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In the year 1855
288 Notable birthdays
Paul Appell
French mathematician (1855-1930).
Born September 27th, 1855 in Strasbourg.
Died October 24th, 1930 at 75 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
Prince (1855–1886).
Born July 18th, 1855 in Dessau.
Died February 2nd, 1886 at 30 years old in Cannes.
Ewald von Lochow
German general (1855–1942).
Born April 1st, 1855 in Petkus.
Died April 11th, 1942 at 87 years old in Charlottenburg.
Stevan Sremac
Serbian writer (1855–1906).
Born November 11th, 1855 in Senta.
Died August 26th, 1906 at 50 years old in Sokobanja.
Franklin Henry Giddings
American economist (1855–1931).
Born March 23rd, 1855 in Sherman.
Died June 11th, 1931 at 76 years old in Scarsdale.
Suematsu Kenchō
Japanese politician (1855-1920).
Born September 30th, 1855 in Buzen Province. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1920 at 65 years old in Toranomon (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Muhammad V an-Nasir
Bey of tunis (1906-1922).
Born July 14th, 1855 in La Marsa. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1922 at 66 years old in La Marsa. [ref]
Innokenty Annensky
Russian poet, critic and translator (1855–1909).
Born September 1st, 1855 in Omsk.
Died December 13th, 1909 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
Uruguayan poet (1855–1931).
Born December 28th, 1855 in Montevideo.
Died November 3rd, 1931 at 75 years old in Montevideo.
Kamures Kadın
Consort of mehmed v.
Born March 5th, 1855 in North Caucasus.
Died April 30th, 1921 at 66 years old in Istanbul.
Josef Maria Eder
Austrian chemist and photographer (1855-1944).
Born March 16th, 1855 in Krems. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1944 at 89 years old in Kitzbühel. [ref]
Dmitri Trepov
Russian politician (1855-1906).
Born December 14th, 1855.
Died September 15th, 1906 at 50 years old (cardiovascular disease).
Edgar Saltus
American writer (1855–1921).
Born October 8th, 1855 in New York City.
Died July 31st, 1921 at 65 years old in New York City.
Georg Wilhelm von Siemens
German businessman (1855–1919).
Born July 30th, 1855 in Berlin.
Died October 14th, 1919 at 64 years old in Arosa.
Arnold Mendelssohn
German composer and music teacher (1855-1933).
Born December 26th, 1855 in Racibórz.
Died February 19th, 1933 at 77 years old in Darmstadt.
John Barton Payne
American politician and judge (1855-1935).
Born January 26th, 1855 in Pruntytown.
Died January 24th, 1935 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
José Benlliure y Gil
Spanish artist (1855-1937).
Born October 1st, 1855 in Valencia, Cabanyal-Canyamelar.
Died April 5th, 1937 at 81 years old in Valencia.
Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea
Romanian academic, writer and politician (1855-1920).
Born May 21st, 1855 in Dnipro.
Died May 7th, 1920 at 64 years old in Bucharest.
Jonas Wenström
Swedish engineer (1855-1893).
Born October 4th, 1855 in Hällefors parish.
Died December 21st, 1893 at 38 years old in Västerås.
Alexei Polivanov
Russian military figure (1855-1920).
Born March 16th, 1855 in Krasnoye-na-Volge.
Died September 25th, 1920 at 65 years old in Riga (typhus).
Oskar von Miller
German engineer (1855–1934).
Died April 9th, 1934 at 78 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Emma Lampert Cooper
American artist (1855-1920).
Born February 24th, 1855 in Nunda.
Died July 30th, 1920 at 65 years old in Pittsford.
Vladimir Gilyarovsky
Russian journalist and writer (1855-1935).
Born December 8th, 1855 in Vologda Governorate.
Died October 1st, 1935 at 79 years old in Moscow.
William Brymner
Canadian artist (1855-1925).
Born December 14th, 1855 in Greenock.
Died June 18th, 1925 at 69 years old in Wallasey.
Maurice Bloomfield
American classical philologist (1855-1928).
Born February 23rd, 1855 in Bielsko.
Died June 12th, 1928 at 73 years old in Baltimore.
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