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In the year 1856
289 Notable birthdays
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-american inventor.
Born July 10th, 1856 in Smiljan. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1943 at 86 years old in Hell's Kitchen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis.
Born May 6th, 1856 in Příbor. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1939 at 83 years old in London (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Woodrow Wilson
President of the united states from 1913 to 1921.
Born December 28th, 1856 in Staunton. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1924 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950).
Born July 26th, 1856 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1950 at 94 years old in Ayot St Lawrence (kidney failure). [ref]
Booker T. Washington
African-american educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915).
Born April 5th, 1856 in Hale's Ford. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1915 at 59 years old in Tuskegee (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian independence activist (1856-1920).
Born July 23rd, 1856 in Ratnagiri. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1920 at 64 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Philippe Pétain
French military and political leader (1856-1951).
Born April 24th, 1856 in Cauchy-à-la-Tour. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1951 at 95 years old in Port-Joinville. [ref]
J. J. Thomson
British physicist (1856-1940).
Born December 18th, 1856 in Cheetham Hill.
Died August 30th, 1940 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
L. Frank Baum
American author of children's books (1856–1919).
Born May 15th, 1856 in Chittenango. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1919 at 62 years old in Hollywood (dry drowning). [ref]
Frederick Winslow Taylor
American mechanical engineer.
Born March 20th, 1856 in Germantown. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1915 at 59 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia). [ref]
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