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In the year 1856
311 Notable birthdays
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-american inventor.
Born July 10th, 1856 in Smiljan. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1943 at 86 years old in Hell's Kitchen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis.
Born May 6th, 1856 in Příbor. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1939 at 83 years old in London (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Woodrow Wilson
President of the united states from 1913 to 1921.
Born December 28th, 1856 in Staunton.
Died February 23rd, 1924 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950).
Born July 26th, 1856 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1950 at 94 years old in Ayot St Lawrence (kidney failure). [ref]
Booker T. Washington
African-american educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915).
Born April 5th, 1856 in Hale's Ford. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1915 at 59 years old in Tuskegee (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian independence activist (1856-1920).
Born July 23rd, 1856 in Ratnagiri. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1920 at 64 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Philippe Pétain
French military and political leader (1856–1951).
Born April 24th, 1856 in Cauchy-à-la-Tour.
Died July 23rd, 1951 at 95 years old in Port-Joinville.
J. J. Thomson
British physicist (1856-1940).
Born December 18th, 1856 in Cheetham Hill.
Died August 30th, 1940 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
L. Frank Baum
American author of children's books (1856–1919).
Born May 15th, 1856 in Chittenango. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1919 at 62 years old in Hollywood (dry drowning). [ref]
John Singer Sargent
American painter (1856–1925).
Born January 12th, 1856 in Florence.
Died April 15th, 1925 at 69 years old in London (cardiovascular disease).
Frederick Winslow Taylor
American mechanical engineer (1856–1915).
Born March 20th, 1856 in Germantown.
Died March 21st, 1915 at 59 years old in Philadelphia.
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Islamic scholar, jurist, theologian, ascetic, sufi, urdu poet, and reformer of 19th century ce.
Born June 14th, 1856 in Bareilly. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1921 at 65 years old in Bareilly.
Louis Brandeis
American supreme court justice (1856-1941).
Born November 13th, 1856 in Louisville.
Died October 5th, 1941 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Archduchess Gisela of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal.
Born July 12th, 1856 in Laxenburg.
Died July 27th, 1932 at 76 years old in Munich.
Keir Hardie
Scottish socialist and labour leader (1856-1915).
Born August 15th, 1856 in North Lanarkshire. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1915 at 59 years old in Glasgow (stroke). [ref]
Robert Peary
Explorer from the united states.
Born May 6th, 1856 in Cresson. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1920 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Louis Sullivan
American architect (1856-1924).
Born September 3rd, 1856 in Boston. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1924 at 67 years old in Chicago. [ref]
James Buchanan Duke
American businessman (1856-1925).
Born December 23rd, 1856 in Durham. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1925 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
H. Rider Haggard
English writer of adventure novels.
Born June 22nd, 1856 in Bradenham. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1925 at 68 years old in London. [ref]
Elbert Green Hubbard
American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher.
Born June 19th, 1856 in Bloomington.
Died May 7th, 1915 at 58 years old in Atlantic Ocean, RMS Lusitania (drowning).
Toru Dutt
Bengali poet and translator (1856–1877).
Born March 4th, 1856 in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency.
Died August 30th, 1877 at 21 years old in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency (tuberculosis).
Alfred Deakin
2nd prime minister of australia.
Born August 3rd, 1856 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1919 at 63 years old in Melbourne (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Napoléon, Prince Imperial
French prince (1856–1879).
Born March 16th, 1856 in Paris.
Died June 1st, 1879 at 23 years old in Ulundi.
Andrey Markov
Russian mathematician.
Born June 14th, 1856 in Ryazan.
Died July 20th, 1922 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Granville Tailer Woods
American inventor.
Born April 23rd, 1856 in Columbus.
Died January 30th, 1910 at 53 years old in New York City (smallpox, cerebral hemorrhage).
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Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius