Mary Eleanor Freeman Writer, The House/Certain Shadows on the Wall Author Mary Freeman was born in Massachusetts but moved with her family to Vermont when she was 15. She spent a year at Mt. Holyoke University (then called Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary) and after she left began writing childrens stories and verse. Her parents died in 1883 and she returned to her Massachusetts hometown of Randolph... 31 October 1852 1402. Henry van Dyke Henry van Dyke Writer, The Other Wise Man 10 November 1852 1403. Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf Uncategorised 11 November 1852 1404. John Oxenham John Oxenham Writer, Hearts in Exile English novelist and poet John Oxenham was born William Arthur Dunkerley in Manchester, England, in 1852. His entry into the literary world was not as a writer but as a publisher; with several partners he started the publication The Idler, and later on the weekly To-Day. He traveled extensively in Europe... 12 November 1852 1405. Francisco Tárrega Francisco Tárrega Soundtrack, Sideways 21 November 1852 1406. Billy Madden Billy Madden Self, The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight 10 December 1852 1407. Alois Sedlácek Alois Sedlácek Actor, Marwille detektivem 11 December 1852 1408. Herbert Beerbohm Tree Herbert Beerbohm Tree Actor, King John 17 December 1852 1409. Rika de la Mar Kleij Rika de la Mar Kleij Actress, De cabaret-prinses 21 December 1852 1410. Opie Read Opie Read Writer, Oz: The American Fairyland Opie Percival Read was the youngest of ten children born to Guilford and Elizabeth Wallace Read. He was raised on his parents plantation near Gallatin, Tennessee and later attended Neophagen College in Nashville. Prior to his enrollment, Read had worked for the Franklin (KY) Patriot Newspaper where he learned to set type... 22 December 1852 1411. John Burton John Burton Actor, The Bond Between 7 January 1853 1412. Marie Sloot Marie Sloot Writer, La renzoni 13 January 1853 1413. Tom Ricketts Tom Ricketts Director, Lifes Blind Alley Married to actress Josephine Ditt (Mrs. Tom Ricketts), Ricketts directed the first motion picture in Hollywood. Starting in the honkytonks of London, he became of the best Shakespearean actors of his day. Ricketts worked up to a few days before his death. Leaving for work at Universal, his bad cold developed into pneumonia and his health quickly went down hill to his death... 15 January 1853 1414. Rutland Barrington Rutland Barrington Actor, Still Waters Run Deep Rutland Barrington was one of the most important and popular members of the DOyly Carte Opera Company, the company set up by impressario Richard DOyly Carte to perform the operatic works of W S Gilbert and A S Sullivan. Joining in 1877, Barrington created the following roles: Dr Daly in The Sorcerer... 15 January 1853 1415. Johnston Forbes-Robertson Johnston Forbes-Robertson Actor, The Passing of the Third Floor Back Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937) was an English actor and theatrical impresario that George Bernard Shaw and other critics considered to be the finest Hamlet of his generation. Forbes-Robertson had trained to be an artist and was not overly fond of acting, but he took to the boards to make a living... 16 January 1853 1416. Horace James Horace James Actor, A Womans Woman 17 January 1853 1417. José Martí José Martí Soundtrack, Antz 28 January 1853 1418. Beatrice DeMille Beatrice DeMille Writer, Castles for Two 30 January 1853 1419. Johanne Krum-Hunderup Johanne Krum-Hunderup Actress, Fra fyrste til knejpevært 2 February 1853 1420. Hudson Maxim Hudson Maxim Self, An American Home 3 February 1853 1421. Frank Desprez Frank Desprez Writer, Lasca of the Rio Grande 10 February 1853 1422. Frederick Treves Frederick Treves Writer, The Elephant Man Frederick Treves was a famous pioneer in abdominal surgery. Today he is mostly remembered as the physician to the Elephant Man. On May 4, 1901, Treves was knighted by King Edward VII on whom he had performed an appendicectomy. 