Famous People Born In 1842
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Discover the most famous people born in 1842. The list includes people like William James, Ambrose Bierce, Peter Kropotkin, Alfred Marshall, Mary MacKillop and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include physicists, economists, chemists and psychologists born in 1842. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 11th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: August 26, 1910
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: February 8, 1921
Birthdate: 24th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Died: December 1, 1914
Birthdate: 21st September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Constantinople, Constantinople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died: February 10, 1918
Birthdate: 26th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bermondsey
Died: July 13, 1924
Birthdate: 13th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lambeth, London
Died: November 22, 1900
Birthdate: 12th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montaud, France
Died: August 13, 1912
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Okita Sōji(Captain of the First Unit of the 'Shinsengumi', a Special Police Force in Kyoto During Late Shogunate Period)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Edo, Japan
Died: July 19, 1868
Birthdate: 18th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 9, 1898
Birthdate: 18th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Niphad
Died: January 16, 1901
Birthdate: 12th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Langford Grove, Maldon, Essex, England
Died: June 30, 1919
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Josef Breuer(Physician, Psychologist, University teacher, Psychiatrist)
Birthdate: 15th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: June 20, 1925
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James Dewar(Scottish Chemist and Physicist Best Known for His Invention of the 'Vacuum Flask')
Birthdate: 20th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kincardine, Scotland
Died: March 27, 1923
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Karl May(German Writer Known for His Adventure Novels Set in the American Old West)
Birthdate: 25th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany
Died: March 30, 1912
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Mary MacKillop(Australian Religious Sister Who Has Been Declared a Saint By the Catholic Church)
Birthdate: 15th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fitzroy, Australia
Died: August 8, 1909
Birthdate: 1st January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Died: January 16, 1923
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria
Died: January 18, 1919
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Died: September 14, 1914
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Battleford, Canada
Died: July 4, 1886
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Clarence King(US Geologist and Mountaineer Who Was the 1st Director of the US Geological Survey)
Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: December 24, 1901
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cherepovets, Novgorod Governorate, Russia
Died: April 13, 1904
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Sam Davis(Confederate Soldier Who was Executed by Union Forces and Remembered for His Courage and Loyalty)
Birthdate: 6th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
Died: November 27, 1863
Birthdate: 3rd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, United States
Died: September 7, 1881
Birthdate: 4th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Delafield, Wisconsin, United States
Died: December 17, 1874
Birthdate: 30th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: July 4, 1901
Birthdate: 28th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 22, 1932
Birthdate: 3rd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Warner, New Hampshire, United States
Died: September 17, 1899
Birthdate: 5th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rathfriland, Ireland
Died: January 20, 1880
Birthdate: 18th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
Died: July 12, 1908
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Orwell, Ohio, United States
Died: November 1, 1914
Birthdate: 23rd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Suwałki, Poland
Died: October 8, 1910
Birthdate: 11th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berndorf, Germany
Died: November 16, 1934
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Elliott Coues(American Ornithologist Who Advanced the Study and Classification of 'North American Birds')
Birthdate: 9th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Died: December 25, 1899
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David Herold(Accomplice of John Wilkes Booth, the Man Who Killed Abraham Lincoln)
Birthdate: 16th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Maryland, United States
Died: July 7, 1865
Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Coswig, Anhalt, Germany
Died: April 4, 1918
Birthdate: 28th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died: August 28, 1922
Birthdate: 8th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: March 29, 1912
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Sophus Lie(Created the Theory of Continuous Symmetry and Applied It to the Study of Geometry and Differential Equations)
Birthdate: 17th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nordfjordeid, Norway
Died: February 18, 1899
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mondovì
Died: July 17, 1928
Birthdate: 20th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London
Died: January 31, 1918
Birthdate: 23rd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: June 5, 1906
Birthdate: 19th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Painesville, Ohio, United States
Died: August 8, 1921
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Paul Lafargue(French Politician, Political Writer and Journalist)
Birthdate: 15th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Died: November 25, 1911
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Nyengo Swamp, Barotseland
Died: 1916 AD
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Giovanni Boldini(Former Painter known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style of painting)
Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ferrara, Italy
Died: January 11, 1931
Birthdate: 25th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Valentia Island, Ireland
Died: January 11, 1903
Birthdate: 7th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 20, 1921
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wayne, Maine, United States
Died: April 3, 1921
Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toulon, France
Died: November 11, 1890
Birthdate: 17th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: August 14, 1921