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In the year 1855
255 Notable birthdays
Vsevolod Garshin
Russian author of short stories (1855-1888).
Born February 14th, 1855 in Bakhmutsky Uyezd.
Died April 5th, 1888 at 33 years old in Saint Petersburg (falling).
Marianne Stokes
Austrian artist (1855-1927).
Born January 19th, 1855 in Graz.
Died August 13th, 1927 at 72 years old in London.
Alexandros Zaimis
Greek politician, former president of the hellenic republic (1855–1936).
Born November 21st, 1855 in Athens, Patras.
Died September 15th, 1936 at 80 years old in Vienna.
Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent
British politician (1855-1947).
Born June 1st, 1855 in London.
Died May 18th, 1947 at 91 years old in Cumberland Lodge.
Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi
Syrian theologian and philosopher.
Born July 8th, 1855 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1902 at 46 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Axel Paulsen
Norwegian figure skater and speed skater.
Born July 18th, 1855 in Aker. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1938 at 82 years old in Nesodden.
Arthur Nikisch
Hungarian conductor (1855-1922).
Born October 12th, 1855 in Bučovice, Mosonmagyaróvár, Liptovský Mikuláš, Mosonszentmiklós, Lébény. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1922 at 66 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Jean Lorrain
French symbolist poet and novelist.
Born August 9th, 1855 in Fécamp. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1906 at 50 years old in Paris (peritonitis). [ref]
Alice Freeman Palmer
American educator (1855–1902).
Born February 21st, 1855 in Colesville. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1902 at 47 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Clinton Hart Merriam
American zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1942).
Born December 5th, 1855 in New York City.
Died March 19th, 1942 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
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