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In the year 1857
313 Notable birthdays
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).
Wojciech Kossak
Polish painter (1856–1942).
Born December 31st, 1857 in Paris.
Died July 29th, 1942 at 84 years old in Kraków.
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.
Gu Hongming
Chinese writer (1857–1928).
Born July 18th, 1857 in Penang.
Died April 30th, 1928 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont
German princess (1857–1882).
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 Mizusawa.
Died April 13th, 1929 at 71 years old in University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (intracranial hemorrhage).
Léon Charles Thévenin
French telegraph engineer (1857–1926).
Born March 30th, 1857 in Meaux.
Died September 21st, 1926 at 69 years old in 13th arrondissement of 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 14th, 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 (1857–1919).
Born May 9th, 1857 in Castell'Arquato.
Died December 16th, 1919 at 62 years old in Castell'Arquato.
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 (1857–1937).
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.
Died October 29th, 1924 at 67 years old in Milan.
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]
Frank Hamilton Cushing
American anthropologist (1857-1900).
Born July 22nd, 1857 in Erie County.
Died April 10th, 1990 at 132 years old in Washington, D.C. (choking).
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 (1857–1938).
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).
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