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In the year 1859
328 Notable birthdays
Paul Hankar
Architect, designer (1859–1901).
Born December 11th, 1859 in Frameries.
Died January 17th, 1901 at 41 years old in City of Brussels.
Robert Demachy
French photographer (1859-1936).
Born July 7th, 1859 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1936 at 77 years old in Hennequeville. [ref]
Nikolay Kasatkin
Russian painter (1859–1930).
Born December 25th, 1859 in Moscow.
Died December 17th, 1930 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Andy Adams
American writer of western fiction.
Born May 3rd, 1859 in Whitley County.
Died September 26th, 1935 at 76 years old in Colorado Springs.
Lu Rongting
Chinese warlord (1859-1928).
Born September 9th, 1859 in Si'en Fu.
Died June 11th, 1928 at 68 years old in Shanghai.
Josephine Crowell
Actress (1859–1932).
Born January 11th, 1859 in Nova Scotia.
Died July 27th, 1932 at 73 years old in Amityville.
Georg Alexander Pick
Austrian mathematician, holocaust victim.
Born August 10th, 1859 in Vienna.
Died July 26th, 1942 at 82 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Teodor Axentowicz
Polish artist (1859-1938).
Born May 13th, 1859 in Brașov. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1938 at 79 years old in Kraków.
George Barnes
Scottish politician (1859-1940).
Born January 2nd, 1859 in Dundee.
Died April 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in London.
Fyodor Schechtel
Russian architect, graphic artist and stage designer (1859-1926).
Born August 7th, 1859 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 7th, 1926 at 66 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Christopher Hornsrud
18th prime minister of norway (1859–1960).
Born November 15th, 1859 in Øvre Eiker.
Died December 12th, 1960 at 101 years old in Oslo.
Nikolay Gamaleya
Russian and soviet physician and scientist who played a pioneering role in microbiology and vaccine research.
Born February 17th, 1859 in Odesa.
Died March 29th, 1949 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Mary Anderson
American stage actress (1859-1940).
Born July 28th, 1859 in Sacramento.
Died May 29th, 1940 at 80 years old in Broadway. [ref]
Elizabeth Nourse
American artist (1859-1938).
Born October 26th, 1859 in Mount Healthy. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1938 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer).
Arthur Friedheim
Russian musician (1859–1932).
Born October 26th, 1859 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 19th, 1932 at 72 years old in New York City.
Adolf Bertram
German cardinal (1859-1945).
Born March 14th, 1859 in Hildesheim.
Died July 6th, 1945 at 86 years old in Jánský Vrch.
Vittorio Matteo Corcos
Italian painter (1859-1933).
Born October 4th, 1859 in Livorno.
Died November 8th, 1933 at 74 years old in Florence.
Louis Boutan
French biologist, photographer and zoologist (1859–1934).
Born March 6th, 1859 in Versailles.
Died April 6th, 1934 at 75 years old in Tigzirt.
Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Czech composer and educator (1859–1951).
Born December 30th, 1859 in Prague.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 91 years old in Nový Vestec.
Emanuel Nobel
Swedish oil baron.
Born June 22nd, 1859 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1932 at 72 years old in Jakob. [ref]
Otto Warburg
German botanist (1859-1938).
Born July 20th, 1859 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1938 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Vittorio Sella
Italian photographer.
Born August 28th, 1859 in Biella. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1943 at 83 years old in Biella. [ref]
Diana Abgar
Armenia ambassador (1859–1937).
Born October 12th, 1859 in Yangon.
Died July 8th, 1937 at 77 years old in Yokohama.
Kosta Khetagurov
Ossetian poet (1859-1906).
Born October 15th, 1859 in Nar.
Died April 1st, 1906 at 46 years old in Selo imeni Kosta Khetagurova.
William Wrede
German lutheran theologian (1859-1906).
Born May 10th, 1859 in Bücken. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1906 at 47 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
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