Leon Benois
(1856-1928)

Russian architect (1856-1928) – Leon Benois was born in Petergof (City in Russia) on August 11th, 1856 and died in Saint Petersburg (Federal city in and former capital of Russia) on February 8th, 1928 at the age of 71. Today Leon Benois would be 167 years old.

Age

how old was Leon Benois when he died?

Leon Benois died in 1928 at the age of 71.

Biographical data

Birthday	August 11th, 1856 (Monday)
Place of Birth	Petergof City in Russia
Death Date	February 8th, 1928 (Wednesday)
Death place	Saint Petersburg Federal city in and former capital of Russia
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Leo (The Lion) ♌
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

Other personalities born on August 11

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

Christiaan Eijkman

Dutch physician

*August 11th, 1858, Nijkerk †November 5th, 1930, Utrecht

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

*August 11th, 1923, Berlin †June 26th, 2020, Berlin

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French rapper

*August 11th, 1992, Villeneuve-la-Garenne

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

Frieda Lawrence

German writer

*August 11th, 1879, Metz †August 11th, 1956, Taos

Eric Carmen

American singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist (1949–2024)

*August 11th, 1949, Cleveland †March 10th, 2024, Lyndhurst

Edgar de Wahl

Estonian teacher and linguist

*August 11th, 1867, Olviopol †March 9th, 1948, Tallinn

Steve Wozniak

American–Serbian computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

Alyson Stoner

American actor, singer and dancer

*August 11th, 1993, Toledo

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director

*August 11th, 1944, Carnoustie

Elena Kitić

Serbian pop singer

*August 11th, 1997, Hanover

Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor (born 1983)

*August 11th, 1983, Melbourne

David Henry Hwang

American playwright

*August 11th, 1957, Los Angeles

Ben Gibbard

American singer, songwriter and guitarist

*August 11th, 1976, Bremerton

Sophie Okonedo

British actress

*August 11th, 1968, London

Paul Boche

German actor and model

*August 11th, 1987, Eisenach

Rodolfo Graziani

Italian general (1882-1955)

*August 11th, 1882, Filettino †January 11th, 1955, Rome

Enid Blyton

English author (1897–1968)

*August 11th, 1897, London †November 28th, 1968, London

Albert Boehringer

German chemist

*August 11th, 1861, Stuttgart †March 10th, 1939, Nieder-Ingelheim

Adelbert Düringer

German judge and politician (1855-1924)

*August 11th, 1855, Mannheim †September 2nd, 1924, Berlin

Lara Grice

American actress

*August 11th, 1971, New Orleans

Lloyd Nolan

American actor (1902-1985)

*August 11th, 1902, San Francisco †September 27th, 1985, Los Angeles

Luis Lacalle Pou

42nd President of Uruguay

*August 11th, 1973, Montevideo

Also born in 1856

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, Oslo

Sigmund Freud

Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)

*May 6th, 1856, Příbor †September 23rd, 1939, London

Nikola Tesla

Serbian-American inventor (1856–1943)

*July 10th, 1856, Smiljan †January 7th, 1943, New York City

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)

*July 26th, 1856, Dublin †November 2nd, 1950, Ayot St Lawrence

Woodrow Wilson

President of the United States from 1913 to 1921

*December 28th, 1856, Woodrow Wilson Birthplace †February 3rd, 1924, Woodrow Wilson House

Georg von der Marwitz

German general (1856–1929)

*July 7th, 1856, Słupsk †October 27th, 1929, Unichowo

Anna Elizabeth Klumpke

American portrait and genre painter (1856-1942)

*October 28th, 1856, San Francisco †February 9th, 1942, San Francisco

Alexander Bernewitz

Latvian theologian (1856-1919)

*May 26th, 1856, Kandava †January 16th, 1919, Kandava

L. Frank Baum

American author of children's books (1856–1919)

*May 15th, 1856, Chittenango †May 6th, 1919, Hollywood

Philippe Pétain

French military and political leader (1856–1951)

*April 24th, 1856, Cauchy-à-la-Tour †July 23rd, 1951, Port-Joinville

John Singer Sargent

American painter (1856–1925)

*January 12th, 1856, Florence †April 15th, 1925, London

Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg

German politician (1856–1921)

*November 29th, 1856, Hohenfinow †January 1st, 1921, Hohenfinow

Frank B. Kellogg

American politician (1856-1937)

*December 22nd, 1856, Potsdam †December 21st, 1937, Saint Paul

J. J. Thomson

British physicist (1856-1940)

*December 18th, 1856, Cheetham Hill †August 30th, 1940, Cambridge

Karl Adolph Gjellerup

Danish writer

*November 30th, 1856, Roholte †October 13th, 1919, Klotzsche

Booker T. Washington

African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915)

*April 5th, 1856, Hale's Ford †November 14th, 1915, Tuskegee

Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper

German botanist (1856–1901)

*May 12th, 1856, Strasbourg †September 9th, 1901, Basel

William Wallace Denslow

American illustrator and caricaturist

*May 25th, 1856, Philadelphia †May 27th, 1915, Knickerbocker Hospital

Diamond Jim Brady

American businessman

*August 12th, 1856, New York City †April 13th, 1917, Atlantic City

Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo

Spanish author

*November 3rd, 1856, Santander †May 19th, 1912, Santander

Georges Petit

French art dealer (1856-1920)

*March 11th, 1856, Paris †May 12th, 1920, Paris

William Massey

Prime Minister of New Zealand (1856-1925)

*March 26th, 1856, Limavady †May 10th, 1925, Wellington

Pierre Decourcelle

French writer and playwright

*January 25th, 1856, Boulevard Saint-Martin †October 10th, 1926, rue du Cirque

Henri-Edmond Cross

French Neo-Impressionist painter (1856-1910)

*May 20th, 1856, Douai †May 16th, 1910, Le Lavandou

William Archer

Scottish critic and translator

*September 23rd, 1856, Perth †December 27th, 1924, London

Eddie Foy

American actor (1856-1928)

*March 9th, 1856, Greenwich Village †February 16th, 1928, Kansas City

Aparicio Saravia

Uruguayan politician (1857-1904)

*August 16th, 1856, Cerro Largo Department †September 10th, 1904, Santana do Livramento

Mikhail Vrubel

Russian painter (1856-1910)

*March 5th, 1856, Omsk †April 1st, 1910, Saint Petersburg

Frederick Winslow Taylor

American mechanical engineer (1856–1915)

*March 20th, 1856, Germantown †March 21st, 1915, Philadelphia

Edward Jakobowski

British composer

*April 17th, 1856, London †April 29th, 1929, London

Leon Benois

Birthday

When was Leon Benois born?

Leon Benois was born on August 11th, 1856.

Death

When did Leon Benois die?

Leon Benois died on February 8th, 1928 at the age of 71 in Saint Petersburg (Federal city in and former capital of Russia). Today Leon Benois would be 167 years old.