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In the year 1859

288 Notable birthdays

Nikolay Gamaleya

Russian and soviet physician and scientist who played a pioneering role in microbiology and vaccine research.

Born February 17th, 1859 in Odesa.

Died March 29th, 1949 at 90 years old in Moscow.

Karl Muck

German-born swiss conductor of classical music.

Born October 22nd, 1859 in Darmstadt. [ref]

Died March 4th, 1940 at 80 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]

Edward Martyn

Irish nationalist and cultural activist (1859-1923).

Born January 30th, 1859 in County Galway.

Died December 15th, 1923 at 64 years old in County Galway (brain cancer).

Daisy Bates

Irish australian journalist known for her work with aboriginal people.

Born October 16th, 1859 in Roscrea.

Died April 18th, 1951 at 91 years old in Adelaide.

Jacques Loeb

German-born american physiologist and biologist (1859-1924).

Born April 7th, 1859 in Mayen. [ref]

Died February 11th, 1924 at 64 years old in Hamilton. [ref]

Otto Hölder

German mathematician.

Born December 22nd, 1859 in Stuttgart.

Died August 29th, 1937 at 77 years old in Leipzig.

Robert Demachy

French photographer (1859-1936).

Born July 7th, 1859 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]

Died December 29th, 1936 at 77 years old in Hennequeville. [ref]

Luigi Capello

Italian general.

Born April 14th, 1859 in Intra.

Died June 25th, 1941 at 82 years old in Rome.

Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen

Prinz von sachsen-meiningen (1859-1941).

Born September 27th, 1859 in Meiningen.

Died December 19th, 1941 at 82 years old in Altenstein Palace.

Gilbert Hitchcock

American politician (1859-1934).

Born September 18th, 1859 in Omaha.

Died February 3rd, 1934 at 74 years old in Omaha.

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