Birthdays Date 1852 | History by KabAstro

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905)

Jan 26 Italian-French explorer of the Congo (Brazzaville named after him), born in Rome, Papal States

Jan 29 Frederic Hymen Cowen, British pianist, conductor, and composer (Thorgrim), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1935)
Jan 29 Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor and playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa), born in Haimanalele, Ploiesti, Romania (d. 1912)
Jan 31 Alfredo Napoleão dos Santos, Portuguese pianist, and composer, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1917)
Feb 2 Teunis Stoel, Dutch actor and director (Small Theater), born in Rotterdam (d. 1914)
Feb 5 Terauchi Masatake, Japanese soldier and politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1916-18), born in Hirai Village, Japan (d. 1919)
Feb 12 Hendrik Blink, Dutch geographer (Van de Eems tot de Schelde) (d. 1931)
Feb 13 Johan Louis Emil Dreyer, Danish-British astronomer (New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1926)

Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916)

Feb 16 American religious leader (founder of the Bible School Movement that led to Jehovah's Witnesses), born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Feb 16 Mary Ewing Outerbridge, American citizen credited with importing tennis to the US from Bermuda (1874), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1886)
Feb 16 William S. Scarborough, American linguist and author (Birds of Aristophanes), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 1926)
Feb 20 Nikolai Garin-Michailovski], Russian railroad engineer (Trans-Siberian railway) and author (Tjoma Kartashov), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1906) [OS=2/08]
Feb 21 Burner Matthews, American academic and critic who established study of theatre (NY Times), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1929)
Feb 22 Pieter Klazes Pel, Dutch physician (Pel-Ebstein fever), born in Drachten, Smallingerland, Netherlands (d. 1919)
Feb 24 George Moore, Irish painter and novelist (Esther Waters), born in Moore Hall, County Mayo, Ireland (d. 1933)
Feb 26 John Harvey Kellogg, American surgeon and nutritionist, inspired flaked cereal industry, born in Tyrone, Michigan (d. 1943)
Feb 29 Frank Gavan Duffy, Australian barrister and judge (High Court of Australia, 1913-35, and Chief Justice of Australia, 1931-35), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1936)
Mar 1 Théophile Delcassé, French statesman (Entente Cordiale), born in Pamiers, France (d. 1923)
Mar 6 Josef Bayer, Austrian composer, and music director (Austrian Court Ballet, 1883-1913), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1913)
Mar 15 Augusta Gregory [Lady Gregory], Irish writer and playwright (Golden Apple) and theatre manager (co-founded Abbey theatre), born in Roxborough, Ireland (d. 1932)
Apr 1 Edward Austin Abbey, American painter (Quest of the Holy Grail mural at Boston Public Library), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1911)
Apr 12 Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician (Proving π ["pi"] is a transcendental number), born in Hanover, German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1939)

Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852-1919)

Apr 13 American businessman, retail pioneer (Five-and-Dimes; self-service display cases) and founder of F. W. Woolworth Co, born in Rodman, New York [1]

Apr 14 Henrique Oswald, Brazilian composer, born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1931)
Apr 17 Cap Anson, American Baseball HOF first baseman (NL batting champion 1881, 88; 8 × NL RBI leader; Chicago White Stockings/Colts) and manager (Philadelphia A's, Chicago White Stockings/Colts, NY Giants), born in Marshalltown, Iowa (d. 1922)
Apr 18 George Clausen, English painter, born in London (d. 1944)
Apr 22 Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1905-12), born in Biebrich Palace, Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau (d. 1912)
Apr 23 Edwin Markham, American poet (1st winner of American Acad of Poets Award 1937), born in Oregon City, Oregon (d. 1940)
Apr 30 Charley Jones, American MLB Baseball outfielder, and one of the first sluggers, 1875-88 (Cincinnati Reds; Boston Red Caps, and 3 other teams), born in Alamance County, North Carolina (d. 1911)

Calamity Jane (1852-1903)

May 1 American frontierswoman, born in Princeton, Missouri

May 1 Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish histologist (central nervous system) and neuroscientist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906), born in Petilla de Aragón, Navarre, Spain (d. 1934)
May 4 Alice Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland, born in London (d. 1934)
May 11 Charles W. Fairbanks, 26th Vice President of the United States (Republican: 1905-09) and Senator, born in Unionville Center, Ohio (d. 1918)
May 18 Gertrude Käsebier, American pioneering photographer, born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1934)
May 22 Émile Sauret, French violinist and composer, born in Dun-le-Roi, France (d. 1920)
May 24 Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, Scottish politician, born in London (d. 1936)
May 25 William Muldoon, American wrestler and owner of NY health institute "The Olympia", born in Caneadea, Allegany County, New York (d. 1933)
May 27 Billy Barnes, English cricket all-rounder (21 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 134, 51 wickets, BB 6/28; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England (d. 1899)
May 29 Heinrich Kàan-Albest, Bohemian pianist and composer, born in Ternopil, Austrian Empire (d. 1926)
May 31 Francisco Moreno, Argentine explorer (Patagonia), and museum founder (he La Plata Museum of Natural History), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1919)
May 31 Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, born in Barmen, Kingdom of Prussia (now part of Wuppertal, Germany) (d. 1921)
Jun 23 Raoul Pugno, Italian-French piano prodigy, organist (Church of Saint-Eugène, 1872–92), composer, and pedagogue (Paris Conservatoire, 1892-1901), born in Paris, France (d. 1914)
Jun 24 Victor Adler, Austrian politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs), born in Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1918)

Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926)

Jun 25 Catalan-Spanish architect (Sagrada Família, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló), born in Reus, Catalonia, Spain

