Famous Birthdays
- Graciano López Jaena, Filipino journalist (La Solidaridad), orator, social reformist, and national hero, born in Jaro, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire (d. 1896)
J. J. Thomson
J. J. Thomson, English physicist who discovered the electron (Nobel 1906), born in Manchester, England (d. 1940)
1856 Highlights
About December 18, 1856
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 165 years, 1 month and 8 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Sagittarius
