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In the year 1857
288 Notable birthdays
Edward Emerson Barnard
American astronomer and astronomical photographer (1857-1923).
Born December 16th, 1857 in Nashville.
Died February 6th, 1923 at 65 years old in Williams Bay.
Arthur Wesley Dow
American painter and photographer (1857–1922).
Born April 6th, 1857 in Ipswich.
Died December 13th, 1922 at 65 years old in New York City.
Infanta Maria José, Duchess in Bavaria
Portuguese and bavarian royal (1857–1943).
Born March 19th, 1857 in Bronnbach.
Died March 11th, 1943 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Lucy Bacon
American artist (1857-1932).
Born July 30th, 1857 in Pitcairn.
Died October 17th, 1932 at 75 years old in San Francisco.
Wilhelm Ludwig Johannsen
Danish botanist (1857-1927).
Born February 3rd, 1857 in Copenhagen.
Died November 11th, 1927 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Arthur Arz von Straußenburg
Austro-hungarian general.
Born June 16th, 1857 in Sibiu.
Died June 1st, 1935 at 77 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Stanhope Forbes
British artist (1857-1947).
Born November 18th, 1857 in Dublin.
Died March 2nd, 1947 at 89 years old in Newlyn.
Lucien Lévy-Bruhl
French philosopher (1857-1939).
Born April 10th, 1857 in Paris.
Died March 13th, 1939 at 81 years old in Paris.
Katherine Olivia Sessions
American botanist and landscape architect (1857-1940).
Born November 8th, 1857 in San Francisco.
Died March 24th, 1940 at 82 years old in San Diego.
M. Carey Thomas
American suffragist (1857–1935).
Born January 2nd, 1857 in Baltimore.
Died December 2nd, 1935 at 78 years old in Philadelphia.
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
Danish writer.
Born June 2nd, 1857 in Roholte. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1919 at 62 years old in Klotzsche. [ref]
Charles Voysey
British architect and designer.
Born May 28th, 1857 in Hessle. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1941 at 83 years old in Winchester. [ref]
Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia
Prussian princess (1857–1895).
Born February 8th, 1857 in Potsdam.
Died August 28th, 1895 at 38 years old in Fulda, Eichenzell.
George Hendrik Breitner
Dutch painter and photographer (1857–1923).
Born September 12th, 1857 in Rotterdam.
Died June 5th, 1923 at 65 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Alice Stone Blackwell
American feminist, journalist and human rights advocate (1857-1950).
Born September 14th, 1857 in New Jersey, Orange. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1950 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Alfred Lyttelton
English cricketer and politician (1857-1913).
Born February 7th, 1857 in Westminster.
Died July 5th, 1913 at 56 years old in London.
Victor Horsley
British physiologist and surgeon 1857–1916.
Born April 14th, 1857 in Kensington.
Died July 16th, 1916 at 59 years old in Amarah (hyperthermia).
Uroš Predić
Serbian artist (1857-1953).
Born January 7th, 1857 in Orlovat.
Died February 12th, 1953 at 96 years old in Belgrade.
Filippo Turati
Italian politician and journalist (1857-1932).
Born November 26th, 1857 in Canzo.
Died March 29th, 1932 at 74 years old in Paris.
Henry Dudeney
Puzzlist and mathematical games designer (1857–1930).
Born April 10th, 1857 in Mayfield.
Died April 24th, 1930 at 73 years old in Lewes (esophageal cancer).
Anastasios Papoulas
Greek general.
Born January 13th, 1857 in Missolonghi.
Died April 24th, 1935 at 78 years old in Athens.
Theodor Escherich
Austrian doctor (1857–1911).
Born November 29th, 1857 in Ansbach.
Died February 15th, 1911 at 53 years old in Vienna.
Archibald Garrod
British doctor (1857-1936).
Born November 25th, 1857 in London.
Died March 28th, 1936 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Alfred Loisy
French theologian (1857-1940).
Born February 28th, 1857 in Ambrières. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1940 at 83 years old in Ceffonds. [ref]
Roman Kondratenko
Russian general (1857–1904).
Born October 12th, 1857 in Tbilisi.
Died December 15th, 1904 at 47 years old in Lüshunkou District.
Birthdays 76 to 100 of 288
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