1
Karl Marx
(Philosopher & Economist - Famous for His Theory of 'Marxism' )
207
117
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 5th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Trier, Germany
Died: March 14, 1883
2
Frederick Douglass
(American Social Reformer, Abolitionist, Orator, Writer, and Statesman)
137
19
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 14th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Talbot County, Maryland, United States
Died: February 20, 1895
3
Mary Todd Lincoln
(Wife of Former US President Abraham Lincoln and the First Lady of the United States (1861 - 1865))
42
13
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 13th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: July 16, 1882
4
Emily Brontë
(Novelist)
38
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 30th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Thornton, West Yorkshire
Died: December 19, 1848
5
Alexander II of Russia
(Emperor of Russia (1855 - 1881))
27
12
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 13, 1881
6
Ignaz Semmelweis
(Physician)
17
7
Birthdate: 1st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tabán, Budapest, Hungary
Died: August 13, 1865
7
James Prescott Joule
(Physicist)
39
0
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 24th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
Died: October 11, 1889
8
Ivan Turgenev
(Novelist, Short Story Writer, Poet & Popularizer of Russian Literature in the West)
12
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 9th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oryol, Russia
Died: September 3, 1883
9
Lucy Stone
(American Abolitionist, Suffragist, Orator, and Women's Rights Activist)
15
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 13th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: West Brookfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: October 19, 1893
10
Tewodros II of Ethiopia
(Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 to 1868)
8
2
11
Charles Gounod
(French Composer Best Known for His Operas: ‘Faust’ and ‘Roméo et Juliette’)
11
2
Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 17th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 18, 1893
12
Wade Hampton III
(General)
9
2
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 28th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: April 11, 1902
13
Maria Mitchell
(Astronomer)
34
5
14
Richard Jordan Gatling
(Inventor)
5
1
Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hertford County
Died: February 26, 1903
15
Marius Petipa
(One of the Most Influential Ballet Masters and Choreographers in Ballet History)
5
2
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: 11th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: July 14, 1910
16
Francesco Crispi
(Prime Minister, Statesman,Lawyer Journalist)
4
0
Listed In: Prime Ministers
Birthdate: 4th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ribera, Agrigento, Italy
Died: August 12, 1901
17
Sophie of Württemberg
(Queen)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 17th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ludwigsburg Residential Palace, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Died: June 3, 1877
18
John Henninger Reagan
(Former United States Senator from Texas)
6
2
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 8th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: March 6, 1905
19
Don Carlos Buell
(Military personnel)
1
0
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 23rd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lowell
Died: November 19, 1898
20
Manuelito
(Tribe Leader)
2
0
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Bears Ears, Utah, United States
Died: 1893 AD
21
Elizabeth Keckley
(Author)
0
0
Listed In: Non-Fiction Writers
Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Historic Dinwiddie Courthouse, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Died: April 30, 1907
22
Joshua A. Norton
(Proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States")
2
2
Birthdate: 4th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London or other parts of England
Died: January 8, 1880
23
Alexander Bain - Philosopher
(Scottish Philosopher and Educationalist)
7
1
Listed In: Philosophers
Birthdate: 11th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: September 18, 1903
24
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
(Archduke)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 29th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 20, 1874
25
Amelia Bloomer
(American Women's Rights Advocate and Newspaper Editor)
1
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 27th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Homer, New York, United States
Died: December 30, 1894
26
Emil du Bois-Reymond
(German Physiologist and Physician Who Developed Experimental Electrophysiology and Co-Discovering Nerve Action Potential)
3
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 7th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: December 26, 1896
27
Angelo Secchi
(Italian Jesuit Priest and Astrophysicist, Who Made the First Survey of the Spectra of Stars)
3
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 28th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Died: February 26, 1878
28
Elizabeth Van Lew
(Abolitionist Known for Operating a Spy Ring for ‘Union Army’ During the ‘American Civil War’)
1
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died: September 25, 1900
29
George Brown
(Journalist, Politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 29th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland,
Died: May 9, 1880
30
Jacob Burckhardt
(Swiss Historian of Art and Culture)
1
1
Listed In: Historians
Birthdate: 25th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: August 8, 1897
31
Amalia of Oldenburg
(Queen)
0
0
Listed In: Empresses & Queens
Birthdate: 21st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oldenburg, Germany
Died: May 20, 1875
32
Irvin McDowell
(Officer)
2
2
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 15th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbus
Died: May 4, 1885
33
Ernest II
(Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
0
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: 21st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Germany
Died: August 22, 1893
34
Marco Minghetti
(Prime Minister, Politician, economist)
1
0
Listed In: Prime Ministers
Birthdate: 18th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: December 10, 1886
35
Christian IX of Denmark
(Former King of Denmark (1863 – 1906))
4
6
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 8th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Germany
Died: January 29, 1906
36
Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet
(Art collector)
0
0
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 21st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: July 20, 1890
37
Samuel Leonard Tilley
(Politician)
0
0
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 8th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gagetown, Canada
Died: June 25, 1896
38
Zachris Topelius
(Finnish Writer, Poet and Historian Best Known for Writing Finnish Historical Novels in Swedish)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 14th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nykarleby, Finland
Died: March 12, 1898
39
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
(Chemist, University teacher)
2
2
40
P.G.T. Beauregard
(Confederate general during American Civil War)
3
4
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 28th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States
Died: February 20, 1893
41
Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Prince)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 13th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: July 26, 1881
42
Juana Manuela Gorriti
(Writer, Journalist)
2
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 15th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rosario de la Frontera, Argentina
Died: November 6, 1892
43
Cecil Frances Alexander
(Hymnwriter)
0
0
Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 12, 1895
44
James Anthony Froude
(British Historian, Novelist, Biographer, and Editor of Fraser’s Magazine)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 23rd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dartington Rectory, Devon, England
Died: October 20, 1894
45
William M. Evarts
(Politician)
2
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 28, 1901
46
John Albion Andrew
(Politician)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 31st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Windham, Maine, United States
Died: October 30, 1867
47
Arthur Cleveland Coxe
(Former Bishop of Western New York)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 10th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mendham Borough, New Jersey, United States
Died: July 20, 1896
48
Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville
(Chemist)
1
0
Listed In: Chemists
Birthdate: 11th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died: July 1, 1881
49
David Wilson
(Politician)
0
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 17th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hebron, New York, United States
Died: June 9, 1870
50
Mikhail Katkov
(Journalist)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: August 1, 1887
