Famous Birthdays In 1856

Apr 12 William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen) was born in the year 1856.  

Apr 22 [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 24 Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) was born in the year 1856.  

Apr 26 Sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930) was born on this day in history.  

May 06 In the year 1856 birth of robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909)  

May 06 Sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology was born on this day in history.  

May 13 In the year 1856 birth of peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art  

May 13 Tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.  

May 15 Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born in the year 1856.  

May 20 In the year 1856 birth of henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter  

May 25 On this day in history birth of louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. 1942)  

May 26 On this day in history birth of george Templeton Strong, composer  

Jun 08 On this day in history birth of natalia Janotha, composer  

Jun 14 In the year 1856 birth of andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain)  

Jun 19 Elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 22 On this day in history birth of henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn)  

Jun 30 On this day in history birth of gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers)  

Jul 06 In the year 1856 birth of edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT  

Jul 07 On this day in history birth of george Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England)  

Jul 09 Daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum) was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 10 Nikola Tesla, Croatian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 15 Owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 21 On this day in history birth of harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)  

Jul 21 Louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect was born on this day in history.  

Jul 23 Arthur H Bird, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 23 On this day in history birth of bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindi leader  

Jul 24 On this day in history birth of charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941)  

Jul 26 On this day in history birth of george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)  

Jul 30 Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 01 George Coulthard, Former Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1883) was born in the year 1856.  

Aug 03 On this day in history birth of alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919)  

Aug 10 Paul Geisler, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Aug 12 "Diamond Jim" Brady, American financier (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 15 J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament was born in the year 1856.  

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

Jan 11 Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] in the year 1856.  

Jan 12 Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Jan 16 In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)  

Jan 17 On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41  

Jan 24 In the year 1856 death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)  

Feb 08 In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

Feb 17 On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris