1856
Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (died 1951)
Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (died 1951)
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1856
Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1930)
Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1930)
1856
José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, President of Uruguay (died 1929)
José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, President of Uruguay (died 1929)
1855
Yukteswar Giri, Indian guru and educator (died 1936)
Yukteswar Giri, Indian guru and educator (died 1936)
1855
Ella Stewart Udall, American telegraphist (died 1937)
Ella Stewart Udall, American telegraphist (died 1937)
1855
Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (died 1931)
Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (died 1931)
1854
Charles Sumner Tainter, American engineer and inventor (died 1940)
Charles Sumner Tainter, American engineer and inventor (died 1940)
1854
Hertha Marks Ayrton, Polish-British engineer, mathematician, and physicist
Hertha Marks Ayrton, Polish-British engineer, mathematician, and physicist
1854
Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist and engineer (died 1912)
Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist and engineer (died 1912)
1854
Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943)
Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943)
1852
Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934)
Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934)
1851
Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, third Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (died 1930)
Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, third Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (died 1930)
1851
Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, third Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (died 1930)
Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, third Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (died 1930)
1851
James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (died 1908)
James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (died 1908)
1851
Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1925)
Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1925)
1851
Siegmund Lubin, Polish-American businessman, founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (died 1923)
Siegmund Lubin, Polish-American businessman, founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (died 1923)
1850
Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (died 1925)
Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (died 1925)
1850
Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general and politician (died 1921)
Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general and politician (died 1921)