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In the year 1859
325 Notable birthdays
Jan Ligthart
Dutch educator (1859–1916).
Born January 11th, 1859 in Amsterdam.
Died February 16th, 1916 at 57 years old in Laag-Soeren (drowning).
Van Dyke Brooke
American actor, screenwriter and film director.
Born June 22nd, 1859 in Detroit.
Died September 17th, 1921 at 62 years old in Saratoga Springs.
Henri Coudreau
French geographer and explorer (1859-1899).
Born November 16th, 1859 in Sonnac.
Died November 10th, 1899 at 39 years old in Trombetas River (malaria).
Vela Blagoeva
Bulgarian writer and educator, editor.
Born September 29th, 1859 in Veliko Tarnovo. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1921 at 61 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Wilhelm Cohn
German chess player (1859-1913).
Born February 6th, 1859 in Berlin.
Died August 17th, 1913 at 54 years old in Charlottenburg.
Hans Freiherr von Wangenheim
German diplomat and noble (1859-1915).
Born July 4th, 1859 in Georgenthal.
Died October 25th, 1915 at 56 years old in Constantinople.
Karl Bleibtreu
German literary critic (1859–1928).
Born January 13th, 1859 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1928 at 69 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Gaston Moch
French esperantist and artillery officer (1859–1935).
Born March 6th, 1859 in Saint-Cyr-l'École.
Died July 3rd, 1935 at 76 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Menyhért Palágyi
Hungarian mathematician, philosopher, physicist (1859-1924).
Born December 16th, 1859 in Paks.
Died July 14th, 1924 at 64 years old in Darmstadt.
Karel Václav Rais
Czech poet, bookwriter and writer (1859-1926).
Born January 4th, 1859 in Lázně Bělohrad. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1926 at 67 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
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