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In the year 1855
259 Notable birthdays
Eugene V. Debs
American labor and political leader (1855–1926).
Born November 5th, 1855 in Terre Haute.
Died October 20th, 1926 at 70 years old in Elmhurst (heart failure).
John Browning
Firearms designer of the united states (1855-1926).
Born January 23rd, 1855 in Ogden.
Died November 26th, 1926 at 71 years old in Liège (heart failure).
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
British aristocrat (1855-1944); father of queen elizabeth the queen mother; maternal grandfather of elizabeth ii.
Born March 14th, 1855 in Chelsea.
Died November 7th, 1944 at 89 years old in Glamis Castle (bronchitis).
Andrew W. Mellon
American diplomat, banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, and art collector (1855–1937).
Born March 24th, 1855 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 26th, 1937 at 82 years old in Southampton.
Archduchess Sophie Friederike of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal.
Born March 5th, 1855 in Vienna.
Died May 29th, 1857 at 2 years old in Buda (typhus).
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
British-german racialist philosopher (1855–1927).
Born September 9th, 1855 in Southsea.
Died January 9th, 1927 at 71 years old in Bayreuth.
Robert M. La Follette
American politician (1855-1925).
Born June 14th, 1855 in Primrose. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1925 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Eleanor Marx
English-born activist and daughter of karl marx (1855–1898).
Born January 16th, 1855 in Soho.
Died March 31st, 1898 at 43 years old in Sydenham (poison).
William Mulholland
Engineer and builder of the los angeles aqueduct (1855-1935).
Born September 11th, 1855 in Belfast.
Died July 22nd, 1935 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
King Camp Gillette
American entrepreneur (1855–1932).
Born January 5th, 1855 in Fond du Lac.
Died July 9th, 1932 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
James S. Sherman
Vice president of the united states from 1909 to 1912.
Born October 24th, 1855 in Utica.
Died October 30th, 1912 at 57 years old in Utica (kidney failure).
Percival Lowell
American astronomer (1855-1916).
Born March 13th, 1855 in Boston.
Died November 12th, 1916 at 61 years old in Flagstaff (stroke).
Yukteswar Giri
Indian yogi and guru (1855-1936).
Born May 10th, 1855 in Serampore.
Died March 9th, 1936 at 80 years old in Puri.
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Japanese politician and prime minister of japan (1855–1932).
Born June 4th, 1855 in Okayama.
Died May 16th, 1932 at 76 years old in Tokyo.
Otto Liman von Sanders
German general (1855–1929).
Born February 17th, 1855 in Słupsk.
Died August 22nd, 1929 at 74 years old in Munich.
Ferdinand Tönnies
German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936).
Born July 26th, 1855 in Oldenswort. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1936 at 80 years old in Kiel. [ref]
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo
Filipino painter (1855-1913).
Born February 21st, 1855.
Died March 13th, 1913 at 58 years old in Barcelona.
Evelyn De Morgan
Pre-raphaelite artist (1855-1919).
Born August 30th, 1855 in London.
Died May 2nd, 1919 at 63 years old in London. [ref]
Paul Deschanel
11th president of the french republic (1855–1922).
Born February 13th, 1855 in Schaerbeek.
Died April 28th, 1922 at 67 years old in Paris (pleurisy).
Josiah Royce
American philosopher (1855–1916).
Born November 20th, 1855 in Grass Valley.
Died September 14th, 1916 at 60 years old in Cambridge.
Olive Schreiner
South african author and pacifist (1855-1920).
Born March 24th, 1855 in Cape Colony.
Died December 11th, 1920 at 65 years old in Cape Town.
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
Archduchess of austria.
Born August 24th, 1855 in Kleinheubach.
Died February 12th, 1944 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Robert de Montesquiou
French writer (1855–1921).
Born March 19th, 1855 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 11th, 1921 at 66 years old in Menton.
Ernest Chausson
French composer (1855–1899).
Born January 20th, 1855 in Paris.
Died June 10th, 1899 at 44 years old in Limay (bicycle accident).
William Friese-Greene
British photographer and inventor.
Born September 5th, 1855 in Bristol.
Died May 5th, 1921 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
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