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 (1856-1940)
English physicist who discovered the electron (Nobel 1906), born in Manchester, England
Born in 1856
1856 Highlights
About December 18, 1856
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 166 years, 9 months and 4 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Sagittarius