{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1856

Jan 06 Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)  

Jan 09 In the year 1856 birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer  

Jan 11 Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 In the year 1856 birth of john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)  

Jan 14 In the year 1856 birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)  

Jan 18 Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of john Hyatt Brewer, composer  

Feb 02 Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Feb 05 Otto Brahm, German critic/founder (Neue Deutsche Rundschau) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of frank Harris, England, journalist/writer (My Life & Loves)  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926)  

Feb 15 In the year 1856 birth of frank Harris, Galway England, writer  

Feb 16 Rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (d. 1944) was born in the year 1856.  

Feb 16 Willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 On this day in history birth of charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876]  

Mar 01 Florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw) was born in the year 1856.  

Mar 04 Alfred William Rich, English painter (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Toru Dutt, English and French poet and author (d. 1877) was born in the year 1856.  

Mar 07 Matilde Serao, [Tuffolina], Italian writer (Land of Cockayne) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08 In the year 1856 birth of bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (d. 1929)  

Mar 08 On this day in history birth of tom Roberts, Australian artist (d. 1931)  

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (d. 1928)  

Mar 16 In the year 1856 birth of e Louis YY Napoleon Bonaparte, French/English prince  

Mar 17 Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910) was born in the year 1856.  

Mar 20 In the year 1856 birth of frederick Winslow Taylor, father of scientific management  

Mar 20 Sir John Lavery, Irish artist (d. 1941) was born in the year 1856.  

Mar 26 David Alfred Thomas, Glamorganshire UK, 1st Viscount Rhondda was born in the year 1856.  

Apr 01 Acacio Gabriel Viegas, Indian physician (d. 1933) was born in the year 1856.  

Apr 05 Booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st black on US stamp) was born in the year 1856.  

Apr 11 Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer (dominant England bat late 19th cent) was born in the year 1856.  

Apr 11 In the year 1856 birth of constantly Lievens, Flemish missionary in India  

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Jan 05 In the year 1856 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67  

Jan 11 In the year 1856 nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]  

Jan 12 Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died in the year 1856.  

Jan 16 Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.  

Jan 17 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1856.  

Feb 08 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died in the year 1856.  

Feb 17 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.