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In the year 1854
241 Notable birthdays
Aletta Jacobs
Dutch physician and feminist, editor.
Born February 9th, 1854 in Sappemeer. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1929 at 75 years old in Baarn. [ref]
Charles Webster Leadbeater
British theosophist and writer (1854–1934).
Born February 16th, 1854 in Stockport.
Died March 1st, 1934 at 80 years old in Perth.
Patrick Geddes
British scientist and town planner (1854-1932).
Born October 2nd, 1854 in Ballater. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1932 at 77 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Benjamin Tucker
American journalist and anarchist (1854-1939).
Born April 17th, 1854 in Dartmouth.
Died June 22nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Monaco.
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
British occultist (1854-1918).
Born January 8th, 1854 in London.
Died November 5th, 1918 at 64 years old in Paris (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
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]
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).
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]
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]
Charles Algernon Parsons
Inventor of the steam turbine (1854-1931).
Born June 13th, 1854 in London.
Died February 11th, 1931 at 76 years old in Kingston Harbour (peripheral neuropathy).
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