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In the year 1856
275 Notable birthdays
Eduardo Dato
Spanish author (1856-1921).
Born August 12th, 1856 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1921 at 64 years old in Madrid (murder). [ref]
Dewa Shigetō
Japanese admiral.
Born January 17th, 1856 in Aizu.
Died January 27th, 1930 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Gabrielle Réjane
French actress.
Died June 14th, 1920 at 64 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Wilhelm Geiger
German orientalist and historian (1856–1943).
Born July 21st, 1856 in Nuremberg. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1943 at 87 years old in Neubiberg. [ref]
Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington
British politician (1856-1937).
Born April 12th, 1856 in Rochester. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1937 at 81 years old in London.
Frederic Eugene Ives
American inventor (1856-1937).
Born February 17th, 1856 in Litchfield.
Died May 27th, 1937 at 81 years old in Philadelphia.
Felix Mottl
Austrian conductor and composer (1856-1911).
Born August 24th, 1856 in Unter Sankt Veit. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1911 at 54 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet
Scottish mountaineer (1856-1919).
Born October 16th, 1856 in London.
Died March 19th, 1919 at 62 years old in Tarascon (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Herbert Gustave Schmalz
English painter (1856-1935).
Born June 1st, 1856 in London. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1935 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Evolutionary biologist.
Born January 27th, 1856 in Reading.
Died November 20th, 1943 at 87 years old
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