Famous People Who Died In 1848

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Emily Brontë

(Novelist)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: July 30, 1818

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Thornton, West Yorkshire

Died: December 19

George Stephenson

(Father of Railways)

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: June 9, 1781

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Wylam

Died: August 12

Caroline Herschel

(Astronomer)

Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: March 16, 1750

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Hanover, Germany

Died: January 9

Thomas Cole

(Painter)

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birthdate: February 1, 1801

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Bolton, Lancashire, England

Died: February 11

Gaetano Donizetti

(Composer)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: November 29, 1797

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Bergamo

Died: April 8

François-René de Chateaubriand

(Author)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: September 4, 1768

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Saint-Malo, France

Died: July 4

Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

(Military General)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: March 4, 1789

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Drama, Greece

Died: November 10

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Jöns Jacob Berzelius

(Chemist, Non-fiction writer, University teacher)

Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: August 20, 1779

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Östergötland

Died: August 7

John Jacob Astor

(Entrepreneur)

Listed In: Business People

Birthdate: July 17, 1763

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Walldorf, Germany

Died: March 29

Branwell Brontë

(Painter, Poet, Writer)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: June 26, 1817

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Yorkshire

Died: September 24

Bernard Bolzano

(Mathematician)

Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: October 5, 1781

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Prague, Czechoslovakia

Died: December 18

Horace Wells

(Dentist)

Listed In: Physicians

Birthdate: January 21, 1815

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Hartford, Vermont, United States

Died: January 24

Khachatur Abovian

(Writer)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: October 15, 1809

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Yerevan, Armenia

Died: April 14

Duchess Amelia of Württemberg

(Princess)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: June 28, 1799

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Wolany, Poland

Died: November 28

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

(Former British Prime Minister)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: March 15, 1779

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: London, England

Died: November 24

John Quincy Adams

(6th President of United States (1825 - 1829))

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: July 11, 1767

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States

Died: February 23

Takizawa Bakin

(Writer)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: July 4, 1767

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Died: December 1

Vissarion Belinsky

(Literary critic)

Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs

Birthdate: June 11, 1811

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland

Died: June 7

Joseph Mohr

(Priest)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: December 11, 1792

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Salzburg, Austria

Died: December 4

James Cowles Prichard

(Physician)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: February 11, 1786

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Ross, England

Died: December 23

Jean-Antoine Dubois

(Missionary)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: 1765

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Saint-Remeze, France

Died: February 17

Denis-Auguste Affre

(Archbishop)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: September 27, 1793

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Saint-Rome-de-Tarn, France

Died: June 27

Maria Isabella of Spain

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: July 6, 1789

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Died: September 13

Manto Mavrogenous

(Honorary Lieutenant General)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: 1796 AD

Birthplace: Trieste, Italy

Died: June 30

Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom

(Princess)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: November 3, 1777

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Buckingham House, London, England

Died: May 27

Christian VIII of Denmark

(King)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: September 18, 1786

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

Died: January 20

Alessandro Poerio

(Poet)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: August 27, 1802

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Naples, Italy

Died: November 3

Frederick Marryat

(Naval officer)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: July 10, 1792

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: London, England

Died: August 9

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

(Writer)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: January 10, 1797

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Havixbeck, Germany

Died: May 24

Tom Cribb

(Boxer)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 8, 1781

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Bristol, England

Died: May 11

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra

(princess consort of Liechtenstein as wife of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein.)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: June 21, 1776

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Died: February 23

Mohammad Shah Qajar

(Shah of Qajar Iran from 23 October 1834 to 5 September 1848)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: January 5, 1808

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Tabriz, Iran

Died: September 5

Keokuk

(Sauk leader)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: 1780 AD

Birthplace: Illinois Territory, United States

Died: 1848 AD

Zwangendaba

(African king)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: 1785 AD

Birthplace: Not known

Died: 1848 AD

Lord George Bentinck

(Politician)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: February 27, 1802

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Welbeck Abbey, England

Died: September 21

María Josefa García Granados

(Writer)

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birthdate: July 10, 1796

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain

Died: July 28

Hezekiah Frith

(Successful shipowner during the 1780s and 1790s)

Listed In: Criminals

Birthdate: 1763 AD

Birthplace: Bermuda

Died: 1848 AD

Friedrich Karl Forberg

(Philosopher)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: August 30, 1770

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Meuselwitz, Germany

Died: January 1

Joseph von Görres

(Writer)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: January 25, 1776

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany

Died: January 29

Jaime Luciano Balmes

(Philosopher)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: August 28, 1810

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Vic, Spain

Died: July 9

Steen Steensen Blicher

(Author)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: October 11, 1782

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Vium, Denmark

Died: March 26

Louis-François Lejeune

(Painter)

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birthdate: February 3, 1775

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Strasbourg, France

Died: February 29

Jonas Anton Hielm

(Politician)

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birthdate: December 30, 1782

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Kristiansand, Norway

Died: March 30

Duncan Cameron

(Political figure)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: 1764 AD

Birthplace: Glenmorrison, Scotland

Died: May 15

Simon Willard

(Cockmaker)

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: April 3, 1753

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Grafton, Massachusetts, United States

Died: August 30

Friedrich Balduin von Gagern

(Soldier)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: October 24, 1794

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Weilburg, Germany

Died: April 20

Henry Wheaton

(Lawyer)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: November 27, 1785

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Died: March 11

James Biddle

(Naval officer)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: February 18, 1783

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: October 1

Godert van der Capellen

(Statesman)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: December 15, 1778

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands

Died: April 10

Gottfried Hermann

(Scholar)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: November 28, 1772

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany

Died: December 31

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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