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In the year 1854
276 Notable birthdays
Milan I Obrenović
King of serbia.
Born August 10th, 1854 in Mărășești. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1901 at 46 years old in Vienna (pneumonia). [ref]
Aletta Jacobs
Dutch physician and feminist, editor (1854–1929).
Born February 9th, 1854 in Sappemeer. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1929 at 75 years old in Baarn. [ref]
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
British statesman and colonial administrator (1854-1925).
Born March 23rd, 1854 in Giessen.
Died May 13th, 1925 at 71 years old in Canterbury (infectious disease).
Georges Picquart
French general (1854-1914).
Born September 6th, 1854 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1914 at 59 years old in Amiens (horse fall). [ref]
Moritz Moszkowski
German composer, pianist and teacher.
Born August 23rd, 1854 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1925 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alessandro Mussolini
Father of benito mussolini (1854–1910).
Born November 11th, 1854 in Montemaggiore di Predappio.
Died November 19th, 1910 at 56 years old in Forlì.
Paul von Rennenkampf
Baltic german general (1854-1918).
Born April 29th, 1854 in Konofer Manor. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1918 at 63 years old in Taganrog (ballistic trauma).
Charles Algernon Parsons
Inventor of the steam turbine (1854-1931).
Born June 13th, 1854 in London.
Died February 11th, 1931 at 76 years old in Kingston Harbour (peripheral neuropathy).
David Dunbar Buick
Scottish-american inventor.
Born September 17th, 1854 in Arbroath.
Died March 5th, 1929 at 74 years old in Detroit (colorectal cancer).
Takahashi Korekiyo
Japanese politician (1854-1936).
Died February 26th, 1936 at 81 years old in Akasaka-ku.
Joseph Jacobs
Australian folklorist, historian and writer (1854–1916).
Born August 29th, 1854 in Sydney. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1916 at 61 years old in Yonkers. [ref]
Thomas A. Watson
American inventor and businessperson; assistant to alexander graham bell (1854–1934).
Born January 18th, 1854 in Salem.
Died December 13th, 1934 at 80 years old in St. Petersburg.
Louis-Hubert Lyautey
General and colonial administrator from france (1854-1934).
Born November 17th, 1854 in Nancy. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1934 at 79 years old in Thorey-Lyautey. [ref]
Christiaan de Wet
Boer general, rebel and politician (1854-1922).
Born October 7th, 1854 in Smithfield.
Died February 3rd, 1922 at 67 years old in Dewetsdorp.
Albert Edelfelt
Finland swedish painter and illustrator (1854-1905).
Born July 21st, 1854 in Kiala manor. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1905 at 51 years old in Haikko Manor. [ref]
Augustine Tolton
American priest (1854–1897).
Born April 1st, 1854 in Ralls County.
Died July 9th, 1897 at 43 years old in Chicago.
Friedrich Alfred Krupp
German manufacturer and politician (1854-1902).
Born February 17th, 1854 in Essen.
Died December 22nd, 1902 at 48 years old in Essen.
Percy French
Irish composer and artist (1854-1920).
Born May 1st, 1854 in County Roscommon.
Died January 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Merseyside (disease).
Zhang Xun
Chinese general (1854-1923).
Born September 16th, 1854 in Fengxin County.
Died September 11th, 1923 at 68 years old in Tianjin.
Ruth Belville
British businesswoman (1854–1943).
Born March 5th, 1854 in Greenwich.
Died December 7th, 1943 at 89 years old in Beddington (carbon monoxide poisoning).
William Crawford Gorgas
22nd surgeon general of the united states army.
Born October 3rd, 1854 in Mobile.
Died July 3rd, 1920 at 65 years old in London.
Sergei Shchukin
Russian art collector (1854-1936).
Born July 27th, 1854 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1936 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jacek Malczewski
Polish artist (1854-1929).
Born July 14th, 1854 in Radom. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1929 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Herman Bavinck
Dutch reformed theologian (1854–1921).
Born December 13th, 1854 in Hoogeveen.
Died July 29th, 1921 at 66 years old in Amsterdam.
Hertha Ayrton
English engineer, mathematician and inventor (1854-1923).
Born April 28th, 1854 in Portsea Island.
Died August 23rd, 1923 at 69 years old in Lancing.
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