Famous People Born In 1780
Discover the most famous people born in 1780. The list includes people like Chief Seattle, Richard Mentor Johnson, Bernardino Rivadavia, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Karl Von Clausewitz and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, soldiers, political leaders and theologians born in 1780. This list includes people from United States, France, Germany & England and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gujranwala, Pakistan
Died: June 27, 1839
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, also known as the "Lion of Punjab" and the “Napoleon of the East,” was a Sikh leader who reigned over the northwest Indian subcontinent in the 19th century. He fought valiantly against the Afghans and introduced many modern reforms. His Khalsa Army included people of all religions.
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Delphine LaLaurie(New Orleans Socialite and Serial Killer Who Tortured and Murdered Slaves in Her Household)
Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 7, 1849
Delphine LaLaurie, also known as Marie Delphine Macarty or Madame Blanque, was a socialite from New Orleans who tortured and killed countless slaves in her Royal Street mansion. Her crimes were discovered after a fire at her mansion. An outraged mob subsequently destroyed the house, while she left New Orleans.
Birthdate: 17th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: November 19, 1850
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Mary Somerville
(Scottish Scientist, Writer and Polymath)
Birthdate: 26th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jedburgh, Scotland
Died: November 29, 1872
One of the two pioneering female honorary members of the Royal Astronomical Society, Mary Somerville was a 19th-century polymath and science writer. Though she specialized in math and astronomy, she was also well-versed in botany and geology. The Connection of the Physical Sciences remains her most notable work.
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Elizabeth Fry
(English Prison Reformer Who Played a Major Role in the' Gaol Ac't, Which Necessitated Sex-Segregation of Prisons)
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Norwich
Died: October 12, 1845
Elizabeth Fry was an English social reformer, prison reformer, Quaker, and philanthropist. Nicknamed the Angel of Prisons, Fry played a major role in the Gaol Act, which necessitated sex-segregation of prisons. The act also mandated the appointment of female warders for female inmates.
Birthdate: 1st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Burg bei Magdeburg
Died: November 16, 1831
Carl von Clausewitz was a Prussian military theorist and general. As a theorist, Clausewitz stressed the political aspects of war. His book Vom Kriege, which talks about military strategy, has been very influential despite the fact that it was unfinished at the time of his death. His ideas also influenced personalities like Karl Marx, Mao Zedong, and Leon Trotsky.
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Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
(Painter)
Birthdate: 29th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montauban, France
Died: January 14, 1867
Birthdate: 12th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wellington
Died: February 6, 1838
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Miloš Obrenović I of Serbia
(prince of Serbia)
Birthdate: 18th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gornja Dobrinja, Serbia
Died: September 26, 1860
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Dingiswayo
(Mthethwa leader)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Died: 1817 AD
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William Ellery Channing
(American Unitarian Preacher)
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: October 2, 1842
William Ellery Channing was an American preacher. One of the most important Unitarian preachers in the early-19th century, Channing was also one of Unitarianism's most prominent theologians. Remembered for his impassioned and articulate public speeches and sermons, Channing had a major influence on the New England Transcendentalists. In 1903, he was honored with a statue at the Boston Public Garden.
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Geórgios Karaïskákis
(Military commander)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Mavrommati, Greece
Died: April 23, 1827
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David Porter
(Naval officer)
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 3, 1843
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Tudor Vladimirescu
(Romanian Hero and Revolutionary Leader Who Led the 1821 Wallachian Uprising)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Vladimiri, Romania
Died: June 7, 1821
Romanian revolutionary leader and a national hero, Tudor Vladimirescu led the Wallachian uprising of 1821. Initially part of the Greek Friendly Brotherhood, to overturn the Turkish rule in the Balkans, he later formed his own Wallachian revolt. He was eventually executed on the orders of Greek nationalist politician Alexander Ypsilantis.
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Charles Nodier
(French Author and Librarian Who Introduced a Younger Generation of Romanticists)
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Besançon, France
Died: January 27, 1844
French author Charles Nodier inspired the Romantic writers of his time with his focus on gothic themes. As the director of the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, he led a group of young writers such as Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset. His works include The Vampire Lord Ruthwen and The Book Collector.
Birthdate: 28th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Suhl, Germany
Died: December 18, 1861
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Karl Nesselrode
(Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (1816 - 1856))
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: March 23, 1862
Karl Nesselrode was a Russian German diplomat remembered for his service as the Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire from 1816 to 1856. Nesselrode played a major role during the negotiations with the USA, which defined the boundary between the Oregon Country and Russian America; Nesselrode was a plenipotentiary during the negotiations that culminated in the Russo-American Treaty of 1824.
