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In the year 1859
362 Notable birthdays
Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German noble (1859-1909).
Born June 18th, 1859 in Remplin.
Died December 5th, 1909 at 50 years old in Saint Petersburg.
William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
British politician (1859-1942).
Born October 17th, 1859 in London.
Died February 26th, 1942 at 82 years old in London.
Jānis Čakste
1st president of latvia (1859-1927).
Born September 14th, 1859 in Viesturi Parish.
Died March 14th, 1927 at 67 years old in Riga.
Fergus Hume
British writer (1859–1932).
Born July 8th, 1859 in Powick.
Died July 12th, 1932 at 73 years old in Castle Point.
Sen Katayama
Japanese journalist (1859–1933).
Born December 26th, 1859 in Kumenan.
Died November 5th, 1933 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla
French engineer.
Born July 26th, 1859 in Paris.
Died May 18th, 1940 at 80 years old in Paris.
Theobald Smith
American epidemiologist (1859–1934).
Born July 31st, 1859 in Albany.
Died December 10th, 1934 at 75 years old in New York City (cancer).
Luigi Capello
Italian general.
Born April 14th, 1859 in Intra.
Died June 25th, 1941 at 82 years old in Rome.
Henrietta Rae
English painter (1859–1928).
Born December 30th, 1859 in London. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1928 at 68 years old in Upper Norwood.
Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
Prinz von sachsen-meiningen, germany; painter, prussian colonel (1859-1941).
Born September 27th, 1859 in Meiningen.
Died December 29th, 1941 at 82 years old in Altenstein Palace.
Margaret Todd
Scottish medical doctor, schoolteacher and writer.
Born April 23rd, 1859 in Glasgow.
Died September 3rd, 1918 at 59 years old
Édouard Michelin
French industrialist (1859–1940).
Born June 23rd, 1859 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Died August 25th, 1940 at 81 years old in Orcines.
Karl Muck
German-born swiss conductor of classical music (1859–1940).
Born October 22nd, 1859 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1940 at 80 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Otto Hölder
German mathematician (1859–1937).
Born December 22nd, 1859 in Stuttgart.
Died August 29th, 1937 at 77 years old in Leipzig.
Gilbert Hitchcock
American politician (1859-1934).
Born September 18th, 1859 in Omaha.
Died February 3rd, 1934 at 74 years old in Omaha.
Sergey Malyutin
Russian artist (1859-1937).
Born October 4th, 1859 in Moscow.
Died December 6th, 1937 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Alice Eastwood
Canadian american botanist (1859-1953).
Born January 19th, 1859 in Toronto. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1953 at 94 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Aurel Stodola
Slovak scientist (1859–1942).
Born May 10th, 1859 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died December 25th, 1942 at 83 years old in Zurich.
Count Karl von Stürgkh
Minister-president of austria (1859-1916).
Born October 30th, 1859 in Graz.
Died October 21st, 1916 at 56 years old in Vienna (deliberate murder).
James Guthrie
Scottish artist (1859–1930).
Born June 10th, 1859 in Greenock.
Died September 6th, 1930 at 71 years old in Rhu.
Johan Jensen
Danish mathematician and engineer (1859–1925).
Born May 8th, 1859 in Nakskov. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1925 at 65 years old in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Enrico Barone
Italian economist and military historian (1859-1924).
Born December 22nd, 1859 in Naples.
Died May 14th, 1924 at 64 years old in Rome.
Elizabeth Forbes
Canadian artist (1859-1912).
Born December 29th, 1859 in Kingston.
Died March 16th, 1912 at 52 years old in Newlyn.
Christapor Mikaelian
Armenian revolutionary (1859–1905).
Born October 18th, 1859 in Ashagy Aylis.
Died March 1st, 1905 at 45 years old in Sofia.
Richard Semon
German zoologist (1859-1918).
Born August 22nd, 1859 in Berlin.
Died December 27th, 1918 at 59 years old in Munich.
Birthdays 126 to 150 of 362
Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius