Famous People Who Died In 1848
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1848. This list includes people like John Quincy Adams, Emily Brontë, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, George Stephenson, Thomas Cole and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include novelists, poets, political leaders and military leaders who died in 1848. This list includes people from England, United States and many more countries.
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Birthdate: July 30, 1818
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Thornton, West Yorkshire
Died: December 19
Birthdate: June 9, 1781
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wylam
Died: August 12
Birthdate: March 16, 1750
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: January 9
Birthdate: February 1, 1801
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Died: February 11
5
John Jacob Astor
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: July 17, 1763
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Walldorf, Germany
Died: March 29
6
François-René de Chateaubriand
(French Writer Who Had a Notable Influence on French Literature of the 19th Century)
Birthdate: September 4, 1768
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint-Malo, France
Died: July 4
Birthdate: November 29, 1797
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bergamo, Italy
Died: April 8
8
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
(Viceroy of Egypt)
Birthdate: March 4, 1789
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Drama, Greece
Died: November 10
9
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
(Chemist, Non-fiction writer, University teacher)
Birthdate: August 20, 1779
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Östergötland
Died: August 7
10
Branwell Brontë
(Painter, Poet, Writer)
Birthdate: June 26, 1817
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yorkshire
Died: September 24
11
Bernard Bolzano
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: October 5, 1781
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died: December 18
Birthdate: December 11, 1792
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Salzburg, Austria
Died: December 4
13
Takizawa Bakin
(Japanese Novelist)
Birthdate: July 4, 1767
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: December 1
14
Khachatur Abovian
(Writer)
Birthdate: October 15, 1809
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yerevan, Armenia
Died: April 14
15
Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
(Princess)
Birthdate: June 28, 1799
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wolany, Poland
Died: November 28
Birthdate: January 21, 1815
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hartford, Vermont, United States
Died: January 24
17
Manto Mavrogenous
(Honorary Lieutenant General)
Birthdate: 1796 AD
Birthplace: Trieste, Italy
Died: June 30
18
Frederick Marryat
(Naval officer)
Birthdate: July 10, 1792
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 9
Birthdate: July 8, 1781
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Died: May 11
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: March 15, 1779
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 24
Birthdate: July 11, 1767
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 23
22
Vissarion Belinsky
(Literary critic)
Birthdate: June 11, 1811
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland
Died: June 7
23
Zwangendaba
(African king)
Birthdate: 1785 AD
Birthplace: Not known
Died: 1848 AD
24
James Cowles Prichard
(Physician)
Birthdate: February 11, 1786
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ross, England
Died: December 23
25
Hezekiah Frith
(Successful shipowner during the 1780s and 1790s)
Birthdate: 1763 AD
Birthplace: Bermuda
Died: 1848 AD
26
Lord George Bentinck
(Politician)
Birthdate: February 27, 1802
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Welbeck Abbey, England
Died: September 21
Birthdate: 1780 AD
Birthplace: Illinois Territory, United States
Died: 1848 AD
28
Joseph von Görres
(Writer)
Birthdate: January 25, 1776
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
Died: January 29
29
Jaime Balmes
(Spanish Philosopher, Theologian, Catholic Apologist, Sociologist and Political Writer)
Birthdate: August 28, 1810
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vic, Catalonia, Spain
Died: July 9
30
Christian VIII of Denmark
(King)
Birthdate: September 18, 1786
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: January 20
31
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
(Princess)
Birthdate: November 3, 1777
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Buckingham House, London, England
Died: May 27
32
Steen Steensen Blicher
(Author)
Birthdate: October 11, 1782
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vium, Denmark
Died: March 26
Birthdate: August 27, 1802
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: November 3
Birthdate: November 27, 1785
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: March 11
35
Denis-Auguste Affre
(Archbishop)
Birthdate: September 27, 1793
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Rome-de-Tarn, France
Died: June 27
36
Jean-Antoine Dubois
(Missionary)
Birthdate: 1765
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint-Remeze, France
Died: February 17
37
James Biddle
(Naval officer)
Birthdate: February 18, 1783
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 1
Birthdate: April 3, 1753
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Grafton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 30
39
Jonas Anton Hielm
(Politician)
Birthdate: December 30, 1782
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kristiansand, Norway
Died: March 30
40
Duncan Cameron
(Political figure)
Birthdate: 1764 AD
Birthplace: Glenmorrison, Scotland
Died: May 15
41
Maria Isabella of Spain
Birthdate: July 6, 1789
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Died: September 13
42
Mohammad Shah Qajar
(Shah of Qajar Iran from 23 October 1834 to 5 September 1848)
Birthdate: January 5, 1808
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tabriz, Iran
Died: September 5
43
Friedrich Balduin von Gagern
(Soldier)
Birthdate: October 24, 1794
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Weilburg, Germany
Died: April 20
44
Gottfried Hermann
(Scholar)
Birthdate: November 28, 1772
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: December 31
45
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
(Writer)
Birthdate: January 10, 1797
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Havixbeck, Germany
Died: May 24
Birthdate: October 15, 1775
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: October 5
47
Pavel Mochalov
(Best Known as the Greatest Tragic Actor of Russian Romanticism with a Byronic Flair)
Birthdate: November 15, 1800
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 28
48
Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
(princess consort of Liechtenstein as wife of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein.)
Birthdate: June 21, 1776
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 23
49
Friedrich Karl Forberg
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: August 30, 1770
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Meuselwitz, Germany
Died: January 1
50
María Josefa García Granados
(Writer)
Birthdate: July 10, 1796
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain
Died: July 28