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In the year 1856
309 Notable birthdays
Charles Melville Hays
American businessman.
Born May 16th, 1856 in Rock Island.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 55 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev
Russian composer, pianist, music theorist and teacher (1856–1915).
Born November 25th, 1856 in Vladimir.
Died June 19th, 1915 at 58 years old in Dyudkovo (pneumonia).
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
Austro-hungarian general (1856-1941).
Born February 12th, 1856 in Ancona.
Died December 9th, 1941 at 85 years old in Opava.
José Batlle y Ordóñez
Politician, president of uruguay (1856-1929).
Born May 21st, 1856 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1929 at 73 years old in Lavalleja Department. [ref]
Carlo Bugatti
Italian furniture designer (1856-1940).
Born February 16th, 1856 in Milan.
Died March 31st, 1940 at 84 years old in Molsheim.
William Wallace Denslow
American illustrator and caricaturist.
Born May 5th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died May 27th, 1915 at 59 years old in Knickerbocker Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
Marshal of france (1856-1942).
Born May 25th, 1856 in Mostaganem. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1942 at 86 years old in Albi. [ref]
Sergei Winogradsky
Ukrainian microbiologist (1856-1953).
Born September 13th, 1856 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1953 at 96 years old in Brie-Comte-Robert (tuberculosis).
Vernon Lee
Essayist, short-story writer, activist (1856-1935).
Born October 14th, 1856 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died February 13th, 1935 at 78 years old in Florence (disease).
William Massey
Prime minister of new zealand (1856–1925).
Born March 26th, 1856 in Limavady.
Died May 10th, 1925 at 69 years old in Wellington (cancer).
Birthdays 61 to 70 of 309
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