Famous People Who Died In 1829

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1829. This list includes people like John Jay, Humphry Davy, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Niels Henrik Abel, Henry Dearborn and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, composers, chemists and diplomats who died in 1829. This list includes people from United States, France, England and many more countries.
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John Jay
(1st Chief Justice of the United States (1789 - 1795))
John Jay
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: December 12, 1745
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 17
 2 
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
(Naturalist and Biologist Best Known for Proposing that Acquired Characteristics can be Inherited.)
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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Birthdate: August 1, 1744
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bazentin, France
Died: December 18
 3 
Niels Henrik Abel
(Mathematician)
Niels Henrik Abel
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 5, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Finnøy
Died: April 6
 4 
Maria Anna Mozart
(Musician)
Maria Anna Mozart
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 30, 1751
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Salzburg, Austria
Died: October 29
 5 
Thomas Young
(Physician)
Thomas Young
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 13, 1773
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Milverton
Died: May 10
 6 
George Washington Adams
(Politician, Lawyer)
George Washington Adams
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 12, 1801
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: April 30
 7 
Elizabeth Freeman
(The First Enslaved African American Person to Win a Freedom Suit in Massachusetts)
Elizabeth Freeman
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1742 AD
Birthplace: Claverack
Died: December 28
 8 
Sam Patch
(First Famous American Daredevil and Diver)
Sam Patch
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: 1799 AD
Birthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States
Died: November 13
 9 
François-Joseph Gossec
(French Composer)
François-Joseph Gossec
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 17, 1734
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Froidchapelle, Belgium
Died: February 16
 10 
Mauro Giuliani
(Guitarist)
Mauro Giuliani
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 27, 1781
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bisceglie, Italy
Died: May 8
 11 
Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony
(Regent)
Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony
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Birthdate: December 6, 1803
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Died: May 18
 12 
Henry Dearborn
(Former U.S. Congressman)
Henry Dearborn
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 23, 1751
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: North Hampton, New Hampshire, United States
Died: June 6
 13 
Friedrich Schlegel
(Poet)
Friedrich Schlegel
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 10, 1772
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hannover, Germany
Died: January 12
 14 
Auguste Chouteau
(Politician)
Auguste Chouteau
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 7, 1749
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: February 24
 15 
Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori
(Military officer, Emir who was captured in the Fouta Jallon region of Guinea)
Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1762 AD
Birthplace: Timbo, Guinea
Died: 1829 AD
 16 
Bill Richmond
(Boxer)
Bill Richmond
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 5, 1763
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Richmond, New York, United States
Died: December 28
 17 
Pope Leo XII
(Pope)
Pope Leo XII
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 2, 1760
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Genga, Italy
Died: February 10
 18 
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
(French Chemist Who was the Discoverer of Both Chromium and Beryllium)
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 16, 1763
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Andre-d’Hebertot, France
Died: November 14
 19 
Thomas Earnshaw
(Watchmaker)
Thomas Earnshaw
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Birthdate: February 4, 1749
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Died: March 1
 20 
Josef Dobrovský
(Philologist)
Josef Dobrovský
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Birthdate: August 17, 1753
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Gyarmat, Hungary
Died: January 6
 21 
Alexandre, count de Lameth
(Soldier)
Alexandre, count de Lameth
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 28, 1760
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 18
 22 
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
(Painter)
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
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Birthdate: February 15, 1751
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Haina, Germany
Died: February 26
 23 
Humphry Davy
(Inventor of Davy Lamp)
Humphry Davy
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Birthdate: December 17, 1778
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Penzance, England
Died: May 29
 24 
Bushrod Washington
(Judge)
Bushrod Washington
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: June 5, 1762
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Westmoreland County
Died: November 26
 25 
Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa
(Queen)
Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa
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Birthdate: April 7, 1750
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Modena, Italy
Died: November 14
 26 
Mikiel Anton Vassalli
(Writer)
Mikiel Anton Vassalli
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Birthdate: March 5, 1764
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Żebbuġ, Malta
Died: January 12
 27 
Sakai Hōitsu
(Japanese Painter)
Sakai Hōitsu
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Birthdate: August 1, 1761
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edo, Japan
Died: January 4
 28 
Alexandr Griboyedov
(Author Recognized as 'homo unius libri' for His Work 'Woe from Wit')
Alexandr Griboyedov
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 15, 1795
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: February 11
 29 
Matsudaira Sadanobu
(King)
Matsudaira Sadanobu
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 15, 1759
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: June 14
 30 
Thomas Tredgold
(Engineer)
Thomas Tredgold
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: August 22, 1788
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brandon Village, England
Died: January 28
 31 
Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
(Activist)
Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
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Birthdate: April 19, 1773
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Morelia
Died: March 2
 32 
Carl Gustaf af Leopold
(Poet)
Carl Gustaf af Leopold
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 26, 1756
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: November 9
 33 
Paul Barras
(Politician)
Paul Barras
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 30, 1755
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fox-Amphoux, France
Died: January 29
 34 
Wojciech Bogusławski
(Actor)
Wojciech Bogusławski
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Birthdate: April 9, 1757
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Glinno, Poland
Died: July 23
 35 
Sir Uvedale Price, 1st Baronet
(Author)
Sir Uvedale Price, 1st Baronet
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 14, 1747
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: England
Died: September 14
 36 
Timothy Pickering
(Politician)
Timothy Pickering
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 17, 1745
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 29
 37 
John M. Mason
(Preacher)
John M. Mason
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 19, 1770
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: December 26
 38 
Adolf Müllner
(Critic)
Adolf Müllner
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 18, 1774
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Langendorf, Weißenfels, Germany
Died: June 11
 39 
Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
(Princess)
Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
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Birthdate: October 30, 1797
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bayreuth, Germany
Died: December 29
 40 
Grímur Jónsson Thorkelin
(Former National Archivist of Denmark)
Grímur Jónsson Thorkelin
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 8, 1752
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hrútafjörður, Iceland
Died: March 4
 41 
John Quilliam
(Royal Navy officer who served as first lieutenant on HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar)
John Quilliam
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 29, 1771
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Marown, Isle of Man
Died: October 10
 42 
Adam Albert von Neipperg
(Austrian general and statesman)
Adam Albert von Neipperg
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 8, 1775
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 22
 43 
James Smithson
(Chemist, Mineralogist)
James Smithson
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1765 AD
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 27
 44 
Manuela de la Santa Cruz y Espejo
(Journalist)
Manuela de la Santa Cruz y Espejo
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 20, 1753
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Quito, Viceroyalty of New Granada
Died: 1829 AD
 45 
Pierre, comte Daru
(French military administrator)
Pierre, comte Daru
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 12, 1767
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: September 5
 46 
Nanboku Tsuruya
(Dramatist)
Nanboku Tsuruya
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1755 AD
Birthplace: Edo, Tokyo, Japan
Died: December 22