Famous People Born In 1843
Discover the most famous people born in 1843. The list includes people like William McKinley, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Henry James, Robert Koch, Edvard Grieg and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, political leaders, novelists and presidents born in 1843. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 29th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Niles, Ohio, United States
Died: September 14, 1901
The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley led America to victory in the Spanish-American War. During his presidency, he played a major role in promoting American industry by raising protective tariffs, which in turn boosted the country's economic growth. He also played a key role in the American Civil War.
Birthdate: 1st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Died: July 25, 1926
Lawyer Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, served as the U.S. Secretary of War from 1881 to 1885 and as the U.S. minister to the U.K. from 1889 to 1893. He had served in the Civil War, too, and had also been the president of the Pullman Car Company.
Birthdate: 15th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bergen, Norway
Died: September 4, 1907
Regarded as Norway’s Shakespeare, musical legend Edvard Grieg learned the piano from his mother. The Scottish claim he was their own, as Grieg’s Scottish grandfather had migrated to Norway. Grieg was known for his compositions such as the Piano Concerto and for infusing Norwegian folk elements into his music.
Birthdate: 11th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Died: May 27, 1910
Robert Koch was a German microbiologist and physician. One of the prominent co-founders of modern bacteriology, Koch is credited with creating and improving laboratory techniques and technologies in the field of microbiology. He is also credited with making important discoveries in public health. In 1905, Robert Koch won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on tuberculosis.
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Henry James(British Author Who is Regarded as a Key Transitional Figure Between Literary Realism and Literary Modernism)
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York City, United States
Died: February 28, 1916
Henry James was an author, regarded as one of the greatest novelists ever to write in the English language. One of his novellas titled The Turn of the Screw has been the most analyzed ghost story in the history of English language literature. While his works have been adapted into films, he has been the subject of several other stories.
Birthdate: 18th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hartford, Kentucky, United States
Died: October 19, 1905
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Frederick VIII of Denmark
(King)
Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: May 14, 1912
Birthdate: 25th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 14, 1878
Princess Alice was the third child of England’s Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her organization Princess Alice Women's Guild oversaw military hospitals during the Austro-Prussian War. She became the Grand Duchy of Hesse by virtue of her marriage to German Prince Louis. She eventually died due to diptheria.
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Bertha von Suttner(Austrian-Bohemian Pacifist, Novelist and the First Woman to be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize)
Birthdate: 9th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: The Golz-Kinsky Palace, Prague, Czechia
Died: June 21, 1914
Once a governess of the four daughters of the affluent Suttner family, Bertha von Suttner later married the sisters’ elder brother, Baron Arthur Gundaccar von Suttner. The Austrian novelist was known for her peace activism, which made her the first female to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt II
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, United States
Died: September 12, 1899
Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Corteno, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Italy
Died: January 21, 1926
Nobel Prize-winning cytologist and physician Camillo Golgi is remembered for his contribution to the study of the central nervous system. He revolutionized medical science with his staining technique and discoveries such as the Golgi cell, the Golgi tendon organ, and the Golgi apparatus, apart from his research on malaria.
Birthdate: 23rd September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cold Spring, New York
Died: February 28, 1903
Apart from being a socialite, Emily Warren Roebling was also a skilled engineer. She took over the reins of designing the Brooklyn Bridge when her husband, the chief engineer of the project, Washington Augustus Roebling, was rendered bedridden. She went against the grain and earned a law certificate, too.
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Gertrude Jekyll
(Horticulturist, Painter, Gardener, Non-fiction writer, Botanist, Architect)
Birthdate: 29th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: December 8, 1932
Landscape architect Gertrude Jekyll was born into an affluent family and grew up in a refined environment, learning music and traveling. Initially interested in painting, she gave it up to focus on gardening when she developed eyesight problems. She built around 400 gardens and also collaborated with Sir Edwin Lutyens.
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Adelina Patti
(Italian Opera Singer Who is Considered One of the Most Popular Sopranos of All Time)
Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: September 27, 1919
Adelina Patti was an Italian opera singer who achieved immense poularity in the USA and Europe. One of the finest singers of her generation, Patti was also among the highest-paid at the peak of her career. Along with her near contemporaries Thérèse Tietjens and Jenny Lind, Adelina Patti is considered one of the most popular sopranos of all time.
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Henry M. Leland
(American Machinist, Inventor, Automotive Entrepreneur and Founder of Automotive Brands ‘Cadillac’ and ‘Lincoln')
Birthdate: 16th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Died: March 26, 1932
While initially working in the machine plants and firearms industries, Henry M. Leland gradually mastered the art of toolmaking and manufacturing. He later revolutionized the auto industry and was the man behind the car brands Cadillac and Lincoln. He introduced inventions such as the electric starter and the V-8 engine.
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Elisabeth of Wied
(Queen Consort of Romania (1881 - 1914))
Birthdate: 29th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schloss Monrepos
Died: March 2, 1916
The daughter of German nobleman Hermann, Prince of Wied, Elisabeth of Wied had a flair for writing and initially wished to be a teacher. She later became the first queen of Romania, as the wife of King Carol I. She also wrote many plays, poems, and novels as Carmen Sylva.
