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In the year 1855
288 Notable birthdays
Ludwig Ganghofer
German writer (1855–1920).
Born July 7th, 1855 in Kaufbeuren.
Died July 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Tegernsee.
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]
Gustaf Dalman
German lutheran theologian and orientalist (1855–1941).
Born June 9th, 1855 in Niesky.
Died August 19th, 1941 at 86 years old in Greifswald, Herrnhut.
Dmytro Yavornytsky
Ukrainian academic.
Born November 6th, 1855 in Borysivka.
Died August 5th, 1940 at 84 years old in Dnipro.
Otto Lehmann
German physicist (1855–1922).
Born June 13th, 1855 in Constance.
Died June 17th, 1922 at 67 years old in Karlsruhe.
Meta von Salis
Swiss feminist, journalist and historian (1855-1929).
Born March 1st, 1855 in Marschlins Castle.
Died March 15th, 1929 at 74 years old in Basel.
William D. Jelks
American politician (1855-1931).
Born November 7th, 1855 in Macon County.
Died December 14th, 1931 at 76 years old in Eufaula.
Séverine
French anarchist, journalist and feminist (1855–1929).
Born April 27th, 1855 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1929 at 73 years old in Pierrefonds. [ref]
Eduard Glaser
Austrian archaeologist (1855–1908).
Born March 15th, 1855 in Podbořanský Rohozec.
Died May 7th, 1908 at 53 years old in Munich.
Adolpho Lutz
Brazilian physician and zoologist (1855-1940).
Born December 18th, 1855 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 6th, 1940 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Karl Louis Johannes Richard von Eben
German soldier.
Born February 24th, 1855 in Przezmark.
Died June 30th, 1924 at 69 years old in Budwity.
Hoke Smith
American politician (1855-1931).
Born September 2nd, 1855 in Newton.
Died November 27th, 1931 at 76 years old in United States.
Karl Madsen
Danish painter, art historian and museum director (1855-1938).
Born March 22nd, 1855 in Copenhagen.
Died April 16th, 1938 at 83 years old in Copenhagen.
Eduard von Keyserling
Baltic german writer (1855–1918).
Born May 14th, 1855 in Kalvene Parish.
Died September 28th, 1918 at 63 years old in Munich.
Joseph Hellmesberger
Austrian musician (1855–1907).
Born April 9th, 1855 in Vienna.
Died April 26th, 1907 at 52 years old in Vienna.
Hugo von Freytag-Loringhoven
German historian and general (1855–1924).
Born May 26th, 1855 in Copenhagen.
Died October 19th, 1924 at 69 years old in Weimar.
Maria Tauscher
Catholic nun (1855–1938).
Born June 19th, 1855 in Sądów, Lubusz Voivodeship.
Died September 20th, 1938 at 83 years old in Sittard.
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