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In the year 1856
337 Notable birthdays
Orville Gibson
American luthier (1856–1918).
Born May 1st, 1856 in Chateaugay.
Died August 21st, 1918 at 62 years old in Ogdensburg (endocarditis).
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
Austrian archduke (1856-1936).
Born June 4th, 1856 in Židlochovice. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1936 at 80 years old in Magyaróvár. [ref]
Frank Harris
Irish-american writer, journalist and publisher (1856–1931).
Born February 14th, 1856 in Galway.
Died August 27th, 1931 at 75 years old in Nice (myocardial infarction).
Hara Takashi
Prime minister of japan from 1918 to 1921.
Born March 15th, 1856 in Morioka, Motomiya. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1921 at 65 years old in Tokyo Station (stab wound).
Ignacy Hryniewiecki
Assassin (1856–1881).
Born June 17th, 1856 in Basin.
Died March 13th, 1881 at 24 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane
British politician (1856-1928).
Born July 30th, 1856 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1928 at 72 years old in Auchterarder.
R. A. Torrey
American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer (1856–1928).
Born January 28th, 1856 in Hoboken.
Died October 26th, 1928 at 72 years old in Asheville.
Henri-Edmond Cross
French neo-impressionist painter (1856-1910).
Died May 16th, 1910 at 53 years old in Le Lavandou (cancer).
Edward Jones
American statistician, dow jones co-founder.
Born October 7th, 1856 in Worcester.
Died February 16th, 1920 at 63 years old in New York City.
Carl Peters
German colonial ruler, explorer, politician, and author (1856-1918).
Born September 27th, 1856 in Amt Neuhaus.
Died September 10th, 1918 at 61 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Daniel Guggenheim
American mining magnate and philanthropist (1856–1930).
Born July 9th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died September 28th, 1930 at 74 years old in Port Washington.
Charles Melville Hays
American businessman (1856–1912).
Born May 16th, 1856 in Rock Island.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 55 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
José Batlle y Ordóñez
President of uruguay in 1903-1907 and 1911-1915 (1856-1929).
Born May 21st, 1856 in Montevideo.
Died October 20th, 1929 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
Austro-hungarian general (1856-1941).
Born February 12th, 1856 in Ancona.
Died December 9th, 1941 at 85 years old in Opava.
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev
Russian composer, pianist, music theorist and teacher (1856–1915).
Born November 25th, 1856 in Vladimir.
Died June 19th, 1915 at 58 years old in Dyudkovo (pneumonia).
Carlo Bugatti
Italian furniture designer (1856-1940).
Born February 16th, 1856 in Milan.
Died March 31st, 1940 at 84 years old in Molsheim.
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
Marshal of france (1856-1942).
Born May 25th, 1856 in Mostaganem.
Died July 8th, 1942 at 86 years old in Saint-Amancet.
Vernon Lee
Essayist, short-story writer, activist (1856-1935).
Born October 14th, 1856 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died February 13th, 1935 at 78 years old in Florence (disease).
Sergei Winogradsky
Ukrainian microbiologist (1856-1953).
Born September 1st, 1856 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1953 at 96 years old in Brie-Comte-Robert (tuberculosis).
William Massey
Prime minister of new zealand (1856–1925).
Born March 26th, 1856 in Limavady.
Died May 10th, 1925 at 69 years old in Wellington (cancer).
Carl David Tolmé Runge
German mathematician and physicist (1856–1927).
Born August 30th, 1856 in Bremen.
Died January 3rd, 1927 at 70 years old in Göttingen.
Muhammad ʿAbdallah Hasan
Emir of diiriye guure and his dervish kingdom (1856-1920).
Born April 7th, 1856 in Buuhoodle, Sacmadeeqa.
Died December 21st, 1920 at 64 years old in Imi (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Princess Isabella of Croÿ
Archduchess of austria.
Born February 27th, 1856 in Dülmen.
Died September 5th, 1931 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Stepa Stepanović
Serbian field marshal (1856-1929).
Born March 11th, 1856 in Kumodraž.
Died April 29th, 1929 at 73 years old in Čačak.
Zaiyi
Qing dynasty imperial prince (1856-1922).
Born August 26th, 1856 in Beijing.
Died November 24th, 1922 at 66 years old in Beijing.
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