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In the year 1859
288 Notable birthdays
Sergei Lyapunov
Russian composer and pianist.
Born November 30th, 1859 in Yaroslavl. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1924 at 64 years old in Paris (heart failure). [ref]
Natalie of Serbia
Serbian queen.
Born May 14th, 1859 in Florence.
Died September 8th, 1941 at 82 years old in Saint-Denis.
Kostis Palamas
Greek poet.
Born January 13th, 1859 in Patras. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1943 at 84 years old in Athens. [ref]
Adolf Hurwitz
German mathematician.
Born March 26th, 1859 in Hildesheim. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1919 at 60 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Paul César Helleu
French portrait artist (1859-1927).
Born December 17th, 1859 in Vannes. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1927 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (surgical complications). [ref]
Florian Cajori
American mathematician.
Born February 28th, 1859 in Scharans. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1930 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Francisco Ferrer
19th and 20th-century catalan anarchist and educationist.
Born January 10th, 1859 in Alella. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1909 at 50 years old in Barcelona (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Felipe Agoncillo
Filipino politician (1859-1941).
Died September 29th, 1941 at 82 years old in Manila.
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria
Bavarian prince and physician (1859-1949).
Born October 22nd, 1859 in Madrid.
Died November 23rd, 1949 at 90 years old in Munich.
Peter Altenberg
Austrian writer and poet.
Born March 9th, 1859 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1919 at 59 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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