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In the year 1856
337 Notable birthdays
Thomas Anstey Guthrie
English novelist and journalist (1856–1934).
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
Catalan 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]
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
American writer and photographer (1856-1928).
Born October 14th, 1856 in Clinton.
Died November 3rd, 1928 at 72 years old in Geneva.
Luigi Bianchi
Italian mathematician (1856–1928).
Born January 18th, 1856 in Parma.
Died June 6th, 1928 at 72 years old in Pisa.
Leon Benois
Russian architect (1856-1928).
Born August 23rd, 1856 in Petergof.
Died February 8th, 1928 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Mattia Battistini
Italian opera singer (1856–1928).
Born February 27th, 1856 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1928 at 72 years old in Contigliano. [ref]
Ernest William Hobson
British mathematician (1856–1933).
Born October 27th, 1856 in Derby.
Died April 19th, 1933 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
Edward Channing
American historian (1856–1931).
Born June 15th, 1856 in Dorchester.
Died January 7th, 1931 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
François Flameng
French painter (1856-1923).
Born December 6th, 1856 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 28th, 1923 at 66 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes).
Semyon Alapin
Russian chess player (1856-1923).
Born November 5th, 1856 in Vilnius.
Died July 15th, 1923 at 66 years old in Heidelberg.
Carlos Herrera y Luna
President of guatemala (1856-1930).
Born October 26th, 1856 in Guatemala City.
Died July 3rd, 1930 at 73 years old in Paris, Guatemala City.
Aleksander Brückner
Polish linguist and lexicographer (1856–1939).
Born January 29th, 1856 in Ternopil.
Died May 24th, 1939 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Seraphim Chichagov
Executed russian priest (1856–1937).
Born January 21st, 1856 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 81 years old in Butovo firing range (gunshot wound).
Léon Frédéric
Belgian artist (1856-1940).
Born August 26th, 1856 in Brussels. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1940 at 83 years old in Schaerbeek, Brussels. [ref]
Augustus Desiré Waller
Physiologist (1856–1922).
Born July 12th, 1856 in Paris.
Died March 11th, 1922 at 65 years old in London.
Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz
Austrian princess and archeologist (1856-1929).
Born December 11th, 1856 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1929 at 72 years old in Ludwigslust.
Joseph Reinach
French politician (1856-1921).
Born September 30th, 1856 in Paris.
Died April 18th, 1921 at 64 years old in Paris.
Árpád Feszty
Hungarian artist (1856–1914).
Born December 21st, 1856 in Hurbanovo.
Died June 1st, 1914 at 57 years old in Lovran. [ref]
James B. Frazier
American politician (1856-1937).
Born October 18th, 1856 in Tennessee.
Died March 28th, 1937 at 80 years old in Tennessee.
Richard Mühlfeld
German clarinettist (1856-1907).
Born February 28th, 1856 in Bad Salzungen.
Died June 1st, 1907 at 51 years old in Meiningen.
Miguel R. Dávila
President of honduras (1856-1927).
Born September 29th, 1856 in Tegucigalpa.
Died October 12th, 1927 at 71 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Andrei Eberhardt
Russian admiral.
Born November 9th, 1856 in Patras.
Died April 19th, 1919 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Birthdays 151 to 175 of 337
Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius