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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Richard A. Ballinger
Government
9-Jul-1858 6-Jun-1922 US Interior Secretary, 1909-11
Paul C. Barth
Politician
1858 12-Aug-1907 Mayor of Louisville, 1905-07
Franz Boas
Anthropologist
9-Jul-1858 22-Dec-1942 Father of American Anthropology
J. C. Bose
Botanist
30-Nov-1858 23-Nov-1937 Plant physiology
William D. Boyce
Activist
16-Jun-1858 11-Jun-1929 Founder of Boy Scouts of America
Frank A. Briggs
Politician
15-Sep-1858 9-Aug-1898 Governor of North Dakota, 1897-98
Emma Calvé
Singer
15-Aug-1858 6-Jan-1942 Operatic soprano, Carmen
Charles Chesnutt
Novelist
20-Jun-1858 15-Nov-1932 The Conjure Woman
Rudolf Diesel
Inventor
18-Mar-1858 30-Sep-1913 Inventor of the diesel engine
Émile Durkheim
Sociologist
15-Apr-1858 15-Nov-1917 Rules of the Sociological Method
Eleanora Duse
Actor
3-Oct-1858 21-Apr-1924 Most famous Italian actress of her time
Christiaan Eijkman
Scientist
11-Aug-1858 5-Nov-1930 Research led to discovery of vitamins
Albert W. Gilchrist
Politician
15-Jan-1858 15-May-1926 Governor of Florida, 1909-13
Carter Glass
Politician
4-Jan-1858 28-May-1946 US Senator from Virginia, 1920-46
George Goethals
Architect
29-Jun-1858 21-Jan-1928 Creator of the Panama Canal
Rémy de Gourmont
Poet
4-Apr-1858 27-Sep-1915 Promenades Littéraires
Gustav V
Royalty
16-Jun-1858 29-Oct-1950 King of Sweden, 1907-50
John A. Hill
Publisher
22-Feb-1858 24-Jan-1916 Co-Founder of the McGraw-Hill Companies
Edward M. House
Diplomat
26-Jul-1858 28-Mar-1938 Advisor to Woodrow Wilson
Benjamin Kidd
Sociologist
9-Sep-1858 2-Oct-1916 Social Evolution
Selma Lagerlöf
Author
20-Nov-1858 16-Mar-1940 First female Nobel Prize for Literature
Andrew Bonar Law
Head of State
16-Sep-1858 30-Oct-1923 UK Prime Minister, 1922-23
Aylmer Maude
Translator
28-Mar-1858 25-Aug-1938 Translator of Tolstoy
Oskar Minkowski
Doctor
13-Jan-1858 18-Jul-1931 Linked pancreas to diabetes
E. Nesbit
Novelist
15-Aug-1858 4-May-1924 The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Adolph Ochs
Publisher
12-Mar-1858 8-Apr-1935 New York Times Publisher, 1896-1936
Albert S. Osborn
Scientist
1858 1946 Questioned Documents
Giuseppe Peano
Mathematician
27-Aug-1858 20-Apr-1932 Infinitesimal calculus
Gerard Philips
Business
9-Oct-1858 25-Jan-1942 Founder of Philips Electronics
Mahlon Pitney
Judge
5-Feb-1858 9-Dec-1924 US Supreme Court Justice, 1912-22
Max Planck
Physicist
23-Apr-1858 4-Oct-1947 Originator of quantum theory
Giacomo Puccini
Composer
22-Dec-1858 29-Nov-1924 Madame Butterfly
Ludwig Quidde
Activist
23-Mar-1858 4-Mar-1941 German pacifist, Nobel Prize recipient
William C. Redfield
Politician
18-Jun-1858 13-Jun-1932 US Commerce Secretary, 1913-19
May Robson
Actor
19-Apr-1858 20-Oct-1942 Lady for a Day
Theodore Roosevelt
Head of State
27-Oct-1858 6-Jan-1919 26th US President, 1901-09
Georg Simmel
Sociologist
1-Mar-1858 26-Sep-1918 Philosophy of Money
Otis Skinner
Actor
28-Jun-1858 4-Jan-1942 American stage actor
Jerome Smucker
Business
5-Dec-1858 19-Mar-1948 Founder of J. M. Smucker Company
George W. Wickersham
Government
19-Sep-1858 26-Jan-1936 US Attorney General, 1909-13


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