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In the year 1859
288 Notable birthdays
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]
L. L. Zamenhof
Ophthalmologist and inventor of esperanto.
Born December 15th, 1859 in Białystok. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1917 at 57 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Havelock Ellis
British physician, writer, and social reformer (1859-1939).
Born February 2nd, 1859 in Croydon. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1939 at 80 years old in Hintlesham. [ref]
Henry Ossawa Tanner
American artist (1859-1937).
Born June 21st, 1859 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1937 at 77 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mansfield Smith-Cumming
Chief of the secret intelligence service.
Born April 1st, 1859 in British Raj, South London.
Died June 14th, 1923 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Sholem Aleichem
Jewish writer and playwright of yiddish, who worked in ukraine and the united states (1859-1916).
Born March 2nd, 1859 in Pereiaslav. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1916 at 57 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Kenneth Grahame
British novelist.
Born March 8th, 1859 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1932 at 73 years old in Berkshire. [ref]
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe
Royal navy officer (1859-1935).
Born December 5th, 1859 in Southampton.
Died November 20th, 1935 at 75 years old in Kensington.
Walter Camp
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1859-1925).
Born April 7th, 1859 in New Britain.
Died March 14th, 1925 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
George Lansbury
British politician and reformer (1859–1940).
Born February 21st, 1859 in Halesworth.
Died May 7th, 1940 at 81 years old in Golders Green (stomach cancer).
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