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In the year 1856
275 Notable birthdays
Georg von der Marwitz
German general (1856–1929).
Born July 7th, 1856 in Słupsk.
Died October 27th, 1929 at 73 years old in Unichowo.
Princess Isabella of Croÿ
Archduchess of austria.
Born February 27th, 1856 in Dülmen.
Died September 5th, 1931 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Franz Roubaud
Russian artist (1856-1928).
Born July 3rd, 1856 in Odesa. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1928 at 71 years old in Munich. [ref]
Stepa Stepanović
Serbian field marshal (1856-1929).
Born March 11th, 1856 in Kumodraž.
Died April 29th, 1929 at 73 years old in Čačak.
Edmund Beecher Wilson
American zoologist, geneticist (1856-1939).
Born October 19th, 1856 in Geneva. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1939 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Joseph Ward
New zealand politician (1856–1930).
Born April 26th, 1856 in Melbourne.
Died July 8th, 1930 at 74 years old in Wellington.
William Rainey Harper
American academic administrator (1856-1906).
Born July 26th, 1856 in New Concord.
Died January 10th, 1906 at 49 years old in Chicago.
Zaiyi
Qing dynasty imperial prince (1856-1922).
Born August 26th, 1856 in Beijing.
Died November 24th, 1922 at 66 years old in Beijing.
Maurycy Gottlieb
Polish painter and student of jan matejko (1856-1879).
Born February 21st, 1856 in Drohobych. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1879 at 23 years old in Kraków (pharyngitis). [ref]
Carl David Tolmé Runge
German mathematician and physicist.
Born August 30th, 1856 in Bremen.
Died January 3rd, 1927 at 70 years old in Göttingen.
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