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In the year 1855
259 Notable birthdays
Innokenty Annensky
Russian poet, critic and translator.
Born September 1st, 1855 in Omsk. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1909 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
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.
José Benlliure y Gil
Spanish artist (1855-1937).
Born October 1st, 1855 in Valencia, Cabañal-Cañamelar.
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. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1920 at 64 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
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.
Born May 7th, 1855 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1934 at 78 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emma Lampert Cooper
American artist (1855-1920).
Born February 24th, 1855 in Nunda.
Died July 30th, 1920 at 65 years old in Pittsford.
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.
Ludwig Ganghofer
German writer.
Born July 7th, 1855 in Kaufbeuren. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Tegernsee. [ref]
Abraham Bredius
Dutch art collector, art historian, and museum curator (1855–1946).
Born April 18th, 1855 in Amsterdam.
Died April 13th, 1946 at 90 years old in Monaco.
Edward William Nelson
American naturalist (1855-1934).
Born May 8th, 1855 in Manchester.
Died May 19th, 1934 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
Cesário Verde
Portuguese poet (1855–1886).
Born February 25th, 1855 in Freguesia da Madalena.
Died July 19th, 1886 at 31 years old in Lumiar (tuberculosis).
Kikuchi Dairoku
Japanese mathematician and bureaucrat (1855-1917).
Born March 17th, 1855 in Edo.
Died August 19th, 1917 at 62 years old in Chigasaki.
Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque
Portuguese colonial governor (1855-1902).
Born November 11th, 1855 in Batalha.
Died January 8th, 1902 at 46 years old in Lisbon (gunshot wound).
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
American author (1855–1936).
Born February 21st, 1855 in Philadelphia.
Died February 7th, 1936 at 80 years old in New York City, Manhattan.
Eduard von Capelle
German admiral (1855-1931).
Born October 10th, 1855 in Celle.
Died February 23rd, 1931 at 75 years old in Wiesbaden.
Karl Bulla
German-russian photographer (1855-1929).
Born February 26th, 1855 in Głubczyce. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1929 at 74 years old in Saaremaa. [ref]
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