Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement (1857-1941). Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell was born on 22 February 1857 in what is now the United Kingdom. Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell is remembered as a scout leader, writer and politician. Positions held included Chief Scout and member of the House of Lords.
Before and after
- 1857Founding of Kuala Lumpur
- 1857Publication of Madame Bovary
- 1857Rise of spiritism
- 24 January 1857Founding of University of Calcutta
- 22 February 1857Birth of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
- 22 February 1857Birth of Heinrich Hertz
- from 10 May 1857 to 20 June 1858Indian Mutiny of 1857
- 13 May 1857Birth of Ronald Ross
- 31 May 1857Birth of Pius XI
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The era
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