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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Sholem Aleichem
Author
2-Mar-1859 13-May-1916 Fiddler on the Roof
Samuel Alexander
Philosopher
6-Jan-1859 13-Sep-1938 Space, Time, and Deity
Svante Arrhenius
Chemist
19-Feb-1859 2-Oct-1927 Explored electrolytic conductivity
Henri Bergson
Philosopher
18-Oct-1859 4-Jan-1941 L'Évolution Créatrice
Billy the Kid
Criminal
23-Nov-1859 14-Jul-1881 Frontier outlaw
Lloyd W. Bowers
Attorney
9-Mar-1859 9-Sep-1910 US Solicitor General, 1909-10
John Burke
Politician
25-Feb-1859 14-May-1937 North Dakota Governor, US Treasurer
Florian Cajori
Historian
28-Feb-1859 14-Aug-1930 A History of Mathematics
Walter Camp
Football
7-Apr-1859 14-Mar-1925 Father of American football
Venustiano Carranza
Head of State
29-Dec-1859 21-May-1920 President of Mexico, 1917-20
Pierre Curie
Physicist
15-May-1859 19-Apr-1906 Early investigator of radiation
George Nathaniel Curzon
Government
11-Jan-1859 20-Mar-1925 Created the Kingdom of Jordan
Westmoreland Davis
Politician
21-Aug-1859 7-Sep-1942 Governor of Virginia, 1918-22
Reginald De Koven
Composer
3-Apr-1859 16-Jan-1920 Oh, Promise Me
John Dewey
Educator
20-Oct-1859 1-Jun-1952 Pragmatist philosopher, education reformer
Arthur Conan Doyle
Novelist
22-May-1859 7-Jul-1930 Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Alfred Dreyfus
Victim
9-Oct-1859 12-Jul-1935 Dreyfus Affair scapegoat
William F. Durand
Engineer
5-Mar-1859 9-Aug-1958 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Havelock Ellis
Biologist
2-Feb-1859 8-Jul-1939 Studies in the Psychology of Sex
William L. Emmet
Engineer
10-Jul-1859 26-Sep-1941 All-electric warships
George Ferris
Engineer
14-Feb-1859 22-Nov-1896 Ferris Wheel
Duncan U. Fletcher
Politician
6-Jan-1859 17-Jun-1936 Congressman from Florida, 1909-36
Cass Gilbert
Architect
24-Nov-1859 17-May-1934 Woolworth Building
Kenneth Grahame
Novelist
8-Mar-1859 6-Jul-1932 The Wind in the Willows
Knut Hamsun
Novelist
4-Aug-1859 19-Feb-1952 Norwegian novelist, Sult
Childe Hassam
Painter
17-Oct-1859 27-Aug-1935 American impressionist, one of "The Ten"
Verner von Heidenstam
Author
6-Jul-1859 20-May-1940 The Charles Men
Victor Herbert
Composer
1-Feb-1859 24-May-1924 Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
August Herrmann
Baseball
3-May-1859 25-Apr-1931 Commissioner of Baseball, 1903-20
A. E. Housman
Poet
26-Mar-1859 30-Apr-1936 A Shropshire Lad
Edmund Husserl
Philosopher
8-Apr-1859 26-Apr-1938 Phenomenological philosopher
J. Franklin Jameson
Historian
19-Sep-1859 28-Sep-1937 Dictionary of United States History
Pierre Janet
Psychologist
30-May-1859 24-Feb-1947 Founder of Automatic Psychology
Jean Jaurès
Politician
3-Sep-1859 31-Jul-1914 French socialist leader
Jerome K. Jerome
Author
2-May-1859 14-Jun-1927 Three Men in a Boat
Florence Kelley
Activist
12-Sep-1859 17-Feb-1932 Founder of National Consumers League
Samuel A. Kendall
Politician
1-Nov-1859 8-Jan-1933 Congressman, committed suicide
Basil King
Novelist
26-Feb-1859 22-Jun-1928 The Inner Shrine
George P. Lawrence
Politician
19-May-1859 21-Nov-1917 Congressman, committed suicide
George L. Lilley
Politician
3-Aug-1859 21-Apr-1909 Governor of Connecticut, 1909
Jacques Loeb
Doctor
7-Apr-1859 11-Feb-1924 Investigator of artificial parthenogenesis
Oscar Mayer
Business
29-Mar-1859 11-Mar-1955 Oscar Mayer Meats, Inc.
Maurice Prendergast
Painter
10-Oct-1859 1-Feb-1924 American Post-Impressionist watercolorist
Elmore Y. Sarles
Politician
15-Jan-1859 14-Feb-1929 Governor of North Dakota, 1905-07
Georges Seurat
Painter
2-Dec-1859 29-Mar-1891 A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
Theobald Smith
Scientist
31-Jul-1859 10-Dec-1934 Infectious and parasitic diseases
William Alden Smith
Politician
12-May-1859 11-Oct-1932 US Senator from Michigan, 1907-19
Nahum Sokolow
Activist
3-Feb-1859 17-May-1936 World Zionist Organization
William D. Stephens
Politician
26-Dec-1859 25-Apr-1944 Governor of California, 1917-23
Willis Van Devanter
Judge
17-Apr-1859 8-Feb-1941 US Supreme Court Justice, 1911-37
Thomas J. Walsh
Politician
12-Jun-1859 2-Mar-1933 US Senator from Montana, 1913-33
Kaiser Wilhelm
Head of State
27-Jan-1859 4-Jun-1941 Last of the German emperors


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