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Born Mary Jeanette Robison. She was the youngest daughter of Henry Robison of Penrith, Cumberland, England and Julia Schelesinger of Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Her father died in 1860 and her mother remarried. In 1866/67 they were living in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and moved back to London, England in 1871. She ran away from home to marry Charles Leveson Gore in 1875 and in 1877 the young couple went to Fort Worth, Texas, USA to establish a cattle ranch. They survived for two years before moving to New York where her husband died about 1881.

In 1884 she took up acting to support her three children (only her son Edward Gore survived childhood). She played both leads and supporting roles on the road and on Broadway, and over several decades she became highly respected as a character actress. She appeared in a few silent films, then returned to the screen for good in 1926 and flourished in the subsequent sound era. She was usually cast as crusty, gruff, domineering society matron or grandmother. For her portrayal of Damon Runyon's Apple Annie in Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933), one of her rare starring roles, she received a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Ultimately she appeared in more than 60 films, the last of which was released the year of her death.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as the 25th vice president under William McKinley from March to September 1901, and as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900. Having assumed the presidency after McKinley's assassination, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies.

Forceful, authoritative character actor of the 1920s and 1930s. Entered films in 1916. Even by then, close to 60, Kerr was very effectively cast in powerful, dynamic supporting roles, usually most often as a cultured, dignified old man. Probably most memorable as the old Baron Frankenstein in Frankenstein (1931). A brilliant performer of stage and screen, yet terribly obese and a heavy smoker. He died at 74 of lung cancer near his birthplace of London in 1933.

Best-known for performing the most popular baseball poem, "Casey at the Bat." Filmed as one of the first talkies, 5 years before Le chanteur de jazz (1927), Casey at the Bat (1922), was included in Ken Burns' Baseball (1994). Hopper, a fervent New York Giant fan, first performed the then-unknown poem to the Giants and Chicago Cubs, on the day his friend, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Tim Keefe had his record 19 game winning streak stopped, August 14, 1888. The dying General William T. Sherman was also in the audience that evening, along with Keefe and his brother-in-law shortstop/attorney John Montgomery Ward. 2 months later the Giants won New York's first world championship.

Hopper recited Casey for almost 40 years in films, on stage, records, radio etc. Known as the "Husband of His Country" for his 6 marriages. He became totally hairless, with blue-tinged skin, possibly from reaction to a patent medicine. Even so, his powerful voice and great sense of humor mesmerized women all his life. One of his wives was the gossip columnist Hedda Hopper. Their son, the white-maned William Hopper, played private investigator Paul Drake on Perry Mason for many years.

After initial music training in his hometown, he began further studies at the Milan Conservatory under A. Bazzini and A. Ponchielli. In 1884 Puccini celebrated the performance of his first opera "Le Villi" in Milan. The success of the romantic piece earned him a contract with the publisher Giulio Ricordi. In 1989, his second, also romantic opera, "Edgar," was a failure. In contrast, "Manon Lescaut" was enthusiastically received by the Turin audience in 1893. The opera revealed Puccini's artistic touch for the first time. After this first masterpiece, the composer created "La Bohème", which premiered in 1896, a highly acclaimed piece that was internationally received as a prototype of Italian opera at the end of the 19th century. "Madame Butterfly" also became a success, first in Turin in 1904 and then worldwide. "La fanciulla del West" was performed in New York in 1910. Thanks to their outstanding originality, Puccini's operas founded a musical theater that conquered its place in international opera culture alongside those of Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner and has retained it to this day. The master's final work remained unfinished.

Giacomo Puccini died on November 29, 1924 in Brussels. Shortly before that, the composer had been appointed to the Italian Senate. The opera "Turandot" was completed posthumously by the composer Franco Alfano and was first performed in Milan in 1926.

E. Nesbit was born on 15 August 1858 in London, England, UK. E. was a writer, known for Masterpiece Theatre (1971), Les aventures des enfants du chemin de fer (2022) and The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet (1995). E. was married to Thomas Tucker and Hubert Bland. E. died on 4 May 1924 in New Romney, Kent, England, UK.

Frank was considered a "furniture actor" on stage. While on stage he was so often drunk that he had to lean on or hold onto furniture to keep from falling down. Known through the country for his stage work, he was ranked as one of the foremost stage artists prior to moving to Hollywood. Keenan's first wife of forty-four years, was watching him perform on stage when she suffered a stroke and died a few minutes later.

