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In the year 1859
290 Notable birthdays
Édouard Michelin
French industrialist.
Born June 23rd, 1859 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1940 at 81 years old in Orcines. [ref]
Paul Hankar
Architect, designer.
Born December 11th, 1859 in Frameries.
Died January 17th, 1901 at 41 years old in City of Brussels.
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla
French engineer.
Born July 26th, 1859 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1940 at 80 years old in Paris.
Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Czech composer and educator.
Born December 30th, 1859 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1951 at 91 years old in Nový Vestec. [ref]
Vittorio Matteo Corcos
Italian painter (1859-1933).
Born October 4th, 1859 in Livorno. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1933 at 74 years old in Florence. [ref]
Mary Anderson
American stage actress (1859-1940).
Born July 28th, 1859 in Sacramento.
Died May 29th, 1940 at 80 years old in Broadway. [ref]
Teodor Axentowicz
Polish artist (1859-1938).
Born May 13th, 1859 in Brașov. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1938 at 79 years old in Kraków.
Andy Adams
American writer of western fiction.
Born May 3rd, 1859 in Whitley County.
Died September 26th, 1935 at 76 years old in Colorado Springs.
Fyodor Schechtel
Russian architect, graphic artist and stage designer (1859-1926).
Born August 7th, 1859 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 7th, 1926 at 66 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Josephine Crowell
Actress.
Born January 11th, 1859 in Nova Scotia.
Died July 27th, 1932 at 73 years old in Amityville.
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