Birthdate: 1st May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
Died: July 19, 1852
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James FitzGibbon
(Military personnel)
Birthdate: 16th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Glin
Died: December 10, 1862
Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bath, England
Died: November 8, 1842
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George William Evans
(Explorer)
Birthdate: 5th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Warwick, England
Died: October 16, 1852
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Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
(German Chemist Best Known for Inventing the First Lighter)
Birthdate: 13th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hof, Germany
Died: March 24, 1849
German chemist Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner was born amid poverty but managed to get training as an apothecary. After his university education, he taught at the University of Jena. His discovery of the fact that certain chemical elements were similar later led to the development of the periodic law of chemistry.
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Pauline Bonaparte
(Noblewoman)
Birthdate: 20th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Maison Bonaparte, France
Died: June 9, 1825
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Charles City County, Virginia, United States
Died: November 10, 1828
Birthdate: 17th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: November 24, 1860
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Thomas Chalmers
(Vice-President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh From 1835 to 1842)
Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Died: May 31, 1847
Scottish Presbyterian minister and political economist Thomas Chalmers has been immortalized by the town of Port Chalmers in New Zealand, named after him. An ordained minister, he was initially a math lecturer. He later became the Free Church of Scotland’s first moderator. He tried applying Christian ethics to economic problems.
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Jacques Charles Brunet
(Bibliographer)
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 14, 1867
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Buenos Aires
Died: September 2, 1845
Bernardino Rivadavia was an Argentinian politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1826 to 1827. Although he was accepted as the president only in Buenos Aires, Rivadavia is widely regarded as the first president of Argentina. During his presidency, Argentina witnessed an improvement in the education sector.
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André Parmentier
(Landscaper)
Birthdate: 3rd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Enghien, Belgium
Died: November 27, 1830
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Edward Hicks
(American Folk Painter and Distinguished Religious Minister of the 'Society of Friends')
Birthdate: 4th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: August 23, 1849
Initially a Quaker preacher, folk painter Edward Hicks is best remembered for his work The Peaceable Kingdom and its 100 versions. His interest in painting perhaps stemmed for his early years as a coach painter. He mostly depicted the landscapes of New York and Pennsylvania. His works also featured animals.
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Richard Rush
(United States Attorney General)
Birthdate: 29th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Sates
Died: July 30, 1859
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Eswatini
Died: 1836 AD
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Johannes van den Bosch
(Governor-General)
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Herwijnen, Netherlands
Died: January 28, 1844
Birthdate: 14th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 21, 1844
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 30, 1824
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Pierre-Jean de Béranger
(Poet)
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 16, 1857
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Illinois Territory, United States
Died: 1848 AD
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Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
(Princess)
Birthdate: 22nd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kirchheimbolanden, Germany
Died: January 2, 1857
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Élie, duc Decazes
(Politician)
Birthdate: 28th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Martin-de-Laye, France
Died: October 24, 1860
Élie, duc Decazes was a French statesman who led the liberal Doctrinaires party during the Bourbon Restoration. A lawyer by profession, he served as a judge of the Seine Tribunal before entering politics. He was a self-proclaimed royalist and remained faithful to the Bourbons throughout the Hundred Days. He became the prime minister of France in 1819.
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Michael Thomas Sadler
(Politician)
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Snelston, England
Died: July 29, 1835
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Alexander Parris
(American Architect)
Birthdate: 24th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Halifax, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 16, 1852
Alexander Parris was an American architect-engineer. Parris was one of the members of an influential group of architects that played a key role in founding an institute that would later become the American Institute of Architects. Alexander Parris is also credited with designing several lighthouses along the Northeastern United States coastline.
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Robert Torrens
(Politician)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Hervey Hill, Ireland
Died: May 27, 1864
Birthdate: 21st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Repnje, Slovenia
Died: August 11, 1844
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August Leopold Crelle
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wriezen, Germany
Died: October 6, 1855
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: October 24, 1849
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Jules de Polignac
(Statesman)
Birthdate: 14th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: March 2, 1847
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Percy Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford
(British Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia)
Birthdate: 31st August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mayfair, London, England
Died: May 29, 1855
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José Joaquín de Olmedo
(Former President of Ecuador)
Birthdate: 20th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died: February 19, 1847
José Joaquín de Olmedo was an Ecuadorian political leader best remembered for his service as the President of Ecuador from March 1845 to December 1845. A prominent politician, José Joaquín de Olmedo also served as the Vice President of Ecuador from 12 September 1830 to 15 September 1831.
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Namibia
Died: December 31, 1875
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John Wilson Croker
(Author)
Birthdate: 20th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Galway, Ireland
Died: August 10, 1857