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In the year 1853
218 Notable birthdays
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Dutch physicist, nobel prize winner (1853-1926).
Born September 21st, 1853 in Groningen.
Died February 21st, 1926 at 72 years old in Leiden.
Wilhelm Ostwald
Baltic german chemist.
Born September 2nd, 1853 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1932 at 78 years old in Großbothen. [ref]
Hussein Kamel of Egypt
Sultan of egypt (1853–1917).
Born October 21st, 1853 in Cairo.
Died October 9th, 1917 at 63 years old in Cairo.
Emil Jellinek
German automotive pioneer (1853–1918).
Born April 6th, 1853 in Leipzig.
Died January 21st, 1918 at 64 years old in Geneva.
Leander Starr Jameson
Prime minister of the cape colony (1853-1917).
Born February 9th, 1853 in Stranraer.
Died November 26th, 1917 at 64 years old in London.
Ferdinand Blumentritt
Austrian ethnographer and educator (1853-1913).
Born September 10th, 1853 in Prague.
Died September 20th, 1913 at 60 years old in Litoměřice.
Frederick Taylor Gates
American baptist clergyman.
Died February 6th, 1929 at 75 years old in Phoenix.
Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted
British entrepreneur and politician (1853-1927).
Born November 5th, 1853 in Whitechapel.
Died January 17th, 1927 at 73 years old in London.
Kitasato Shibasaburō
Japanese bacteriologist, immunologist.
Born January 29th, 1853 in Oguni.
Died June 13th, 1931 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Ian Hamilton
British army general (1853–1947).
Born January 16th, 1853 in Corfu.
Died October 12th, 1947 at 94 years old in London.
Katharina Schratt
Austrian stage actress (1853–1940).
Born September 11th, 1853 in Baden. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1940 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Ferdinand Hodler
Swiss artist (1853–1918).
Born March 14th, 1853 in Bern.
Died May 19th, 1918 at 65 years old in Geneva.
Elihu Thomson
American inventor (1853–1937).
Born March 29th, 1853 in Manchester.
Died March 13th, 1937 at 83 years old in Swampscott.
David Belasco
American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright (1853-1931).
Born July 25th, 1853 in San Francisco.
Died May 15th, 1931 at 77 years old in New York City.
Oskar Potiorek
Austro-hungarian general (1853-1933).
Born November 20th, 1853 in Bad Bleiberg.
Died December 17th, 1933 at 80 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Prince of liechtenstein (1853-1938).
Born August 28th, 1853 in Mödling.
Died July 25th, 1938 at 84 years old in Valtice.
Hall Caine
British novelist and playwright.
Born May 14th, 1853 in Runcorn. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1931 at 78 years old in Isle of Man, Greeba Castle. [ref]
Alfred Beit
German born businessman and mining magnate in south africa (1853-1906).
Born February 15th, 1853 in Hamburg.
Died July 16th, 1906 at 53 years old in Welwyn.
Philander C. Knox
American lawyer, banker, and politician (1853-1921).
Born May 6th, 1853 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 12th, 1921 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Teresa Carreño
Venezuelan classical pianist.
Born December 22nd, 1853 in Caracas.
Died June 12th, 1917 at 63 years old in New York City.
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro
Italian mathematician (1853–1925).
Born January 12th, 1853 in Lugo.
Died August 6th, 1925 at 72 years old in Bologna.
Alexius Meinong
Austrian philosopher (1853–1920).
Born July 17th, 1853 in Lviv. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1920 at 67 years old in Graz. [ref]
Frank Bernard Dicksee
English victorian painter and illustrator (1853–1928).
Born November 27th, 1853 in London.
Died October 17th, 1928 at 74 years old in London.
Sophia Perovskaya
Russian revolutionary and assassin of alexander ii (1853–1881).
Born September 25th, 1853 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 27th, 1881 at 27 years old in Saint Petersburg (hanging).
André Messager
French opera composer and conductor (1853–1929).
Born December 30th, 1853 in Montluçon.
Died February 24th, 1929 at 75 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
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