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In the year 1857

242 Notable birthdays

Rudolf Thurneysen

Swiss linguist and celticist (1857-1940).

Born March 14th, 1857 in Basel.

Died August 9th, 1940 at 83 years old in Bonn.

Knut Ångström

Swedish physicist (1857-1910).

Born January 12th, 1857 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]

Died March 4th, 1910 at 53 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]

Alfred Bruneau

French composer (1857-1934).

Born March 3rd, 1857 in Paris. [ref]

Died June 15th, 1934 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]

Antônio Mariano de Oliveira

Brazilian writer.

Born April 28th, 1857 in Saquarema.

Died January 19th, 1937 at 79 years old in Niterói.

Louis Dollo

Belgian paleontologist (1857-1931).

Born December 7th, 1857 in Lille. [ref]

Died April 19th, 1931 at 73 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]

Frederick of Hohenau

German noble (1857-1914).

Born May 21st, 1857 in Dresden.

Died April 15th, 1914 at 56 years old in Ochla, Lubusz Voivodeship.

Moisés Santiago Bertoni

Paraguayan politician and swiss botanist (1857-1929).

Born June 15th, 1857 in Lottigna.

Died September 19th, 1929 at 72 years old in Foz do Iguaçu (malaria).

Jón Sveinsson

Icelandic writer.

Born November 16th, 1857 in Akureyri.

Died October 16th, 1944 at 86 years old in Cologne.

Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch

German chemist (1857-1935).

Born March 7th, 1857 in Dresden.

Died March 14th, 1935 at 78 years old in Dresden.

Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux

Anglo-french writer (1857-1944).

Born February 27th, 1857 in Leamington Hastings. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1944 at 86 years old in Aurillac. [ref]

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