 1853 in Copenhagen.

Died November 14th, 1938 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.

Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar

The fifth shah of iran qajar (1896–1907).

Born March 23rd, 1853 in Tehran.

Died January 3rd, 1907 at 53 years old in Tehran (heart failure).

Flinders Petrie

British egyptologist (1853–1942).

Born June 3rd, 1853 in Charlton. [ref]

Died July 28th, 1942 at 89 years old in Jerusalem (malaria). [ref]

Aleksey Brusilov

Russian and soviet military commander.

Born August 3rd, 1853 in Tbilisi.

Died March 17th, 1926 at 72 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]

Carl Larsson

Swedish painter (1853-1919).

Born May 28th, 1853 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen. [ref]

Died January 22nd, 1919 at 65 years old in Sundborns (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Vladimir Solovyov

Russian philosopher (1853-1900).

Born January 28th, 1853 in Moscow.

Died August 13th, 1900 at 47 years old in Uzkoye.

Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet

British surgeon and writer (1853-1923).

Born February 15th, 1853 in Dorchester.

Died December 7th, 1923 at 70 years old in Lausanne (peritonitis).

Alphonse Bertillon

French forensic scientist (1853–1914).

Born April 24th, 1853 in former 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Died February 13th, 1914 at 60 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Errico Malatesta

Anarchist (1853-1932).

Born December 4th, 1853 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere.

Died July 22nd, 1932 at 78 years old in Rome (pneumonia).

William John McGee

American geologist & anthropologist (1853-1912).

Born April 17th, 1853 in Dubuque County.

Died September 4th, 1912 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).

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