Jun 28 Hans Huber, Swiss composer and pedagogue, born in Eppenberg-Wöschnau, Switzerland (d. 1921)
Jul 5 Stefano Gobatti, Italian composer, born in Bergantino, Italy (d. 1913)
Jul 6 John Albert Delany, Australian composer, born in Ratcliff, London (d. 1907)
Jul 10 Alfred von Kiderlen-Wächter, German foreign minister, born in Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany (d. 1912)

Hipólito Yrigoyen (1852-1933)

Jul 12 President of Argentina (1916-22, 1928-30), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jul 13 George Bradley, American baseball pitcher (first no-hitter in MLB history 1876; NL ERA leader 1876), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1931)
Jul 20 Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer, and politician (Prime Minister, 1908-13; Council of State, 1913-18; Minister of Justice, 1918-25), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1932)
Jul 27 Edward Onslow Ford, English sculptor, born in Islington, London, England (d. 1901)
Aug 8 Barend Barendse, Dutch actor and director (Heilig recht), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1935)
Aug 12 Fr. Michael J. McGivney, Irish-American Catholic priest, and founder the Knights of Columbus fraternal organization, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1890)
Aug 21 Benedetto Junck, Italian composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1903)
Aug 22 Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy), born in Faenza, Italy (d. 1909)
Aug 23 Arnold Toynbee, English economic historian and social reformer, born in London (d. 1883)
Aug 23 Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia for one day in 1882, born in Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Colombia (d. 1913)
Aug 30 Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff, Dutch physical chemist (Nobel 1901), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1911)
Aug 31 Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1925)
Sep 2 Paul Bourget, French novelist and critic (d. 1935)
Sep 8 Gojong, Emperor Gwangmu of Korea (1897-1907), born in Unhyeon Palace, Hanseong, Joseon dynasty, Korea (d. 1919)
Sep 10 Alice Brown Davis, first female Principal Chief of the Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma (1922-35), born in Park Hill, Indian Territory (d. 1935)

H. H. Asquith (1852-1928)

Sep 12 British Prime Minister (Liberal: 1908-16), born in Morley, England

Sep 15 Edward Bouchet, American physicist, 1st African American to receive US Ph.D, born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1918)
Sep 15 Jan Matzeliger, Surinamese-Dutch-American inventor (shoe lasting machine), born in Paramaribo, Dutch Guyana (now Suriname) (d. 1889)
Sep 20 Édouard Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro), born in Belœil, Belgium (d. 1929)
Sep 23 William Stewart Halsted, American pioneering surgeon (introduced anesthesia and antisepsis while addicted to cocaine and opium), born in New York City (d. 1922) [1]
Sep 25 Cornelis Jacobus Snijders, Dutch military leader - Supreme Commander of Dutch Navy (1910-18), born in Nieuwe-Tonge, Netherlands (d. 1939)
Sep 25 Hans Vaihinger, German philosopher (Nietzsche Philosophy), born in Nehren, Germany (d. 1933)

Henri Moissan (1852-1907)

Sep 28 French chemist who isolated the element "fluorine" from its compounds (Nobel 1906), born in Paris

John French (1852-1925)

Sep 28 1st Earl of Ypres and British WWI field marshal, born in Ripple, Kent, England

Sep 30 Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist, conductor, composer, and music teacher (Royal College of Music, 1882-1924), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1924)

William Ramsay (1852-1916)

Oct 2 Scottish chemist who discovered noble gases (Nobel 1904), born in Glasgow, Scotland

Emil Fischer (1852-1919)

Oct 9 German chemist, discovered Fischer esterification (Nobel Prize 1902), born in Euskirchen, Rhine Province

Oct 15 Wilhelm Posse, German composer, born in Bromberg, Province of Posen (now Poland) (d. 1925)
Oct 23 Jean-Louis Forain, French impressionist etcher and lithographer, born in Reims, France (d. 1931)
Oct 31 Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, American writer (Revolt of Mother), born in Randolph, Massachusetts (d. 1930)
Nov 3 Emperor Meiji [Mutsuhito], 122nd Emperor of Japan (1867-1912), born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1912)
Nov 7 Bohdan Borkowski, Polish composer, born in Tenczynek, Kraków, Poland (d. 1901)
Nov 11 Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austro-Hungarian field marshal, born in Penzing, Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1925)
Nov 21 Francisco Tárrega, Spanish composer, born in Villarreal, Spain (d. 1909)
Nov 22 Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and pacifist (Nobel 1909), born in La Flèche, France (d. 1924)
Nov 25 Johan Salvator, Archduke of Austria, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1890)
Nov 26 Yamamoto Gonnohyōe, Japanese admiral and politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1913-1914, 1923-1924), born in Kagoshima, Japan (d. 1933)
Nov 29 Paul Hillemacher, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1933)
Dec 4 Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist and honorary member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1920), born in Saint Petersburg (d. 1934)
Dec 5 Thomas Laub, Danish organist and composer, born in Langå, Denmark (d. 1927)

Henri Becquerel (1852-1908)

Dec 15 French physicist who discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903), born in Paris, France

Dec 15 Muḥammad Tawfīq Pasha, Khedive of Egypt (1879-92), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1892)
Dec 17 Herbert Beerbohm Tree, British actor and theatre manager (King John, Trilby), born in Kensington, London (d. 1917)
Dec 18 Gaetano Coronaro, Italian conductor, pedagogue, and composer (La Creola), born in Vicenza, Austrian Empire (now Italy) (d. 1908)
Dec 19 Albert A. Michelson, American physicist (Nobel Prize 1907), born in Strelno Prussia (d. 1931)