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In the year 1856
336 Notable birthdays
William Edward de Winton
British zoologist (1856-1922).
Born September 6th, 1856 in Carmarthenshire.
Died August 30th, 1922 at 65 years old
Victor von Herzfeld
Hungarian musician (1856-1919).
Born October 8th, 1856 in Bratislava.
Died February 19th, 1919 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Sylvain Dupuis
Belgian composer and conductor (1856–1931).
Born October 9th, 1856 in Liège.
Died September 28th, 1931 at 74 years old in Bruges.
Clara Tschudi
Norwegian writer (1856-1945).
Born September 9th, 1856 in Tønsberg. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1945 at 89 years old [ref]
Antoni Rubió i Lluch
Spanish historian and helenist (1856-1937).
Born July 24th, 1856 in Valladolid. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1937 at 80 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Vittorio Scialoja
Italian jurist and politician (1856-1933).
Born April 24th, 1856 in Turin.
Died November 19th, 1933 at 77 years old in Rome.
Paul Henri Lecomte
French botanist (1856-1934).
Born January 8th, 1856 in Saint-Nabord.
Died June 12th, 1934 at 78 years old in Paris.
Wally Moes
Dutch painter (1856-1918).
Born November 16th, 1856 in Amsterdam.
Died November 6th, 1918 at 61 years old in Laren.
Oreste Giorgi
Catholic cardinal (1856–1924).
Born May 19th, 1856 in Valmontone.
Died December 30th, 1924 at 68 years old in Rome.
Annie Morrill Smith
American botanist (1856-1946).
Born February 13th, 1856 in Brooklyn.
Died November 26th, 1946 at 90 years old
Alfred von Domaszewski
Austrian classical scholar and archaeologist (1856–1927).
Born October 30th, 1856 in Timișoara.
Died March 25th, 1927 at 70 years old in Munich.
Jean Dybowski
Explorer and agronomist (1856-1928).
Born April 18th, 1856 in Charonne. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1928 at 72 years old in Mandres-les-Roses.
Blaž Schemua
Slovene general of austro-hungarian army.
Born January 2nd, 1856 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died November 21st, 1920 at 64 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
François Gonnessiat
French astronomer (1856–1934).
Born May 22nd, 1856 in Mornay.
Died October 18th, 1934 at 78 years old in Algiers.
Sofia Rusova
Ukrainian writer and activist.
Born February 18th, 1856 in Oleshnia.
Died February 5th, 1940 at 83 years old in Prague.
Karl Rathgen
German economist (1856–1921).
Born December 6th, 1856 in Weimar. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1921 at 64 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Alfred Wiedemann
German egyptologist (1856–1936).
Born July 18th, 1856 in Berlin.
Died December 7th, 1936 at 80 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Alexander Tschirch
Swiss pharmacist (1856–1939).
Born October 17th, 1856 in Guben.
Died December 2nd, 1939 at 83 years old in Bern.
Julie Laurberg
Danish photographer (1856–1925).
Born September 7th, 1856 in Grenaa.
Died June 29th, 1925 at 68 years old in Ordrup.
Federico Cattani Amadori
Catholic cardinal (1856–1943).
Born April 17th, 1856 in Marradi.
Died April 11th, 1943 at 86 years old in Rome.
Pablo Escandón
Polo player (1856–1926).
Born May 4th, 1856 in Mexico City.
Died March 31st, 1926 at 69 years old in Mexico City.
Achille Locatelli
Catholic cardinal (1856-1935).
Born October 15th, 1856 in Seregno. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1935 at 78 years old in Rome.
Wilhelm Franz Meyer
German mathematician (1856–1934).
Born September 2nd, 1856 in Magdeburg.
Died June 11th, 1934 at 77 years old in Königsberg.
Elisabeth Winterhalter
German surgeon (1856-1952).
Born December 17th, 1856 in Munich. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1952 at 95 years old in Hofheim am Taunus.
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