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In the year 1856

311 Notable birthdays

Gabrielle Réjane

French actress.

Born June 6th, 1856 in Paris.

Died June 14th, 1920 at 64 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Matilde Serao

Italian journalist and writer, editor (1856–1927).

Born March 7th, 1856 in Patras.

Died July 26th, 1927 at 71 years old in Naples (myocardial infarction).

Samad bey Mehmandarov

Azerbaijani general (1856–1931).

Born October 16th, 1856 in Lankaran.

Died February 12th, 1931 at 74 years old in Baku.

Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper

German botanist (1856-1901).

Born May 12th, 1856 in Strasbourg.

Died September 9th, 1901 at 45 years old in Basel (malaria).

Herbert Gustave Schmalz

English painter (1856-1935).

Born June 1st, 1856 in London. [ref]

Died November 24th, 1935 at 79 years old in London. [ref]

Friedrich II

Duke of anhalt from 1904 until 1918.

Born August 19th, 1856 in Dessau.

Died April 22nd, 1918 at 61 years old in Ballenstedt.

Ellen Andrée

Model for degas and others.

Born March 7th, 1856 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 9th, 1933 at 77 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet

Scottish mountaineer (1856-1919).

Born October 16th, 1856 in London.

Died March 19th, 1919 at 62 years old in Tarascon (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Edward Bagnall Poulton

Evolutionary biologist (1856–1943).

Born January 27th, 1856 in Reading.

Died November 20th, 1943 at 87 years old

Robert Latham Owen

American politician (1856-1947).

Born February 2nd, 1856 in Lynchburg.

Died July 19th, 1947 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..

J. M. Robertson

Scottish journalist and rationalist (1856–1933).

Born November 14th, 1856 in Isle of Arran.

Died January 5th, 1933 at 76 years old in London.

Frederic Eugene Ives

American inventor (1856-1937).

Born February 17th, 1856 in Litchfield.

Died May 27th, 1937 at 81 years old in Philadelphia.

Dewa Shigetō

Japanese admiral.

Born January 17th, 1856 in Aizu.

Died January 27th, 1930 at 74 years old in Tokyo.

Etienne Girardot

British actor (1856–1939).

Born February 22nd, 1856 in London.

Died November 10th, 1939 at 83 years old in Hollywood.

Georges Petit

French art dealer (1856-1920).

Born March 11th, 1856 in Paris.

Died May 12th, 1920 at 64 years old in Paris.

Ernesto Schiaparelli

Italian egyptologist (1856-1928).

Born July 12th, 1856 in Occhieppo Inferiore. [ref]

Died February 17th, 1928 at 71 years old in Turin. [ref]

Felix Mottl

Austrian conductor and composer (1856-1911).

Born August 24th, 1856 in Unter Sankt Veit. [ref]

Died July 2nd, 1911 at 54 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Max Uhle

German archaeologist (1856-1944).

Born March 25th, 1856 in Dresden.

Died May 11th, 1944 at 88 years old in Lubliniec.

Walther von Dyck

German mathematician (1856-1934).

Born December 6th, 1856 in Munich.

Died November 5th, 1934 at 77 years old in Munich.

Thomas Mitchell Campbell

American politician (1856-1923).

Born April 22nd, 1856 in Rusk.

Died April 1st, 1923 at 66 years old in Galveston.

Thomas Anstey Guthrie

English novelist and journalist.

Born August 8th, 1856 in London. [ref]

Died March 11th, 1934 at 77 years old (pneumonia). [ref]

Henry Moret

French painter (1856-1913).

Born December 12th, 1856 in Cherbourg.

Died May 5th, 1913 at 56 years old in Paris.

Tancrède Auguste

President of haiti (1856-1913).

Born March 16th, 1856 in Cap-Haïtien.

Died May 2nd, 1913 at 57 years old in Port-au-Prince.

Rosita Mauri

Spanish dancer and ballet teacher.

Born November 15th, 1856 in Reus. [ref]

Died December 3rd, 1923 at 67 years old in Paris.

Robert Reinhold von Wirén

Baltic german admiral (1856–1917).

Born December 25th, 1856 in Veliky Novgorod. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1917 at 60 years old in Kronstadt. [ref]

Birthdays 126 to 150 of 311

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