1863
Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (died 1918)
Dragutin Lerman was a Croatian explorer.
Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (died 1918)
The 1860s
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1863
Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (died 1899)
Mary of the Divine Heart, born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German religious sister of the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. The former noblew…
Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (died 1899)
1863
W.W. Jacobs, English novelist and short story writer (died 1943)
William Wymark Jacobs was an English author of short fiction and drama. He is best known for his story "The Monkey's Paw".
W.W. Jacobs, English novelist and short story writer (died 1943)
1863
Herbert Henry Ball, English-Canadian journalist and politician (died 1943)
Herbert Henry Ball was a Canadian politician and journalist.
Herbert Henry Ball, English-Canadian journalist and politician (died 1943)
1863
Horatio Parker, American organist, composer, and educator (died 1919)
Horatio William Parker was an American composer, organist and teacher. He was a central figure in musical life in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 19th century, and is best remem…
Horatio Parker, American organist, composer, and educator (died 1919)
1863
Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (died 1947)
Henry Ford was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-cla…
Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (died 1947)
1863
Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator (died 1935)
Jessie Willcox Smith was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators". A contributor to books …
Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator (died 1935)
1863
John Bunny, American actor (died 1915)
John Bunny was an American actor. Bunny began his career as a stage actor, but transitioned to a film career after joining Vitagraph Studios around 1910. At Vitagraph, Bunny made o…
John Bunny, American actor (died 1915)
1863
Mary Church Terrell, American author and activist (died 1954)
Mary "Mollie" Eliza Church Terrell was an American civil rights activist, journalist, teacher, and suffragist. She was one of the first African American women to earn a college deg…
Mary Church Terrell, American author and activist (died 1954)
1863
Ludwig Holborn, German physicist (died 1926)
Ludwig Friedrich Christian Holborn was a German physicist known for his work in the measurement of high temperature using optical pyrometry.
Ludwig Holborn, German physicist (died 1926)
1863
Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1919)
Hugo Haase was a German socialist politician, jurist and pacifist. With Friedrich Ebert, he co-chaired the Council of the People's Deputies during the German Revolution of 1918–19.
Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1919)
1863
Reinhard Scheer, German admiral (died 1928)
Carl Friedrich Heinrich Reinhard Scheer was an admiral in the Imperial German Navy. Scheer joined the navy in 1879 as an officer cadet and progressed through the ranks, commanding …
Reinhard Scheer, German admiral (died 1928)
1863
Pyotr Kozlov, Russian archaeologist and explorer (died 1935)
Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov was a Russian and Soviet traveller and explorer who continued the studies of Nikolai Przhevalsky in Mongolia and Tibet.
Pyotr Kozlov, Russian archaeologist and explorer (died 1935)
1863
Edythe Chapman, American actress (died 1948)
Edythe Chapman was an American stage and silent film actress.
Edythe Chapman, American actress (died 1948)
1863
Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (died 1930)
Edward William Bok was a Dutch-born American editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He was editor of the Ladies' Home Journal for 30 years (1889–1919). He also distributed popul…
Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (died 1930)
1863
Mirko Breyer, Croatian writer, bibliographer, antiquarian, and one of the notable alleged and false victims of the…
Mirko Breyer was a known Croatian writer, bibliographer and antiquarian.
Mirko Breyer, Croatian writer, bibliographer, antiquarian, and one of the notable alleged and false victims of the…
1863
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, Irish politician (born 1782)
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet DL was an Irish baronet, landowner and Conservative politician.
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, Irish politician (born 1782)
1863
Austen Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937)
Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain was a British statesman, Nobel Peace Prize winner, son of Joseph Chamberlain and older half-brother of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He served a…
Austen Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937)
1863
Jean Danjou, French Army officer, killed in action at the Battle of Camarón (born 1828)
Jean Danjou was a decorated captain of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. He commanded the two lieutenants and 62 legionnaires who fought the Battle of Camarón during the Frenc…
Jean Danjou, French Army officer, killed in action at the Battle of Camarón (born 1828)
1863
Stonewall Jackson, American general (born 1824)
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engag…
Stonewall Jackson, American general (born 1824)
1863
Antonio Valero de Bernabé, Latin American liberator (born 1790)
Antonio Vicente Miguel Valero de Bernabé Pacheco, a.k.a. The Liberator from Puerto Rico, was a Puerto Rican military leader. Trained in Spain, he fought with the Spanish Army to ex…
Antonio Valero de Bernabé, Latin American liberator (born 1790)
1863
John F. Reynolds, American general (born 1820)
John Fulton Reynolds was a career United States Army officer and a general in the American Civil War. One of the Union Army's most respected senior commanders, he played a key role…
John F. Reynolds, American general (born 1820)
1863
George Hull Ward, American general (born 1826)
George Hull Ward was a soldier and Union officer in the American Civil War.
George Hull Ward, American general (born 1826)
1863
Little Crow, American tribal leader (born 1810)
Little Crow III was a Wahpekute Dakota chief who led a faction of the Dakota in a five-week war against the United States in 1862.
Little Crow, American tribal leader (born 1810)