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In the year 1855
255 Notable birthdays
Olive Schreiner
South african author and pacifist (1855-1920).
Born March 24th, 1855 in Cape Colony. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1920 at 65 years old in Cape Town.
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
Archduchess of austria.
Born August 24th, 1855 in Kleinheubach.
Died February 12th, 1944 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Robert de Montesquiou
French writer (1855–1921).
Born March 7th, 1855 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 11th, 1921 at 66 years old in Menton.
Ernest Chausson
French composer (1855–1899).
Born January 20th, 1855 in Paris.
Died June 10th, 1899 at 44 years old in Limay (bicycle accident).
William Friese-Greene
British photographer and inventor.
Born September 5th, 1855 in Bristol.
Died May 5th, 1921 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Marie Corelli
British writer.
Born May 1st, 1855 in London. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1924 at 68 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon. [ref]
Isaac Isaacs
Australian lawyer, politician and judge (1855-1948).
Born August 6th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died February 11th, 1948 at 92 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Duke of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg, then titular duke of schleswig-holstein (1855-1934).
Born October 12th, 1855 in Kiel.
Died January 21st, 1934 at 78 years old in Przemków.
Živojin Mišić
Field marshal (1855–1921).
Born January 19th, 1855 in Struganik.
Died January 20th, 1921 at 66 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
August Vincent Theodore Spies
American upholsterer, radical labor activist, and newspaper editor (1855-1887).
Born December 10th, 1855 in Burg Landeck.
Died November 11th, 1887 at 31 years old in Chicago (hanging to death).
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