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In the year 1856
299 Notable birthdays
Tom Mann
Organiser and public speaker in the labour movement in england and australia (1856-1941).
Born April 15th, 1856 in London Borough of Lewisham.
Died March 13th, 1941 at 84 years old [ref]
Kate Douglas Wiggin
American writer (1856-1923).
Born September 28th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died August 24th, 1923 at 66 years old in Harrow.
Naftali Herz Imber
Jewish poet, writer (1856–1909).
Born December 27th, 1856 in Zolochiv.
Died October 8th, 1909 at 52 years old in Manhattan.
Christian Sinding
Norwegian composer (1856–1941).
Born January 11th, 1856 in Kongsberg.
Died December 3rd, 1941 at 85 years old in Oslo.
Hermann von François
German general (1856–1933).
Born January 31st, 1856 in Luxembourg.
Died May 15th, 1933 at 77 years old in Lichterfelde.
Maurice Sarrail
French general.
Born May 4th, 1856 in Carcassonne. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1929 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Charles Émile Picard
French mathematician.
Born July 24th, 1856 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1941 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jules-Albert de Dion
French automotive pioneer (1856-1946).
Born March 9th, 1856 in Nantes. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1946 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain
Inventor of snooker (1856–1944).
Born January 13th, 1856 in Upton Park.
Died May 28th, 1944 at 88 years old in Ascot (myocarditis).
Vasily Rozanov
Russian philosopher.
Born May 2nd, 1856 in Vetluga. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1919 at 62 years old in Sergiyev Posad. [ref]
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A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday. Erma Bombeck