15 February 1853 1423. Arthur Shirley Arthur Shirley Writer, The Grip of Iron 17 February 1853 1424. August Belmont Jr. August Belmont Jr. Self, Our Mutual Girl 18 February 1853 1425. Laura La Varnie Laura La Varnie Actress, Mickey 2 March 1853 1426. Eduardo Scarpetta Eduardo Scarpetta Writer, Miseria e nobiltà 13 March 1853 1427. Eugene Wiley Presbrey Eugene Wiley Presbrey Writer, Raffles Presbrey made his stage debut at the Boston Theatre in 1874. Writer of seven Raffles (the amateur cracksman) films, Presbrey also wrote adapta-tions for Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, The Courtship of Miles Standish and The Barrier. He was also a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the Mecca Temple in New York City. 13 March 1853 1428. W.H. Bainbridge W.H. Bainbridge Actor, A Broadway Scandal 21 March 1853 1429. Clément Maurice Clément Maurice Producer, Le duel dHamlet 22 March 1853 1430. George Barnum George Barnum Actor, Minnie 22 March 1853 1431. Jossé Maria Lepanto Jossé Maria Lepanto Actor, Anna und Elisabeth 23 March 1853 1432. Jacob Breda Bull Jacob Breda Bull Writer, The Bride of Glomdal 28 March 1853 1433. Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh Writer, Van Gogh: Painted with Words Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Zundert, Netherlands. His father, named Theodorus van Gogh, was a Protestant minister. His mother, named Anna Cornelia Carbentus, was a daughter of the book-binder to the King Willem Carbentus; who had bound the first Consitution of Holland. Vincent Van Gogh was given the name of his elder brother... 30 March 1853 1434. Søren Nielsen Søren Nielsen Director, Kærlighed ved Hoffet 1 April 1853 1435. Howard Pyle Howard Pyle Writer, The Black Shield of Falworth 5 April 1853 1436. Owen Hall Owen Hall Writer, Marquis 10 April 1853 1437. Linda Niko Linda Niko Self, A táncz 10 April 1853 1438. Thomas Nelson Page Thomas Nelson Page Writer, The Outcast 23 April 1853 1439. Jacob Gordin Jacob Gordin Writer, Sonata 1 May 1853 1440. Marie Verstraete Marie Verstraete Actress, Mooi Juultje van Volendam 2 May 1853 1441. William Herford William Herford Actor, The Man from Hells River 5 May 1853 1442. Marie Wainwright Marie Wainwright Actress, Social Hypocrites 8 May 1853 1443. R.C. Carton R.C. Carton Writer, Rolling in Money British playwright, several of whose plays were adapted for the screen. He began his theatrical career as an actor in Shakespearean plays in London in 1875. His real success, however, came as a playwright. Initially he collaborated with Cecil Raleigh, but made his greatest accomplishments as a solo writer of light comedy... 10 May 1853 1444. Hall Caine Hall Caine Writer, The Manxman Novelist and dramatist Hall Caine, though largely forgotten now, was a hugely popular writer in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. Born Thomas Henry Hall Caine on May 14, 1853, in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, his father was a Manx Man who moved to Liverpool, where he apprenticed as a ships smith... 14 May 1853 1445. John Wesley Hardin John Wesley Hardin Writer, The Lawless Breed John Wesley Hardin was one of the most notorious gunfighters and killers to come out of the Old West (while staying overnight at a hotel, he was awakened by the snoring of a man in the next room; Hardin reached over, grabbed his pistol and fired a shot through the wall, killing the man). Hardin was a Southerner who harbored a deep hatred for blacks; the first man he is known to have killed... 26 May 1853 1446. Paul M. Potter Paul M. Potter Writer, Trilby 3 June 1853 1447. Inda Palmer Inda Palmer Actress, Crossed Wires 4 July 1853 1448. Cecil Rhodes Cecil Rhodes Self, Rt. Honorable Cecil Rhodes 5 July 1853 1449. Olga Lewinsky Olga Lewinsky Actress, Die Tragödie eines verschollenen Fürstensohnes 7 July 1853 1450. Luise Westkirch Luise Westkirch Writer, Die Gesunkenen 8 July 1853 1451. Petar Dobrinovic Petar Dobrinovic Director, Tragedija nase dece 10 July 1853 1452. Lobo da Costa Lobo da Costa Writer, Revelação 12 July 1853 1453. Victor Roger Victor Roger Writer, Clairettes 28 Days 22 July 1853 1454. William Gillette William Gillette Writer, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Handsome American actor, playwright and stage director/producer William Gillette born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1853. His father Francis was a former United States Senator and crusader for the abolition of slavery and womens suffrage, his mother Elisabeth Daggett Hooker is a descendant of Reverend... 24 July 1853 1455. David Belasco David Belasco Writer, Laugh, Clown, Laugh 25 July 1853 1456. Vladimir Korolenko Vladimir Korolenko Writer, Sredi serykh kamney Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko was born July 27, 1853, into the family of a district judge in Zhitomir, Ukraine, Russian Empire. He studied at the St. Petersburg College of Technology, then at the Moscow Academy of Agriculture. In 1876 he was expelled from college for his revolutionary activities... 27 July 1853 1457. Esther De Boer-van Rijk Esther De Boer-van Rijk Actress, Op hoop van zegen 29 July 1853 1458. Charles J. Badger Charles J. Badger Self, Victory 6 August 1853 1459. Lawrence DOrsay Lawrence DOrsay Actor, The Earl of Pawtucket Lawrence DOrsay born in Peterborough, England. Well-known in drama and comedy theatre from the 1880s, perhaps more notable for his starring role in The Earl of Pawtucket at the Manhattan Theatre in 1903. A brilliant star in at least 8 Hollywood comedy and drama movies, he played the typical English monocled upper-class character often seen as Lords or Colonels... 19 August 1853 1460. William Farren William Farren Actor, La poupée 20 August 1853 1461. Alexei Brusilov Alexei Brusilov Uncategorised Born in 1853, Alexei Brusilov served during the last Pre-WWI Russo-Turkish war. Commander of the Russian 8th Army at the outbreak of WWI, he proved himself to be the most successful of Russian generals. In 1916, he led the Brusilov Offensive, which proved to be Russias only truly successful offensive during World War I... 31 August 1853 1462. Kate Mayhew Kate Mayhew Actress, Baseballs Peerless Leader 2 September 1853 1463. Julia Håkansson Julia Håkansson Actress, Elisabet 4 September 1853 1464. Henry C. DeMille Henry C. DeMille Writer, Men and Women 17 September 1853 1465. King Chulalongkorn King Chulalongkorn Self, Berne: Arrivée du roi de Siam 20 September 1853 1466. Prinsesse Thyra Prinsesse Thyra Self, Kong Frederik VIII gæster Jylland 29 September 1853 1467. Armando Palacio Valdés Armando Palacio Valdés Writer, La fe 4 October 1853 1468. Lily Langtry Lily Langtry Actress, His Neighbors Wife 13 October 1853 1469. Marius Berggren Marius Berggren Actor, Et fremmeligt Barn 13 October 1853 1470. Benedito Calixto Benedito Calixto Actor, Amor e Boemia 14 October 1853 1471. Malcolm Watson Malcolm Watson Writer, Sanctuary 22 October 1853 1472. C. Rybner C. Rybner Composer, Abies Irish Rose 26 October 1853 1473. Oskar Panizza Oskar Panizza Writer, Liebeskonzil 12 November 1853 1474. Carl Lindau Carl Lindau Writer, The Tramps 26 November 1853 1475. Anton von Perfall Anton von Perfall Writer, Die Hexe von Norderoog 11 December 1853 1476. Frank McNish Frank McNish Actor, Sapvilles Stalwart Son 14 December 1853 1477. Ralph Delmore Ralph Delmore Actor, In Spite of the Evidence 18 December 1853 1478. William H. Moody William H. Moody Self, Review of U.S. Marine Band by Secy Moody, U.S. Navy 23 December 1853 1479. René Bazin René Bazin Writer, The Land That Dies 26 December 1853 1480. André Messager André Messager Composer, Véronique 30 December 1853 1481. William T. Rock William T. Rock Producer, Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman 31 December 1853 1482. Herbert Gladstone Herbert Gladstone Self, From Durban to Zululand 7 January 1854 1483. Benjamin B. Odell Jr. Benjamin B. Odell Jr. Self, Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession 14 January 1854 1484. George Musgrove George Musgrove Producer, Sweet Nell of Old Drury 21 January 1854 1485. Will Poluski Will Poluski Actor, Picture Palace Piecans 27 January 1854 1486. Ella La Cour Ella La Cour Actress, Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages 31 January 1854 1487. Robert B. Mantell Robert B. Mantell Actor, Under the Red Robe Scots stage actor who late in life appeared in a number of silent films. Educated in Belfast, Ireland, Mantell traveled to America at 24 and played in Romeo and Juliet and East Lynne with Helena Modjeska. He worked constantly in America and Great Britain and established himself as a great success in Shakespearean works... 7 February 1854 1488. H. Keroul H. Keroul Writer, A Night at a Honeymoon 9 February 1854 1489. Carl Gottschalksen Carl Gottschalksen Actor, Hævnens Nat 20 February 1854 1490. Edmond Duquesne Edmond Duquesne Actor, Simone 25 February 1854 1491. Francisco Matarazzo Francisco Matarazzo Producer, Um Crime no Parque Paulista 9 March 1854 1492. Thomas R. Marshall Thomas R. Marshall Actor, The Million Dollar Mystery 14 March 1854 1493. Amalia Kasprowicz Amalia Kasprowicz Actress, Ofiara namietnosci 20 March 1854 1494. Antal Váradi Antal Váradi Writer, István király 2 May 1854 1495. LeRoy Armstrong LeRoy Armstrong Writer, The Ridin Kid from Powder River 13 May 1854 1496. Gabriela Montani Gabriela Montani Actress, Entre Dois Amores 13 May 1854 1497. Louis H. Chrispijn Louis H. Chrispijn Director, De drie vrijgezellen 13 May 1854 1498. Delaunay Delaunay Actor, En détresse 23 May 1854 1499. William Granger William Granger Actor, The Other Tomorrow 24 May 1854 1500. Clara Louise Burnham Clara Louise Burnham Writer, Hearts Haven 25 May 1854
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