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In the year 1857
242 Notable birthdays
Wilhelm Johannsen
Danish botanist (1857-1927).
Born February 3rd, 1857 in Copenhagen.
Died November 11th, 1927 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Arthur Wesley Dow
American painter and photographer.
Born April 6th, 1857 in Ipswich. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1922 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]
Yusuf Izzettin Efendi
Ottoman prince, son of sultan abdülaziz (1857–1916).
Born October 10th, 1857 in Istanbul.
Died February 1st, 1916 at 58 years old in Istanbul.
Albert Ballin
German businessman (1857-1918).
Born August 15th, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1918 at 61 years old in Hamburg (drug overdose). [ref]
Edward Emerson Barnard
American astronomer and astronomical photographer (1857-1923).
Born December 16th, 1857 in Nashville.
Died February 6th, 1923 at 65 years old in Williams Bay.
Tim Keefe
American baseball player.
Born January 1st, 1857 in Cambridge.
Died April 23rd, 1933 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
Alexandru C. Cuza
Romanian politician (1857-1947).
Born November 8th, 1857 in Iași. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1947 at 89 years old in Sibiu. [ref]
Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
Portuguese infanta (1857-1943).
Born March 19th, 1857 in Bronnbach.
Died March 11th, 1943 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Victor Horsley
Physiologist and surgeon.
Born April 14th, 1857 in Kensington.
Died July 16th, 1916 at 59 years old in Amarah (hyperthermia).
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
Danish writer.
Born June 2nd, 1857 in Roholte. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1919 at 62 years old in Klotzsche. [ref]
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Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius