1857 in History
33 events found for 1857
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Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (died 1919)
Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (died 1919)
Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian painter and illustrator (died 1914)
Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian painter and illustrator (died 1914)
Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist (died 1940)
Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist (died 1940)
Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (died 1920)
Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (died 1920)
Ronald Ross, Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1932)
Ronald Ross, Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1932)
Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (died 1911)
Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (died 1911)
John Jacob Abel, American biochemist and pharmacologist (died 1938)
John Jacob Abel, American biochemist and pharmacologist (died 1938)
Edward Elgar, English composer and educator (died 1934)
Edward Elgar, English composer and educator (died 1934)
Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1919)
Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1919)
Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (died 1918)
Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (died 1918)
Maurice Perrault, Canadian architect, engineer, and politician, 15th Mayor of Longueuil (died 1909)
Maurice Perrault, Canadian architect, engineer, and politician, 15th Mayor of Longueuil (died 1909)
Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Austrian-Hungarian general (died 1935)
Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Austrian-Hungarian general (died 1935)
Henry Clay Folger, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Folger Shakespeare Library (died 1930)
Henry Clay Folger, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Folger Shakespeare Library (died 1930)
Charles Alderton, American pharmacist, founded Dr
Charles Alderton, American pharmacist, founded Dr
Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (died 1933)
Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (died 1933)