Lady Tree was born on 5 October 1858 in Bexley, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Girl from Maxim's (1933), Maryrose et Rosemary (1932) and Still Waters Run Deep (1916). She was married to Herbert Beerbohm Tree. She died on 7 August 1937 in London, England, UK.

Lagerlöf made her debut in 1891 with The Gösta Berling saga, a story about her own region, Värmland and her home, the country manor Mårbacka. With her novel she starts the wave of romantic nationalist literature in Sweden of the 1890s. Her novel Jerusalem (1901-02) is about religious emigrants from Sweden to Palestine. She is the author of Sweden's most read novel, The Adventures of Nils Holgerssons (1906), a story about a boy traveling across Sweden on the back of a goose. Her stories often evolve around folklore and supernatural events. One of the peaks in her career was her novel The Emperor of Portugal (1914). In 1907 she got a honorary degree at the University of Uppsala, in 1909 she got the Nobel Prize and 1914 she became a member of the Swedish Academy. Her home Mårbacka is now a museum visited by thousands of tourists every year.

Cesare Gravina was born on 23 January 1858 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for L'homme qui rit (1928), The Siren (1917) and Chevaux de bois (1923). He died on 16 September 1954 in New York, USA.

Eleonora Duse was born on 3 October 1858 in Vigevano, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress and writer, known for Les cendres du passé (1917). She was married to Tebaldo Marchetti. She died on 21 April 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Ferdinand Gottschalk was born on 28 February 1858 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Berkeley Square (1933), She Had to Say Yes (1933) and Les Misérables (1935). He died on 10 November 1944 in London, England, UK.

F.A. Turner was born on 12 October 1858 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Le petit démon (1917), Restitution (1918) and A Man and His Mate (1915). He died on 13 February 1923.

Sarah Adler was born on 26 May 1858 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Sins of the Parents (1914). She was married to Jacob P. Adler and Maurice Heine. She died on 28 April 1953 in New York City, New York, USA.

George Alexander was born on 19 June 1858 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1916), Garden of Lies (1915) and Masks and Faces (1917). He was married to Florence Jane (née Théleur). He died on 15 March 1918 in London, England, UK.

Charles Hawtrey was born on 21 September 1858 in Eton, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for A Message from Mars (1913), The Private Secretary (1935) and Honeymoon for Three (1915). He was married to Katherine Elsie Emma Petre and Madeline 'Mae' Harriet. He died on 30 July 1923 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.

Otis Skinner was born on 28 June 1858 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Kismet (1930), Kismet (1920) and Tom's Little Star (1919). He was married to Maud Durbin. He died on 4 January 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.

Frank R. Benson was born on 4 November 1858 in Alresford, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Taming of the Shrew (1911), Julius Caesar (1911) and Richard III (1911). He was married to Constance Benson. He died on 31 December 1939 in London, England, UK.

Frances Trego Montgomery was a prolific writer of children's stories during the early twentieth century. She is best known for her popular "Billy Whiskers" series, which were about the misadventures of a mischievous but somewhat short-tempered goat. Many children, including the future President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, loved the books--twenty-five in all--and couldn't get enough of them. Other books by Mrs. Montgomery included an early science fiction book for children called "The Wonderful Electric Elephant." She died on board the Cunard liner S.S. Franconia while on an around-the-world tour; she had planned to write a book about her travels.

Emmeline Pankhurst was born on 15 July 1858 in Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She was married to Richard Pankhurst. She died on 14 June 1928 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.

Henry Weaver was born on 21 June 1858 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Gloria's Romance (1916), Clover's Rebellion (1917) and Manon Lescaut (1914). He was married to Mary Stella Boniface (actress). He died on 9 May 1922 in Sea Bright, New Jersey, USA.

Forrest Robinson was born on 2 August 1858 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Âmes à vendre (1923), The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1915) and The Meanest Man in the World (1923). He was married to Mabel Bert. He died on 6 January 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Adelheid Wette was born on 4 September 1858 in Siegburg, Germany. She is known for Hänsel und Gretel (1897), Hänsel und Gretel (2015) and Hansel and Gretel (1954). She was previously married to Hermann Wette.

Adelbert Knott was born on 9 December 1858 in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Serenade (1921), La fin d'un roman (1919) and Flame of Youth (1920). He died on 3 May 1933 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Charles W. Chesnutt was born on 20 June 1858 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for Veiled Aristocrats (1932), The Conjure Woman (1926) and The House Behind the Cedars (1927). He died on 15 November 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.