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In the year 1859

362 Notable birthdays

James Willard Schultz

(1859-1947) american historian.

Born August 26th, 1859 in Boonville.

Died June 11th, 1947 at 87 years old in Wind River Indian Reservation.

Jacques Loeb

German-american physiologist and biologist (1859-1924).

Born April 7th, 1859 in Mayen.

Died February 11th, 1924 at 64 years old in Hamilton.

Edward Martyn

Irish nationalist and cultural activist (1859-1923).

Born January 30th, 1859 in County Galway.

Died December 15th, 1923 at 64 years old in County Galway (brain cancer).

Anna Nahowski

Austro-hungarian royal mistress.

Born June 18th, 1859 in Mariahilf. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 1931 at 71 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Anatole Le Braz

Breton writer and scholar (1859–1926).

Born April 2nd, 1859 in Duault.

Died March 20th, 1926 at 66 years old in Menton.

Ogata Gekkō

Japanese artist (1859-1920).

Born October 10th, 1859 in Yazaemonchō. [ref]

Died October 1st, 1920 at 60 years old in Ushigome-ku. [ref]

Cecilia Grierson

Argentine physician (1859-1934).

Born November 22nd, 1859 in Buenos Aires.

Died April 10th, 1934 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires.

Paul Hankar

Architect, designer (1859–1901).

Born December 11th, 1859 in Frameries.

Died January 17th, 1901 at 41 years old in Brussels.

Robert Demachy

French photographer (1859-1936).

Born July 7th, 1859 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Died December 29th, 1936 at 77 years old in Trouville-sur-Mer.

Nikolay Kasatkin

Russian painter (1859–1930).

Born December 13th, 1859 in Moscow.

Died December 17th, 1930 at 71 years old in Moscow.

Andy Adams

American writer of western fiction (1859–1935).

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 (1859–1942).

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.

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 (1859-1949).

Born February 17th, 1859 in Odesa.

Died March 29th, 1949 at 90 years old in Moscow.

Sa Zhenbing

Chinese admiral (1859–1952).

Born March 30th, 1859 in Fuzhou.

Died April 10th, 1952 at 93 years old in Fuzhou.

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.

Birthdays 151 to 175 of 362

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