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In the year 1859
325 Notable birthdays
Henri Bergson
French philosopher (1859–1941).
Born October 18th, 1859 in Paris.
Died January 4th, 1941 at 81 years old in Paris (bronchitis).
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Viceroy of india and british foreign secretary (1859–1925).
Born January 11th, 1859 in Kedleston Hall.
Died March 20th, 1925 at 66 years old in London.
Venustiano Carranza
44th president of mexico.
Born December 29th, 1859 in Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza.
Died May 21st, 1920 at 60 years old in Tlaxcalantongo (gunshot wound).
Svante August Arrhenius
Swedish astronomer, chemist and physicist (1859–1927).
Born February 19th, 1859 in Wik Castle. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1927 at 68 years old in Stockholm (functional gastrointestinal disorder).
Smith Wigglesworth
British evangelist (1859-1947).
Born June 8th, 1859 in Yorkshire.
Died March 12th, 1947 at 87 years old in Wakefield.
Archibald Gracie IV
Writer, historian, real estate investor (1858–1912).
Born January 17th, 1859 in Mobile.
Died December 4th, 1912 at 53 years old in New York City (diabetes).
Knut Hamsun
Norwegian novelist.
Born August 4th, 1859 in Lom, Vågå. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1952 at 92 years old in Grimstad. [ref]
Fusajirō Yamauchi
Japanese entrepreneur (1859–1940).
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Kyoto. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1940 at 80 years old in Kyoto (cerebrovascular disease).
Jerome K. Jerome
English humorist (1859-1927).
Born August 25th, 1859 in Walsall. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1927 at 67 years old in Northampton (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
L. L. Zamenhof
Polish-jewish physician and inventor of esperanto (1859-1917).
Born December 15th, 1859 in Białystok. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1917 at 57 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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