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In the year 1857
242 Notable birthdays
William Howard Taft
President of the united states from 1909 to 1913.
Born September 15th, 1857 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1930 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Joseph Conrad
Polish-british writer.
Born December 3rd, 1857 in Berdychiv. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1924 at 66 years old in Bishopsbourne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
Fifth daughter and youngest child of queen victoria and prince albert (1857-1944).
Born April 14th, 1857 in Buckingham Palace.
Died October 26th, 1944 at 87 years old in Brantridge Park.
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Lieutenant-general in the british army, writer, founder and chief scout of the scout movement (1857-1941).
Born February 22nd, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1941 at 83 years old in Nyeri. [ref]
Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss linguist (1857-1913).
Born November 26th, 1857 in Geneva. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 55 years old in Vufflens-le-Château. [ref]
Edward Elgar
English composer (1857-1934).
Born June 2nd, 1857 in Lower Broadheath. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1934 at 76 years old in Worcester (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Milton S. Hershey
American businessman (1857-1945).
Born September 13th, 1857 in Derry Township.
Died October 13th, 1945 at 88 years old in Hershey (pneumonia).
Clarence Darrow
American lawyer and leading member of the american civil liberties union (1857-1938).
Born April 18th, 1857 in Kinsman Township. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1938 at 80 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Fergus Suter
Scottish footballer (1857-1916).
Born November 21st, 1857 in Glasgow.
Died July 31st, 1916 at 58 years old in Blackpool.
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
German physicist.
Born February 22nd, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1894 at 36 years old in Bonn (sepsis). [ref]
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle