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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
David Belasco
Playwright
25-Jul-1853 14-May-1931 Madame Butterfly
W. Murray Crane
Politician
23-Apr-1853 2-Oct-1920 Governor and Senator from Massachusetts
Henri Alexandre Deslandres
Astronomer
24-Jul-1853 15-Jan-1948 Spectroheliograph
Edward F. Dunne
Politician
12-Oct-1853 24-May-1937 Governor of Illinois, 1913-17
William Gillette
Actor
24-Jul-1853 29-Apr-1937 Portrayed Sherlock Holmes on the stage
Leander Starr Jameson
Head of State
9-Feb-1853 26-Nov-1917 Last Prime Minister of Capetown
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Physicist
21-Sep-1853 21-Feb-1926 Liquefied helium and discovered superconductivity
Philander Knox
Government
6-May-1853 12-Oct-1921 US Secretary of State, 1909-13
Albrecht Kossel
Scientist
16-Sep-1853 5-Jul-1927 Chemistry of tissues and cells
Lillie Langtry
Socialite
13-Oct-1853 12-Feb-1929 Mistress of future King Edward VII
Frederick W. Lehmann
Attorney
28-Feb-1853 12-Sep-1931 US Solicitor General, 1910-12
Hendrik Lorentz
Physicist
18-Jul-1853 4-Feb-1928 Electrons
José Martí
Activist
28-Jan-1853 19-May-1895 Cuban hero
Bat Masterson
Government
26-Nov-1853 25-Oct-1921 Frontier peace officer
Lawrence Maxwell, Jr.
Attorney
4-May-1853 18-Feb-1927 US Solicitor General, 1893-95
Tom McLaury
Criminal
30-Jun-1853 26-Oct-1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Victor H. Metcalf
Government
10-Oct-1853 20-Feb-1936 US Secretary of the Navy, 1906-08
André Michelin
Business
16-Jan-1853 4-Apr-1931 Founder of Michelin Group
William H. Moody
Judge
23-Feb-1853 2-Jul-1917 US Supreme Court Justice, 1906-10
Wilhelm Ostwald
Chemist
2-Sep-1853 4-Apr-1932 Ostwald's Law of Dilution and Conductivity
Thomas Nelson Page
Author
23-Apr-1853 1-Nov-1922 In Ole Virginia
Lucy Parsons
Anarchist
1853 7-Mar-1942 Anarchist labor organizer
Howard Pyle
Artist
5-Mar-1853 9-Nov-1911 Art Nouveau children's book illustrator
Cecil Rhodes
Business
5-Jul-1853 26-Mar-1902 De Beers
Henry Roberts
Politician
22-Jun-1853 1-May-1929 Governor of Connecticut, 1905-07
John Frank Stevens
Engineer
25-Apr-1853 2-Jun-1943 Chief engineer of the Panama Canal
Elihu Thomson
Inventor
29-Mar-1853 13-Mar-1937 Electric welding and A/C motors
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Actor
17-Dec-1853 2-Jul-1917 Founder, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Vincent van Gogh
Painter
30-Mar-1853 29-Jul-1890 Troubled and brilliant painter


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