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In the year 1854
276 Notable birthdays
Léo Taxil
French writer (1854–1907).
Born March 21st, 1854 in Marseille.
Died March 31st, 1907 at 53 years old in Sceaux.
Eusapia Palladino
Italian spiritualist (1854-1918).
Born January 21st, 1854 in Minervino Murge.
Died May 16th, 1918 at 64 years old in Naples.
Francis Marion Crawford
Novelist, short story writer, essayist (1854-1909).
Born August 2nd, 1854 in Bagni di Lucca.
Died April 9th, 1909 at 54 years old in Campania.
Julian Corbett
British naval historian.
Born November 12th, 1854 in London Borough of Lambeth.
Died November 21st, 1922 at 68 years old in Stopham.
Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
British politician (1854-1930).
Born February 18th, 1854 in 12 Downing Street.
Died March 6th, 1930 at 76 years old in Ware.
Johan Ludvig Heiberg
Danish philologist and hellenist 1854-1928.
Born November 27th, 1854 in Aalborg.
Died January 4th, 1928 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
John Rahm
American golfer (1854–1935).
Born January 8th, 1854 in Richmond.
Died July 28th, 1935 at 81 years old in Omaha.
Mahendranath Gupta
Indian yogi.
Born July 14th, 1854 in Kolkata.
Died June 4th, 1932 at 77 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Henri La Fontaine
Belgian lawyer, politician and nobel peace prize laureate (1854-1943).
Born April 22nd, 1854 in Brussels.
Died May 14th, 1943 at 89 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe.
Thomas Stevens
Round-the-world, cyclist and writer (1854-1935).
Born December 24th, 1854 in Berkhamsted.
Died January 24th, 1935 at 80 years old in London (bladder cancer).
Fausto Zonaro
Italian painter (1854-1929).
Born September 18th, 1854 in Masi.
Died July 19th, 1929 at 74 years old in Sanremo.
Paul Sabatier
French chemist (1854–1941).
Born November 5th, 1854 in Carcassonne.
Died August 14th, 1941 at 86 years old in Toulouse.
John Kemp Starley
British businessman (1854-1901).
Born December 14th, 1854 in Walthamstow.
Died October 29th, 1901 at 46 years old in Coventry.
Richard T. Ely
United states economist and author (1854–1943).
Born April 13th, 1854 in Ripley. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1943 at 89 years old in Old Lyme.
Stefan Stambolov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1854-1895).
Born February 12th, 1854 in Veliko Tarnovo.
Died July 18th, 1895 at 41 years old in Sofia.
Johannes Rydberg
Swedish physicist.
Born November 8th, 1854 in Halmstad.
Died December 28th, 1919 at 65 years old in Lund Cathedral parish.
Yan Fu
Chinese translator (1854–1921).
Born January 8th, 1854 in Fuzhou.
Died October 27th, 1921 at 67 years old in Fuzhou.
Andrew Jackson Houston
American politician (1854-1941).
Born June 21st, 1854 in Independence.
Died June 26th, 1941 at 87 years old in Baltimore.
Cincinnatus Leconte
President of haiti (1854-1912).
Born September 29th, 1854 in Ouanaminthe.
Died August 8th, 1912 at 57 years old in Port-au-Prince (explosive device).
Georges Vacher de Lapouge
French anthropologist (1854–1936).
Born December 12th, 1854 in Neuville-de-Poitou.
Died February 20th, 1936 at 81 years old in Poitiers.
Alexandru Macedonski
Wallachian-born romanian poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic (1854-1920).
Born March 14th, 1854 in Craiova.
Died November 24th, 1920 at 66 years old in Bucharest.
Charles Sumner Tainter
American inventor and businessman (1854–1940).
Born April 25th, 1854 in Watertown.
Died April 20th, 1940 at 85 years old in San Diego.
Hans Jæger
Norwegian anarchist (1854-1910).
Born September 2nd, 1854 in Drammen. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1910 at 55 years old in Oslo (cancer).
George Whitefield Chadwick
American composer (1854–1931).
Born November 13th, 1854 in Lowell.
Died April 4th, 1931 at 76 years old in Boston.
Arthur Barclay
President of liberia (1854-1938).
Born July 31st, 1854 in Bridgetown.
Died July 10th, 1938 at 83 years old in Monrovia.
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