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In the year 1855
255 Notable birthdays
Komura Jutarō
Japanese diplomat (1855–1911).
Born October 26th, 1855 in Nichinan.
Died November 25th, 1911 at 56 years old in Hayama (tuberculosis).
David Bruce
British pathologist.
Born May 29th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died November 27th, 1931 at 76 years old in London.
Georges Rodenbach
Belgian symbolist poet and novelist (1855-1898).
Born July 16th, 1855 in Tournai. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1898 at 43 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hugo von Pohl
German admiral (1855–1916).
Born August 25th, 1855 in Wrocław.
Died February 23rd, 1916 at 60 years old in Berlin (liver cancer).
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..
Alexandre Darracq
French automobile manufacturer (1855–1931).
Born November 10th, 1855 in Bordeaux.
Died November 2nd, 1931 at 75 years old in Monte Carlo.
Emil Doepler
German artist (1855–1922).
Born October 29th, 1855 in Munich.
Died December 21st, 1922 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Hesya Helfman
Belarusian revolutionary (1855-1882).
Born November 30th, 1855 in Mazyr.
Died February 13th, 1882 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (peritonitis).
Konstantin Mereschkowski
Russian evolutionary biologist and botanist (1854–1921).
Born August 4th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1921 at 65 years old in Geneva (asphyxia).
François Pompon
French sculptor and animalier.
Born May 9th, 1855 in Saulieu. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1933 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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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