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In the year 1855
288 Notable birthdays
Tōyama Mitsuru
Japanese politician (1855−1944).
Born May 21st, 1855 in Nishijin.
Died October 5th, 1944 at 89 years old in Gotemba.
Julius Röntgen
German-dutch composer (1855-1932).
Born May 19th, 1855 in Leipzig.
Died September 13th, 1932 at 77 years old in Utrecht.
Timothy Michael Healy
Irish politician and barrister (1855-1931).
Born May 17th, 1855 in Bantry.
Died March 26th, 1931 at 75 years old in Dublin.
Princess Marie of Prussia
Prussian princess (1855–1888).
Born September 14th, 1855 in Marmorpalais.
Died June 20th, 1888 at 32 years old in Dresden (puerperal disorders).
Eugène Boch
Belgian painter (1855-1941).
Born September 1st, 1855 in La Louvière.
Died January 3rd, 1941 at 85 years old in Monthyon.
Alfred Cort Haddon
British anthropologist (1855–1940).
Born May 24th, 1855 in London.
Died April 20th, 1940 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Jacques Curie
French physicist.
Born October 28th, 1855 in Paris.
Died February 19th, 1941 at 85 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess consort of bentheim und steinfurt (1855–1925).
Born October 19th, 1855 in Bad Arolsen.
Died July 3rd, 1925 at 69 years old in Wittgenstein Castle.
Den Kenjirō
Japanese politician (1855-1930).
Born March 27th, 1855 in Hikami district.
Died November 16th, 1930 at 75 years old in Tamagawa.
Komura Jutarō
Japanese diplomat (1855–1911).
Born October 26th, 1855 in Nichinan.
Died November 25th, 1911 at 56 years old in Hayama (tuberculosis).
David Bruce
Australian-british physician, pathologist and microbiologist (1855–1931).
Born May 29th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died November 27th, 1931 at 76 years old in London.
Georges Rodenbach
Belgian symbolist poet and novelist (1855-1898).
Born July 16th, 1855 in Tournai.
Died December 25th, 1898 at 43 years old in Paris.
Hugo von Pohl
German admiral (1855–1916).
Born August 25th, 1855 in Wrocław.
Died February 23rd, 1916 at 60 years old in Berlin (liver cancer).
Alexandre Darracq
French automobile manufacturer (1855–1931).
Born November 10th, 1855 in Bordeaux.
Died November 2nd, 1931 at 75 years old in Monte Carlo.
Emil Doepler
German artist (1855–1922).
Born October 29th, 1855 in Munich.
Died December 21st, 1922 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Hesya Helfman
Belarusian revolutionary (1855-1882).
Born November 30th, 1855 in Mazyr.
Died February 13th, 1882 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (peritonitis).
Konstantin Mereschkowski
Russian evolutionary biologist and botanist (1855–1921).
Born August 4th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1921 at 65 years old in Geneva (asphyxia).
François Pompon
French sculptor and animalier (1855–1933).
Born May 9th, 1855 in Saulieu.
Died May 6th, 1933 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Jean Jules Jusserand
French historian (1855–1932).
Born February 18th, 1855 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1932 at 77 years old in Paris.
Leo Deutsch
Russian politician (1855–1941).
Born September 26th, 1855 in Tulchyn.
Died August 4th, 1941 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Chekhov
Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and memoirist (1855-1913).
Born September 15th, 1855 in Taganrog.
Died June 12th, 1913 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (laryngeal cancer).
Dorothy Tennant
British artist (1855-1926).
Born March 22nd, 1855 in London.
Died October 5th, 1926 at 71 years old in London.
Hubert Vos
Dutch painter (1855-1935).
Born February 15th, 1855 in Maastricht.
Died January 8th, 1935 at 79 years old in New York City.
Carl Röchling
German painter and illustrator (1855-1920).
Born October 18th, 1855 in Saarbrücken.
Died May 6th, 1920 at 64 years old in Berlin, Charlottenburg.
Marie-Joseph Lagrange
French theologian (1855–1938).
Born March 7th, 1855 in Bourg-en-Bresse.
Died March 10th, 1938 at 83 years old in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume.
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