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In the year 1859
328 Notable birthdays
George Lansbury
British politician and reformer (1859–1940).
Born February 21st, 1859 in Halesworth.
Died May 7th, 1940 at 81 years old in Golders Green (stomach cancer).
Mansfield Smith-Cumming
Chief of the secret intelligence service (1859–1923).
Born April 1st, 1859 in South London.
Died June 14th, 1923 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Kenneth Grahame
British novelist.
Born March 8th, 1859 in Edinburgh.
Died July 6th, 1932 at 73 years old in Berkshire.
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe
Royal navy officer (1859-1935).
Born December 5th, 1859 in Southampton.
Died November 20th, 1935 at 75 years old in Kensington.
Jean Jaurès
French / occitan socialist leader (1859-1914).
Born September 3rd, 1859 in Castres. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1914 at 54 years old in Paris (murder). [ref]
Carrie Chapman Catt
American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947).
Born January 9th, 1859 in Ripon. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1947 at 88 years old in New Rochelle.
Thibaw Min
Last king of burma (1859–1916).
Born January 1st, 1859 in Mandalay.
Died December 19th, 1916 at 57 years old in Ratnagiri.
Samuel Insull
American businessman (1859–1938).
Born November 11th, 1859 in London.
Died July 16th, 1938 at 78 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Childe Hassam
American painter (1859-1935).
Born October 17th, 1859 in Dorchester.
Died August 27th, 1935 at 75 years old in East Hampton.
Charles Comiskey
American baseball player, manager, team owner (1859-1931).
Born August 15th, 1859 in Chicago.
Died October 26th, 1931 at 72 years old in Wisconsin.
Léon Rom
Belgian soldier who became prominent in the administration of the congo free state (1859-1924).
Died January 30th, 1924 at 64 years old in Ixelles.
Hugo Junkers
German aviation pioneer (1859-1935).
Born February 3rd, 1859 in Rheydt.
Died February 3rd, 1935 at 76 years old in Gauting.
Meher Ali Shah
Sufi scholar and a mystic punjabi poet (1859–1937).
Born April 14th, 1859 in Golra Sharif.
Died May 11th, 1937 at 78 years old in Golra Sharif.
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
American engineer (1859-1896).
Born February 14th, 1859 in Galesburg.
Died November 22nd, 1896 at 37 years old in Pittsburgh (typhoid fever).
Alexandre Millerand
French lawyer and statesman (1859–1943).
Born February 10th, 1859 in Paris.
Died April 6th, 1943 at 84 years old in Versailles.
Charles August Lindbergh
American politician (1859-1924).
Born January 20th, 1859 in Stockholm.
Died May 24th, 1924 at 65 years old in Crookston (brain cancer).
Alexander Samsonov
Russian general (1859–1914).
Born November 14th, 1859 in Andriyivka.
Died August 30th, 1914 at 54 years old in Wielbark (gunshot wound).
Victor Herbert
American composer (1859–1924).
Born February 1st, 1859 in Dublin, Guernsey.
Died May 26th, 1924 at 65 years old in New York City.
Cass Gilbert
American architect (1859-1934).
Born November 29th, 1859 in Zanesville. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1934 at 74 years old in New York City.
Florence Kelley
American activist (1859–1932).
Born September 12th, 1859 in Philadelphia.
Died February 17th, 1932 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Pavel Milyukov
Russian politician and historian (1859-1943).
Born January 27th, 1859 in Moscow.
Died March 31st, 1943 at 84 years old in Aix-les-Bains.
Pierre Janet
French psychologist.
Born May 30th, 1859 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1947 at 87 years old in Paris (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Francis Thompson
British poet (1859-1907).
Born December 16th, 1859 in Preston. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1907 at 47 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]
Saad Zaghloul
Prime minister of egypt.
Born July 1st, 1859 in Metoubes. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1927 at 68 years old in Cairo.
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