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In the year 1855
255 Notable birthdays
Alfred Wallis
English fisherman and artist (1855-1942).
Born August 18th, 1855 in Devonport. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1942 at 87 years old in Madron. [ref]
Pavlos Kountouriotis
Greek admiral and politician (1855-1935).
Born April 21st, 1855 in Hydra.
Died August 22nd, 1935 at 80 years old in Athens.
Rodolphe Lindt
Swiss chocolate manufacturer and inventor (1855-1909).
Died February 20th, 1909 at 53 years old in Bern.
Cecilia Beaux
American artist (1855-1942).
Born May 1st, 1855 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1942 at 87 years old in Gloucester. [ref]
Frank Friday Fletcher
American admiral.
Born November 23rd, 1855 in Oskaloosa.
Died November 28th, 1928 at 73 years old in New York City.
Frederick McCubbin
Australian artist (1855-1917).
Born February 25th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died December 20th, 1917 at 62 years old in Melbourne.
Giovanni Pascoli
Italian poet and classical scholar (1855-1912).
Born December 31st, 1855 in San Mauro Pascoli.
Died April 6th, 1912 at 56 years old in Bologna (liver cancer).
Hsu Shih-chang
President of the republic of china (1855–1939).
Born October 23rd, 1855 in Weihui.
Died June 6th, 1939 at 83 years old in Tianjin.
Anatoly Lyadov
Russian composer, teacher and conductor (1855-1914).
Born May 11th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1914 at 59 years old in Borovichi. [ref]
Swarnakumari Devi
Indian poet, novelist, musician and social worker (1855-1932).
Born August 28th, 1855 in Kolkata.
Died July 3rd, 1932 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle