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Famous People Born in July 1854

Leoš JanáčekLeoš Janáček (1854-1928)

Jul 3 Czech composer, born in Hukvaldy, Moravia, Austrian Empire

Leoš Janáček
  • Jul 4 Heinrich Zöllner, German composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1941)
  • Jul 4 Victor Babeş, Romanian physician and bacteriologist, born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1926)
  • Jul 10 James T. Kelley, Irish actor (The Rink, The Immigrant), born in Castlebar, Ireland (d. 1933)

George EastmanGeorge Eastman (1854-1932)

Jul 12 American inventor (Kodak camera) and founder of the Eastman Kodak Company, born in Waterville, New York

George Eastman
  • Jul 14 Alexander Alexandrovich Kopylov, Russian imperial composer and violinist (d. 1911)
  • Jul 19 Daniel Josephus Jitta, Dutch High Court lawyer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1925)
  • Jul 29 Georg Kerschensteiner, German educator (Theory of Education)
  • Jul 31 Jose Canalejas, premier of Spain (1910-12), born in El Ferrol, Spain (d. 1912)

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