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In the year 1857
288 Notable birthdays
Gu Hongming
Chinese writer.
Born July 18th, 1857 in Penang. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1928 at 70 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont
German princess.
Born May 23rd, 1857 in Bad Arolsen.
Died April 30th, 1882 at 24 years old in Ludwigsburg (puerperal disorders).
Gotō Shinpei
Japanese statesman (1857-1929).
Born July 24th, 1857 in Mutsu Province.
Died April 13th, 1929 at 71 years old in Kyoto.
Léon Charles Thévenin
French telegraph engineer (1857–1926).
Born March 30th, 1857 in Meaux.
Died September 21st, 1926 at 69 years old in Paris.
John Joly
Irish scientist (1857–1933).
Born November 1st, 1857 in Bracknagh.
Died December 8th, 1933 at 76 years old in Dublin.
Christian Michelsen
9th prime minister of norway.
Born March 15th, 1857 in Bergen.
Died June 29th, 1925 at 68 years old in Fana.
Herman Bang
Danish writer (1857-1912).
Born April 20th, 1857 in Sønderborg.
Died January 29th, 1912 at 54 years old in Ogden.
Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair
British author, philanthropist and advocate of woman's interests (1857–1939).
Born March 15th, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1939 at 82 years old in Rubislaw Den Nursing Home Including Gatepiers And Walls, 27 Rubislaw Den North, Aberdeen. [ref]
Zelia Nuttall
American archaeologist and anthropologist (1857-1933).
Born September 6th, 1857 in San Francisco.
Died April 12th, 1933 at 75 years old in Coyoacán.
Luigi Illica
Italian librettist.
Born May 9th, 1857 in Castell'Arquato. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1919 at 62 years old in Castell'Arquato. [ref]
George Pardee
Governor of california (1857-1941).
Born July 25th, 1857 in San Francisco.
Died September 1st, 1941 at 84 years old in Oakland.
Mrs. Leslie Carter
American actress.
Born June 10th, 1857 in Lexington.
Died November 13th, 1937 at 80 years old in Santa Monica.
Maffeo Pantaleoni
Italian economist (1857-1924).
Born July 2nd, 1857 in Frascati. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1924 at 67 years old in Milan. [ref]
Harold P. Brown
American inventor (1869-1932).
Born September 16th, 1857 in Janesville. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1944 at 86 years old in Volusia. [ref]
Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt
German princess (1857-1933).
Born September 7th, 1857 in Wörlitz.
Died July 20th, 1933 at 75 years old in Neustrelitz.
John Jacob Abel
American biochemist and pharmacologist.
Born May 19th, 1857 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1938 at 81 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Daniel Alcides Carrión
Peruvian medical student (1857-1885).
Born August 13th, 1857 in Cerro de Pasco.
Died October 5th, 1885 at 28 years old in Lima (Carrion's disease).
Adolphe Willette
French artist (1857-1926).
Born July 30th, 1857 in Châlons-en-Champagne. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1926 at 68 years old in rue Lacroix. [ref]
John Davidson
Scottish poet (1857-1909).
Born April 11th, 1857 in Barrhead.
Died March 23rd, 1909 at 51 years old in Penzance (drowning).
Alice Pike Barney
American painter (1857-1931).
Born January 14th, 1857 in Cincinnati.
Died October 12th, 1931 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Joseph Pennell
American artist and author (1857-1926).
Born July 4th, 1857 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1926 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Karl Koller
Austrian ophthalmologist (1857–1944).
Born December 3rd, 1857 in Sušice.
Died March 22nd, 1944 at 86 years old in New York City.
Rudolf Havenstein
German central bank president (1857-1923).
Born March 10th, 1857 in Międzyrzecz.
Died November 20th, 1923 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German noble (1857–1936).
Born January 28th, 1857 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 28th, 1936 at 79 years old in Remplin.
John B. Kendrick
American politician (1857-1933).
Born September 6th, 1857 in Cherokee County.
Died November 11th, 1933 at 76 years old in Sheridan.
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