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In the year 1856
311 Notable birthdays
Charles Waldstein
English archaeologist (1856–1927).
Born March 30th, 1856 in New York City.
Died March 21st, 1927 at 70 years old in Naples.
Mary Steen
Danish photographer and women's rights activist (1853–1939).
Born October 28th, 1856 in Hvilsager Parish.
Died April 7th, 1939 at 82 years old in Copenhagen.
Maurice Hauriou
French legal scholar.
Born August 17th, 1856 in Ladiville. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1929 at 72 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Kazuo Hatoyama
Japanese politician (1856-1911).
Died October 3rd, 1911 at 55 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer).
Friedrich Grünanger
Architect (1856-1929).
Born January 25th, 1856 in Sighișoara.
Died December 14th, 1929 at 73 years old in Salzburg.
Bert Woodruff
American vaudeville and silent film actor (1856-1934).
Born April 29th, 1856 in Peoria.
Died June 14th, 1934 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Louis-Ernest Dubois
Catholic cardinal.
Born September 1st, 1856 in Saint-Calais. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1929 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Albert d'Amade
French general (1856–1941).
Born December 24th, 1856 in Toulouse.
Died November 11th, 1941 at 84 years old in Fronsac.
Hermann Dessau
German ancient historian and epigrapher (1856–1931).
Born April 6th, 1856 in Frankfurt.
Died April 12th, 1931 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Albrecht Rodenbach
Poet, playwright and politician (1856–1880).
Born October 27th, 1856 in Roeselare.
Died June 23rd, 1880 at 23 years old in Roeselare (tuberculosis).
Carl Axel Magnus Lindman
Swedish botanist (1856-1928).
Born April 6th, 1856 in Halmstad. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1928 at 72 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Paul Sarasin
Swiss naturalist (1856-1929).
Born December 11th, 1856 in Basel.
Died April 7th, 1929 at 72 years old in Basel.
Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar
Prime minister of spain (1856-1923).
Born August 24th, 1856 in Gernika.
Died May 17th, 1923 at 66 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir
Icelandic politician, editor (1856-1940).
Born September 27th, 1856 in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla.
Died March 16th, 1940 at 83 years old in Reykjavík.
Willem Kes
Dutch conductor and composer (1856–1934).
Born February 16th, 1856 in Dordrecht.
Died February 22nd, 1934 at 78 years old in Munich.
Max Margules
Austrian meteorologist (1856-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1856 in Brody.
Died October 4th, 1920 at 64 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Jovan Žujović
Serbian anthropologist (1856–1936).
Born October 18th, 1856 in Brusnica.
Died July 19th, 1936 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Dora Hitz
Court painter to the romanian royal family (1856-1924).
Born March 31st, 1856 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg.
Died November 20th, 1924 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Franklin Sumner Earle
American mycologist (1856-1929).
Born September 4th, 1856 in Dwight.
Died January 31st, 1929 at 72 years old in Cuba.
Emanuel Felke
German naturopath (1856–1926).
Born February 7th, 1856 in Kläden.
Died August 16th, 1926 at 70 years old in Munich.
Gustav Steinmann
German geologist and paleontologist (1856–1929).
Born April 9th, 1856 in Brunswick.
Died October 7th, 1929 at 73 years old in Bonn.
Pierre Decourcelle
French writer and playwright (1856–1926).
Born January 25th, 1856 in boulevard Saint-Martin.
Died October 10th, 1926 at 70 years old in rue du Cirque.
Sofia Nădejde
Romanian translator (1856-1946).
Born September 14th, 1856 in Botoșani.
Died June 11th, 1946 at 89 years old in Bucharest.
Edward Anseele
Belgian politician (1856-1938).
Died February 18th, 1938 at 81 years old in Ghent. [ref]
Ferdinand Avenarius
German poet (1856-1923).
Born December 20th, 1856 in Berlin.
Died September 22nd, 1923 at 66 years old in Kampen (Sylt).
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