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

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of william M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen)  

Apr 22 [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans) was born in the year 1856.  

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 On this day in history birth of robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909)  

May 06 In the year 1856 birth of sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology  

May 13 On this day in history 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 Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter was born in the year 1856.  

May 25 In the year 1856 birth of louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (d. 1942)  

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 On this day in history 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 Henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 30 Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 06 On this day in history birth of edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT  

Jul 07 George Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum) was born on this day in history.  

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 Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jul 23 Arthur H Bird, composer was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 23 Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindi leader was born in the year 1856.  

Jul 24 In the year 1856 birth of charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941)  

Jul 26 George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 30 Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith) was born in the year 1856.  

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

Aug 03 Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 10 On this day in history birth of paul Geisler, composer  

Aug 12 "Diamond Jim" Brady, American financier (d. 1917) was born in the year 1856.  

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 in the year 1856.  

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

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

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

Jan 17 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1856.  

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 on this day in history.  

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