Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1856

Apr 12 William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen) was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 24 On this day in history birth of henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime)  

Apr 26 In the year 1856 birth of sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)  

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

May 06 On this day in history birth of sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology  

May 13 Peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art was born in the year 1856.  

May 13 On this day in history birth of tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (d. 1938)  

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 Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

May 26 In the year 1856 birth of george Templeton Strong, composer  

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

Jun 14 Andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain) was born in the year 1856.  

Jun 19 In the year 1856 birth of elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia)  

Jun 22 Henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn) was born in the year 1856.  

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

Jul 06 Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 07 In the year 1856 birth of george Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England)  

Jul 09 On this day in history birth of daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum)  

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 On this day in history birth of owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain)  

Jul 21 In the year 1856 birth of harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)  

Jul 21 On this day in history birth of louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect  

Jul 23 On this day in history birth of arthur H Bird, composer  

Jul 23 In the year 1856 birth of bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindi leader  

Jul 24 Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 26 In the year 1856 birth of george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)  

Jul 30 On this day in history birth of richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith)  

Aug 01 In the year 1856 birth of george Coulthard, Former Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1883)  

Aug 03 In the year 1856 birth of alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919)  

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

Aug 12 On this day in history birth of "Diamond Jim" Brady, American financier (d. 1917)  

Aug 15 In the year 1856 birth of j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament  

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Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]  

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

Jan 16 On this day in history death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)  

Jan 17 In the year 1856 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 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.