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In the year 1857
277 Notable birthdays
Paul Doumer
French statesman (1857-1932).
Born March 22nd, 1857 in Aurillac. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1932 at 75 years old in Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Eugen Bleuler
Swiss psychiatrist (1857-1939).
Born April 30th, 1857 in Zollikon. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1939 at 82 years old in Zollikon. [ref]
Shibli Nomani
British indian islamic scholar, thinker, author, orator, poet and critic of orientalists.
Born June 3rd, 1857 in Azamgarh.
Died November 18th, 1914 at 57 years old
Shyamji Krishna Varma
An indian revolutionary, lawyer and journalist who founded the indian home rule society, india house and the indian sociologist in london (1857-1930).
Born October 4th, 1857 in Cutch State, Mandvi, British Raj.
Died March 30th, 1930 at 72 years old in Switzerland, Geneva.
Theodor Kittelsen
Norwegian artist (1857-1914).
Born April 27th, 1857 in Kragerø. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1914 at 56 years old in Jeløya. [ref]
George Gissing
English novelist (1857–1903).
Born November 22nd, 1857 in Wakefield.
Died December 28th, 1903 at 46 years old in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (pulmonary emphysema).
Alexander of Battenberg
Bulgarian ruler.
Born April 5th, 1857 in Verona.
Died November 17th, 1893 at 36 years old in Graz.
Eugène Atget
French photographer (1857-1927).
Born February 12th, 1857 in Libourne. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1927 at 70 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Italian composer.
Born April 23rd, 1857 in Naples. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1919 at 62 years old in Montecatini Terme. [ref]
Charles Scott Sherrington
English footballer, neurophysiologist and nobel prize recipient (1857–1952).
Born November 27th, 1857 in London.
Died March 4th, 1952 at 94 years old in Eastbourne.
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