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In the year 1854
276 Notable birthdays
Alphonse Allais
French writer and humorist (1854–1905).
Born October 20th, 1854 in Honfleur.
Died October 28th, 1905 at 51 years old in Paris.
Ottmar Mergenthaler
German inventor of linotype.
Born May 10th, 1854 in Bad Mergentheim. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1899 at 45 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis).
Otto Sverdrup
Norwegian sailor and arctic explorer (1854-1930).
Born October 31st, 1854 in Bindal Municipality.
Died November 26th, 1930 at 76 years old in Sandvika.
Alfredo Catalani
Italian operatic composer (1854-1893).
Born June 19th, 1854 in Lucca. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1893 at 39 years old in Milan (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alexander Carlisle
British naval architect (1854-1926).
Born July 8th, 1854 in Ballymena.
Died March 5th, 1926 at 71 years old in London.
Victor Babeș
Romanian physician.
Born July 28th, 1854 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1926 at 72 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Alfred Gilbert
British sculptor.
Born August 12th, 1854 in London. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1934 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Percy Alexander MacMahon
British mathematician (1854-1929).
Born September 26th, 1854 in Sliema.
Died December 25th, 1929 at 75 years old in Bognor Regis.
Edward Meyrick
English entomologist and schoolmaster (1854-1938).
Born November 24th, 1854 in Ramsbury.
Died March 31st, 1938 at 83 years old in Marlborough.
Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia
Grand duchess of russia (1854-1912).
Born February 16th, 1854 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 11th, 1912 at 58 years old in Stuttgart.
Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long
British politician (1854–1924).
Died September 26th, 1924 at 70 years old in West Ashton. [ref]
Nikolay Morozov
Russian revolutionary, scientist, writer.
Died July 30th, 1946 at 92 years old in Borok.
Vladimir Chertkov
Russian editor (1854–1936).
Born November 3rd, 1854 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 9th, 1936 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Charles Angrand
French painter (1854-1926).
Born April 19th, 1854 in Criquetot-sur-Ouville.
Died April 1st, 1926 at 71 years old in Rouen.
Laurits Andersen Ring
Danish artist (1854-1933).
Born August 15th, 1854 in Ring. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1933 at 79 years old in Sankt Jørgensbjerg Parish. [ref]
Stanley Lane-Poole
British orientalist and archaeologist (1854–1931).
Born December 18th, 1854 in London.
Died December 29th, 1931 at 77 years old in London.
Dugald Clerk
British engineer (1854–1932).
Born March 31st, 1854 in Glasgow.
Died November 12th, 1932 at 78 years old in Surrey.
Nikolai Ruzsky
Russian general (1854-1918).
Born March 18th, 1854 in Russian Empire.
Died November 1st, 1918 at 64 years old in Pyatigorsk (gunshot wound).
Jenny Nyström
Swedish artist (1854-1946).
Born June 13th, 1854 in Kalmar. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1946 at 91 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Thomas H. Carter
American politician, montana (1854–1911).
Born October 30th, 1854 in Portsmouth.
Died September 17th, 1911 at 56 years old in Washington, D.C..
Albert Bushnell Hart
American historian.
Born July 1st, 1854 in Clark. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1943 at 88 years old in Boston. [ref]
Cornelis Lely
Dutch civil servant and politician (1854-1929).
Born September 23rd, 1854 in Amsterdam.
Died January 22nd, 1929 at 74 years old in The Hague.
Gottlieb Haberlandt
Austrian botanist (1854-1945).
Born November 28th, 1854 in Magyaróvár.
Died January 30th, 1945 at 90 years old in Berlin.
Ludwig von Pastor
German historian and austrian diplomat (1854-1928).
Born January 31st, 1854 in Aachen.
Died September 30th, 1928 at 74 years old in Innsbruck.
James Paul Clarke
American politician (1854-1916).
Born August 18th, 1854 in Yazoo City.
Died October 1st, 1916 at 62 years old in Little Rock.
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