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In the year 1851
238 Notable birthdays
Charles Chamberland
French microbiologist (1851-1908).
Born March 12th, 1851 in Chilly-le-Vignoble. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1908 at 57 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jacobus Kapteyn
Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the milky way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation (1851-1922).
Born January 19th, 1851 in Barneveld, Utrecht. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1922 at 71 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
George Newnes
British publisher and politician (1851-1910).
Born March 13th, 1851 in Matlock Bath.
Died June 9th, 1910 at 59 years old in Lynton (diabetes).
Bedrifelek Kadın
Consort of abdülhamid ii.
Born January 4th, 1851 in Poti.
Died February 6th, 1930 at 79 years old in Istanbul.
Édouard de Castelnau
French general (1851–1944).
Born December 24th, 1851 in Saint-Affrique.
Died March 19th, 1944 at 92 years old in Montastruc-la-Conseillère.
Alexandros Papadiamantis
Greek short-story writer.
Born March 4th, 1851 in Skiathos. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1911 at 59 years old in Skiathos (pneumonia). [ref]
Rodolphe Salis
French theatre director (1851-1897).
Born May 29th, 1851 in Châtellerault. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1897 at 45 years old in Naintré.
Otto Schott
German chemist, glass technologist, and inventor (1851–1935).
Born December 17th, 1851 in Witten.
Died August 27th, 1935 at 83 years old in Jena.
Kim Ok-gyun
Korean politician (1851-1894).
Born February 23rd, 1851 in South Chungcheong Province.
Died March 28th, 1894 at 43 years old in Shanghai.
Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach
German symbolist artist, founder of naturism (1851-1913).
Born February 21st, 1851 in Hadamar. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1913 at 62 years old in Capri (bowel obstruction). [ref]
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