Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.

In the year 1855

247 Notable birthdays

William S. Benson

American navy admiral; (1855-1932).

Born September 25th, 1855 in Macon.

Died May 20th, 1932 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..

Charles Allen Culberson

American politician (1855-1925).

Born June 10th, 1855 in Dadeville.

Died March 19th, 1925 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..

Robert Koldewey

German archaeologist and architect (1855-1925).

Born September 10th, 1855 in Blankenburg. [ref]

Died February 4th, 1925 at 69 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Julius Röntgen

German-dutch composer.

Born May 9th, 1855 in Leipzig. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1932 at 77 years old in Utrecht. [ref]

Alfred Cort Haddon

British anthropologist.

Born May 24th, 1855 in London. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1940 at 84 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

João Franco

Portuguese politician (1855-1929).

Born February 14th, 1855 in Portugal. [ref]

Died April 4th, 1929 at 74 years old in Anadia.

John McKenna

British footballer (1855-1936).

Born January 3rd, 1855 in Glaslough.

Died March 22nd, 1936 at 81 years old in Liverpool. [ref]

Tōyama Mitsuru

Japanese politician (1855-1944).

Born May 21st, 1855 in Nishijin, Fukuoka.

Died October 5th, 1944 at 89 years old in Gotemba.

Den Kenjirō

Japanese politician (1855-1930).

Born March 25th, 1855 in Tamba.

Died November 16th, 1930 at 75 years old in Setagaya-ku.

Emil Doepler

German artist (1855–1922).

Born October 29th, 1855 in Munich.

Died December 21st, 1922 at 67 years old in Berlin.

birthdays 71 to 80 of 247

« 1854
1856 »

My life is better with every year of living it. Rachel Maddow