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Beith
Died: March 19, 1930
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Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia
(Prince)
Birthdate: 20th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: April 24, 1865
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C. I. Scofield
(Theologian)
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Michigan, United States
Died: July 24, 1921
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Aaron Montgomery Ward
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: 17th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Jersey, United States
Died: December 7, 1913
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Georg von Hertling
(Politician)
Birthdate: 31st August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: January 4, 1919
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: South Worthington, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 6, 1925
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William Henry Jackson
(Painter, Photographer, Explorer, Artist, Mountaineer)
Birthdate: 4th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Keeseville
Died: June 30, 1942
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Camillo Sitte
(Austrian Architect)
Birthdate: 17th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 16, 1903
Renowned Austrian architect Camillo Sitte, best known for his book City Planning According to Artistic Principles, believed in a lot of ideas that were similar to those of English architect Sir Ebenezer Howard. He had also been the director of the Vienna State Polytechnic School and launched the periodical City Building.
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Ireland
Died: 1903 AD
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Lola Rodriguez de Tio
(Poet)
Birthdate: 14th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Germán, Puerto Rico
Died: November 10, 1924
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Albano Laziale, Italy
Died: February 10, 1931
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Henryk Siemiradzki
(Painter)
Birthdate: 24th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pecheniz'kyi district, Ukraine
Died: August 23, 1902
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Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: 2nd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Italy
Died: June 25, 1911
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Hermann Schwarz
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: 25th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jerzmanowa, Poland
Died: November 30, 1921
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Christina Nilsson
(Swedish Operatic Soprano from the 19th Century)
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Småland, Sweden
Died: November 20, 1921
A renowned Swedish operatic soprano from the 19th century, Christina Nilsson ruled the world opera scene for 20 years. She was often compared to fellow opera star Adelina Patti and finds a mention in Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. One of her most iconic roles was that of Marguerite in Charles Gounod's Faust.
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Melville Reuben Bissell
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hartwick, New York, United States
Died: March 15, 1889
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Leung Bik
(Chinese Martial Artist)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Foshan, China
Died: 1911 AD
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William Cornelius Van Horne
(Railroad Executive)
Birthdate: 3rd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Frankfort, Illinois, United States
Died: September 11, 1915
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William de Wiveleslie Abney
(British Astronomer, Chemist, and Photographer Known for His Development of a Photographic Emulsion)
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Derby, England
Died: December 3, 1920
Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney was an English photographer, chemist, and astronomer. A pioneer of many technical facets of photography, Abney's work in the chemistry of photography led to developments in astronomy apart from producing useful photographic products. Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney also wrote several books on photography that went on to become standard texts at that time.
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Frederic W. H. Myers
(British Poet, Classicist, Philologist, and a Founder of the Society for Psychical Research)
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Keswick, England
Died: January 17, 1901
Frederic W.H. Myers was a 19th-century classicist and a Victorian psychical researcher. The essayist’s best-known work remains his posthumously published 2-volume collection Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death. He also penned award-winning poems. Rumors claim he was homosexual but also had a relationship with his cousin's wife.
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Louis-Marie-Olivier Duchesne
(Religious historian)
Birthdate: 13th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint-Servan, France
Died: April 21, 1922
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Charles Albert Gobat
(Swiss Lawyer and Politician)
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tramelan, Switzerland
Died: March 16, 1914
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Oscar Montelius
(Swedish Archaeologist Who Refined the Concept of Seriation)
Birthdate: 9th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: November 4, 1921
Swedish archaeologist Oscar Montelius is best remembered for his pioneering research on prehistoric chronology, especially that of the Bronze Age. He was associated with the Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm, as a professor and as a museum director. He had also won honors such as the Anders Retzius Medal.
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Stephen Moulton Babcock
(Chemist)
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oneida County, New York, United States
Died: July 2, 1931
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Josephine Shaw Lowell
(American Social Worker Best Known for Creating the 'New York Consumers League' in 1890)
Birthdate: 16th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 12, 1905
Best remembered for establishing the New York Consumers League, Josephine Shaw Lowell believed that charity shouldn’t just relieve people’s suffering but also help people in overcoming their misery by rehabilitating them. She was also the first female commissioner of the New York Charities Commission and campaigned for women’s rights.
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Joseph James Cheeseman
(Politician)
Birthdate: 7th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edina, Liberia
Died: November 12, 1896
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Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
(US Geologist and Educator Who Suggested the Planetesimal Hypothesis)
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mattoon, Illinois, United States
Died: November 15, 1928
US geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin proposed the theory of planetesimal hypothesis. Initially the chief geologist of the Wisconsin Geological Survey, he later joined the US Geological Survey. An educator, too, he was associated with the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was also the founder-editor of The Journal of Geology.
Birthdate: 20th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 29, 1924
Birthdate: 7th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: March 27, 1916
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Mariano Rampolla
(Cardinal)
Birthdate: 17th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Polizzi Generosa, Italy
Died: December 16, 1913
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Charles Montagu Doughty
(Poet)
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saxmundham, England
Died: January 20, 1926
Birthdate: 28th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Scotland
Died: March 15, 1882
Birthdate: 3rd May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: April 4, 1913
Birthdate: 10th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cochabamba, Bolivia
Died: September 11, 1888