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In the year 1854

241 Notable birthdays

Oscar Wilde

Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900).

Born October 16th, 1854 in Dublin. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1900 at 46 years old in Paris (meningitis). [ref]

Ned Kelly

Australian bushranger (1854–1880).

Born December 28th, 1854 in Victoria.

Died November 11th, 1880 at 25 years old in Melbourne (hanging).

Prince Louis of Battenberg

European royalty/naval officer (1854-1921).

Born May 24th, 1854 in Graz.

Died September 11th, 1921 at 67 years old in London.

Arthur Rimbaud

French poet (1854–1891).

Born October 20th, 1854 in Charleville (Ardennes). [ref]

Died November 10th, 1891 at 37 years old in Marseille (bone cancer). [ref]

John Philip Sousa

American conductor and composer.

Born November 6th, 1854 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died March 6th, 1932 at 77 years old in Reading (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Lady Randolph Churchill

American-born british wife of lord randolph churchill, mother of winston churchill, editor (1854-1921).

Born January 9th, 1854 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died June 29th, 1921 at 67 years old in London (gangrene). [ref]

Henri Poincaré

French mathematician, physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science (1854-1912).

Born April 29th, 1854 in Nancy.

Died July 17th, 1912 at 58 years old in Paris (embolism). [ref]

George Eastman

American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer.

Born July 12th, 1854 in Waterville. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1932 at 77 years old in Rochester (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Paul Ehrlich

German physician and scientist.

Born March 14th, 1854 in Strzelin. [ref]

Died August 20th, 1915 at 61 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (stroke). [ref]

Jane Toppan

American serial killer.

Born March 31st, 1854 in Boston.

Died October 29th, 1938 at 84 years old in Taunton.

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