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In the year 1856
337 Notable birthdays
Georg von der Marwitz
German general (1856–1929).
Born July 7th, 1856 in Słupsk.
Died October 27th, 1929 at 73 years old
William Rainey Harper
American academic administrator (1856-1906).
Born July 26th, 1856 in New Concord.
Died January 10th, 1906 at 49 years old in Chicago.
Joseph Ward
New zealand politician (1856–1930).
Born April 26th, 1856 in Melbourne.
Died July 8th, 1930 at 74 years old in Wellington.
Franz Roubaud
Russian artist (1856-1928).
Born July 3rd, 1856 in Odesa. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1928 at 71 years old in Munich.
Maurycy Gottlieb
Polish painter and student of jan matejko (1856-1879).
Born February 21st, 1856 in Drohobych. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1879 at 23 years old in Kraków (pharyngitis). [ref]
Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain
Inventor of snooker (1856–1944).
Born January 13th, 1856 in Upton Park.
Died May 28th, 1944 at 88 years old in Ascot (myocarditis).
Tom Mann
Organiser and public speaker in the labour movement in england and australia (1856–1941).
Born April 15th, 1856 in London Borough of Lewisham.
Died March 13th, 1941 at 84 years old
Daisy Bates
Irish australian journalist known for her work with aboriginal people (1859–1951).
Born October 16th, 1856 in Roscrea.
Died April 18th, 1951 at 94 years old in Adelaide.
Naftali Herz Imber
Jewish poet, writer (1856–1909).
Born December 27th, 1856 in Zolochiv.
Died October 8th, 1909 at 52 years old in Manhattan.
Kate Douglas Wiggin
American writer (1856-1923).
Born September 28th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died August 24th, 1923 at 66 years old in Harrow.
Edmund Beecher Wilson
American zoologist, geneticist (1856–1939).
Born October 19th, 1856 in Geneva.
Died March 3rd, 1939 at 82 years old in New York City.
Hermann von François
German general (1856–1933).
Born January 31st, 1856 in Luxembourg.
Died May 15th, 1933 at 77 years old in Lichterfelde.
Christian Sinding
Norwegian composer (1856–1941).
Born January 11th, 1856 in Kongsberg.
Died December 3rd, 1941 at 85 years old in Oslo.
Charles Émile Picard
French mathematician (1856-1941).
Born July 24th, 1856 in Paris.
Died December 11th, 1941 at 85 years old in Paris.
Maurice Sarrail
French general (1856–1929).
Born May 4th, 1856 in Carcassonne.
Died March 23rd, 1929 at 72 years old in Paris.
Vasily Rozanov
Russian philosopher (1856-1919).
Born May 2nd, 1856 in Vetluga.
Died February 5th, 1919 at 62 years old in Sergiyev Posad.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
American educator and legal scholar (1856–1943).
Born December 13th, 1856 in Boston.
Died January 6th, 1943 at 86 years old in Boston.
Jules-Albert de Dion
French automotive pioneer (1856-1946).
Born March 9th, 1856 in Nantes. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1946 at 90 years old in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
American portrait and genre painter (1856-1942).
Born October 28th, 1856 in San Francisco.
Died February 9th, 1942 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Apollinary Vasnetsov
Russian artist (1856-1933).
Born August 6th, 1856 in Ryabovo.
Died January 23rd, 1933 at 76 years old in Moscow.
George Frederick Kunz
American mineralogist (1856-1932).
Born September 29th, 1856 in New York City.
Died June 29th, 1932 at 75 years old in New York City.
Moses Gaster
British-romanian academic and rabbi.
Born September 17th, 1856 in Bucharest.
Died March 5th, 1939 at 82 years old in Abingdon-on-Thames.
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac
Serbian composer (1856-1914).
Born January 9th, 1856 in Negotin.
Died September 28th, 1914 at 58 years old in Skopje.
Enrico Ferri
Criminologist (1856-1929).
Born February 25th, 1856 in San Benedetto Po.
Died April 12th, 1929 at 73 years old in Rome.
Alexander Izvolsky
Russian diplomat (1856-1919).
Born March 18th, 1856 in Moscow.
Died August 16th, 1919 at 63 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Birthdays 76 to 100 of 337
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