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In the year 1859
305 Notable birthdays
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
British politician (1859-1925).
Born January 11th, 1859 in Kedleston Hall. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1925 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
Dorabji Tata
Indian businessman.
Born August 27th, 1859 in Mumbai.
Died June 3rd, 1932 at 72 years old in Bad Kissingen.
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.
Born February 19th, 1859 in Balingsta parish. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1927 at 68 years old in Stockholm (functional gastrointestinal disorder). [ref]
Smith Wigglesworth
British evangelist (1859-1947).
Born June 8th, 1859 in Yorkshire.
Died March 12th, 1947 at 87 years old in Wakefield.
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]
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).
Archibald Gracie IV
Writer, historian, real estate investor.
Born January 17th, 1859 in Mobile.
Died December 4th, 1912 at 53 years old in New York City (diabetes).
Alfred Edward Housman
British classical scholar and poet (1859-1936).
Born March 26th, 1859 in Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1936 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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