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In the year 1854
241 Notable birthdays
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1900 at 46 years old in Paris (meningitis). [ref]
Ned Kelly
Australian bushranger (1854–1880).
Born December 28th, 1854 in Victoria.
Died November 11th, 1880 at 25 years old in Melbourne (hanging).
Prince Louis of Battenberg
European royalty/naval officer (1854-1921).
Died September 11th, 1921 at 67 years old in London.
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854–1891).
Born October 20th, 1854 in Charleville (Ardennes). [ref]
Died November 10th, 1891 at 37 years old in Marseille (bone cancer). [ref]
John Philip Sousa
American conductor and composer.
Born November 6th, 1854 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1932 at 77 years old in Reading (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lady Randolph Churchill
American-born british wife of lord randolph churchill, mother of winston churchill, editor (1854-1921).
Born January 9th, 1854 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1921 at 67 years old in London (gangrene). [ref]
Henri Poincaré
French mathematician, physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science (1854-1912).
Born April 29th, 1854 in Nancy.
Died July 17th, 1912 at 58 years old in Paris (embolism). [ref]
George Eastman
American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer.
Born July 12th, 1854 in Waterville. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1932 at 77 years old in Rochester (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Paul Ehrlich
German physician and scientist.
Born March 14th, 1854 in Strzelin. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1915 at 61 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (stroke). [ref]
Jane Toppan
American serial killer.
Born March 31st, 1854 in Boston.
Died October 29th, 1938 at 84 years old in Taunton.
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