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In the year 1859
328 Notable birthdays
Paolo Orsi
Italian archaeologist (1859-1935).
Born October 18th, 1859 in Rovereto.
Died November 8th, 1935 at 76 years old in Rovereto.
Herbert William Conn
American bacteriologist and educator (1859-1917).
Born January 10th, 1859 in Fitchburg.
Died April 18th, 1917 at 58 years old in Middletown (myocardial infarction).
Albert Hoffa
German surgeon (1859-1907).
Born March 31st, 1859 in Richmond.
Died December 31st, 1907 at 48 years old in Cologne.
Stepan Smal-Stotskyi
Ukrainian linguist and economist (1859-1938).
Born January 9th, 1859 in Nemyliv. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1938 at 79 years old in Prague.
Georgios Drossinis
Greek writer (1859-1951).
Born December 9th, 1859 in Athens.
Died January 3rd, 1951 at 91 years old in Athens.
Vincenzo Cerulli
Italian astronomer (1859–1927).
Born April 20th, 1859 in Teramo.
Died May 31st, 1927 at 68 years old in Merate.
Gabriele Reuter
German writer (1859-1941).
Born February 8th, 1859 in Alexandria.
Died November 16th, 1941 at 82 years old in Weimar. [ref]
Nikolai Zarudny
Ukrainian/russian ornithologist (1859–1919).
Born October 7th, 1859 in Griakove.
Died March 17th, 1919 at 59 years old in Tashkent (poisoning).
Demetrio H. Brid
Politician and de facto president of panama (1859–1917).
Born December 21st, 1859 in Panama City.
Died May 27th, 1917 at 57 years old
Karel Škorpil
Czech archeologist.
Born July 15th, 1859 in Vysoké Mýto. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1944 at 84 years old in Varna. [ref]
Aven Nelson
U.s. botanist (1859–1952).
Born March 24th, 1859 in Lee County. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1952 at 93 years old in Colorado Springs.
Henri Lavedan
French dramatist and man of letters (1859–1940).
Born April 9th, 1859 in Orléans. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1940 at 81 years old in Écaquelon. [ref]
Carl Schuchhardt
German archaeologist.
Born August 6th, 1859 in Hanover. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1943 at 84 years old in Bad Arolsen. [ref]
Gerhard Schjelderup
Norwegian composer (1859–1933).
Born November 17th, 1859 in Kristiansand.
Died July 29th, 1933 at 73 years old in Benediktbeuern.
Hans von Arnim
German-austrian classical philologist (1859–1931).
Born September 14th, 1859 in Groß Fredenwalde.
Died May 26th, 1931 at 71 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquis of Alhucemas
Spanish politician (1859–1938).
Born November 5th, 1859 in Astorga.
Died March 8th, 1938 at 78 years old in San Sebastián.
Reinhold Seeberg
German theologian (1859–1935).
Born April 5th, 1859 in Pööravere.
Died October 23rd, 1935 at 76 years old in Ahrenshoop.
Eugène Py
French film director.
Born May 19th, 1859 in Carcassonne.
Died August 26th, 1924 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jan Ligthart
Dutch educator (1859–1916).
Born January 11th, 1859 in Amsterdam.
Died February 16th, 1916 at 57 years old in Laag-Soeren (drowning).
Van Dyke Brooke
American actor, screenwriter and film director.
Born June 22nd, 1859 in Detroit.
Died September 17th, 1921 at 62 years old in Saratoga Springs.
Henri Coudreau
French geographer and explorer (1859-1899).
Born November 16th, 1859 in Sonnac.
Died November 10th, 1899 at 39 years old in Trombetas River (malaria).
Vela Blagoeva
Bulgarian writer and educator, editor.
Born September 29th, 1859 in Veliko Tarnovo. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1921 at 61 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Wilhelm Cohn
German chess player (1859-1913).
Born February 6th, 1859 in Berlin.
Died August 17th, 1913 at 54 years old in Charlottenburg.
Hans Freiherr von Wangenheim
German diplomat and noble (1859-1915).
Born July 4th, 1859 in Georgenthal.
Died October 25th, 1915 at 56 years old in Constantinople.
Karl Bleibtreu
German literary critic (1859–1928).
Born January 13th, 1859 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1928 at 69 years old in Locarno. [ref]
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