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In the year 1854

271 Notable birthdays

Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers

British occultist (1854-1918).

Born January 8th, 1854 in London.

Died November 5th, 1918 at 64 years old in Paris (1918–1920 flu pandemic, influenza).

Emil von Behring

German physiologist who received the first nobel prize in physiology or medicine 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin.

Born March 15th, 1854 in Ławice.

Died March 31st, 1917 at 63 years old in Marburg (pneumonia).

Patrick Geddes

British biologist, botanist and town planner (1854-1932).

Born October 2nd, 1854 in Ballater. [ref]

Died April 17th, 1932 at 77 years old in Montpellier. [ref]

Charles Radbourn

Major league baseball player (1854–1897).

Born December 11th, 1854 in Rochester.

Died February 5th, 1897 at 42 years old in Bloomington (syphilis).

Benjamin Tucker

American journalist and anarchist (1854-1939).

Born April 17th, 1854 in Dartmouth.

Died June 22nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Monaco.

Milan I Obrenović

King of serbia.

Born August 10th, 1854 in Mărășești. [ref]

Died February 11th, 1901 at 46 years old in Vienna (pneumonia). [ref]

Aletta Jacobs

Dutch physician and feminist, editor (1854–1929).

Born February 9th, 1854 in Sappemeer. [ref]

Died August 10th, 1929 at 75 years old in Baarn. [ref]

Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner

British statesman and colonial administrator (1854-1925).

Born March 23rd, 1854 in Giessen. [ref]

Died May 13th, 1925 at 71 years old in Canterbury (infectious disease). [ref]

Georges Picquart

French general (1854-1914).

Born September 6th, 1854 in Strasbourg. [ref]

Died January 18th, 1914 at 59 years old in Amiens (horse fall). [ref]

Moritz Moszkowski

German composer, pianist and teacher.

Born August 23rd, 1854 in Wrocław. [ref]

Died March 8th, 1925 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]

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