1
Karl Marx
(Philosopher & Economist - Famous for His Theory of 'Marxism' )
186
100
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)
116
17
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))
34
11
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 13th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: July 16, 1882
4
Emily Brontë
(Novelist)
28
6
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))
24
11
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 13, 1881
6
James Prescott Joule
(Physicist)
38
0
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 24th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
Died: October 11, 1889
7
Ignaz Semmelweis
(Physician)
10
7
Birthdate: 1st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tabán, Budapest, Hungary
Died: August 13, 1865
8
Ivan Turgenev
(Novelist, Short Story Writer, Poet & Popularizer of Russian Literature in the West)
8
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 9th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oryol, Russia
Died: September 3, 1883
9
Tewodros II of Ethiopia
(Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 to 1868)
8
2
10
Lucy Stone
(American Abolitionist, Suffragist, Orator, and Women's Rights Activist)
12
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 13th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: West Brookfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: October 19, 1893
11
Charles Gounod
(French Composer Best Known for His Operas: ‘Faust’ and ‘Roméo et Juliette’)
7
0
Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 17th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 18, 1893
12
Maria Mitchell
(Astronomer)
33
5
13
Wade Hampton III
(General)
8
2
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 28th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: April 11, 1902
14
Christian IX of Denmark
(Former King of Denmark (1863 – 1906))
4
3
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 8th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Germany
Died: January 29, 1906
15
Richard Jordan Gatling
(Inventor)
4
0
Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hertford County
Died: February 26, 1903
16
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
17
Marius Petipa
(One of the Most Influential Ballet Masters and Choreographers in Ballet History)
4
2
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: 11th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: July 14, 1910
18
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
19
John Henninger Reagan
(Former United States Senator from Texas)
5
1
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 8th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: March 6, 1905
20
Sophie of Württemberg
(Queen)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 17th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ludwigsburg Residential Palace, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Died: June 3, 1877
21
Jacob Burckhardt
(Swiss Historian of Art and Culture)
1
0
Listed In: Historians
Birthdate: 25th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: August 8, 1897
22
Don Carlos Buell
(Military personnel)
1
0
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 23rd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lowell
Died: November 19, 1898
23
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
(Archduke)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 29th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 20, 1874
24
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
25
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
26
Emil du Bois-Reymond
(German Physiologist and Physician Who Developed Experimental Electrophysiology and Co-Discovering Nerve Action Potential)
2
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 7th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: December 26, 1896
27
Irvin McDowell
(Officer)
2
2
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 15th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbus
Died: May 4, 1885
28
Manuelito
(Tribe Leader)
1
0
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Bears Ears, Utah, United States
Died: 1893 AD
29
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
(Chemist, University teacher)
2
1
30
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
31
Angelo Secchi
(Italian Jesuit Priest and Astrophysicist, Who Made the First Survey of the Spectra of Stars)
2
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 28th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Died: February 26, 1878
32
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
33
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
34
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 13th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: July 26, 1881
35
Cecil Frances Alexander
(Hymnwriter)
0
0
Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 12, 1895
36
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
37
Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle
(Poet of the Parnassian movement)
0
0
Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Paul, Réunion, France
Died: July 17, 1894
38
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
39
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
40
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
41
Thomas Mayne Reid
(Novelist)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 4th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ballyroney, Ireland
Died: October 22, 1883
42
Amelia Bloomer
(American Women's Rights Advocate and Newspaper Editor)
0
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 27th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Homer, New York, United States
Died: December 30, 1894
43
Giovanni Strazza
(Sculptor)
0
0
44
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
45
William Moon
(Teacher)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 18th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Horsmonden, England
Died: October 9, 1894
46
Amalia of Oldenburg
(Queen)
0
0
Listed In: Empresses & Queens
Birthdate: 21st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oldenburg, Germany
Died: May 20, 1875
47
Rudolf von Jhering
(Jurist)
0
0
Listed In: Judges
Birthdate: 22nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Aurich, Germany
Died: September 17, 1892
2
2
Listed In: Royal Family Members
Birthdate: 24th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
Died: January 5, 1901
49
Karl Freiherr von Vogelsang
(Journalist)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 3rd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Legnica, Poland
Died: November 8, 1890
50
František Ladislav Rieger
(Czech Politician Who Led the Early Czech Nationalist Movement)
1
0
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 10th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Semily, Czech Republic
Died: March 3, 1903
