Famous People Who Died In 1855
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1855. This list includes people like Søren Kierkegaard, Nicholas I of Russia, Charlotte Bronte, Carl F. Gauss, Soren Kierkegaard and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, philosophers, political leaders and novelists who died in 1855. This list includes people from Germany, United States, England and many more countries.
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Birthdate: April 30, 1777
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brunswick, Germany
Died: February 23
Birthdate: April 21, 1816
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Died: March 31
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Soren Kierkegaard(Religious Author Who is Considered to be the First 'Existentialist' Philosopher)
Birthdate: May 5, 1813
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: November 11
Birthdate: July 6, 1796
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gattšina lossipark, Russia
Died: March 2
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Adam Mickiewicz
(Best Known as One of Poland's 'Three Bards' & A Primary Figure in European Romanticism)
Birthdate: December 24, 1798
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Zavosse, Belarus
Died: November 26
Birthdate: October 3, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Died: June 29
7
Thomas Mitchell
(Scottish-born Australian Explorer and Surveyor)
Birthdate: June 15, 1792
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Grangemouth, Scotland
Died: October 5
8
Robert Mills
(American architect)
Birthdate: August 12, 1781
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: March 3
9
François Rude
(French Sculptor)
Birthdate: January 4, 1784
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: November 3
10
Mary Russell Mitford
(Author)
Birthdate: December 16, 1787
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Alresford, England
Died: January 10
11
Adelaide of Austria
(Queen)
Birthdate: June 3, 1822
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Royal Palace, Milan, Italy
Died: January 20
12
Mihály Vörösmarty
(Hungarian Poet and Dramatist)
Birthdate: December 1, 1800
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kápolnásnyék, Hungary
Died: November 19
Birthdate: July 30, 1763
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
Died: December 18
14
Antonio Rosmini
(Italian Roman Catholic Priest and Philosopher)
Birthdate: March 25, 1797
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rovereto, Italy
Died: July 1
15
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop
(Composer)
Birthdate: November 18, 1786
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 30
16
Konstantin Batyushkov
(Poet)
Birthdate: May 29, 1787
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vologda, Russia
Died: July 19
17
Louis-Mathieu Molé
(Statesman)
Birthdate: January 24, 1781
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 23
18
Jacques Charles François Sturm
(French Mathematician)
Birthdate: September 29, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: December 15
Birthdate: November 11, 1785
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Died: January 8
20
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
(Was a British Army officer. When a junior officer, he served in the Peninsular War)
Birthdate: September 30, 1788
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Badminton, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 28
21
Amschel Mayer Rothschild
(German Jewish banker)
Birthdate: June 12, 1773
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt
Died: December 6
22
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom
(Poet)
Birthdate: January 19, 1790
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boxholm Municipality, Sweden
Died: July 21
23
Jean de Charpentier
(German-Swiss Geologist Who Conducted Extensive Research on the Glaciers of the Swiss Alps)
Birthdate: December 8, 1786
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Freiberg, Germany
Died: December 12
24
Maria Adeodata Pisani
(Nun)
Birthdate: December 29, 1806
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: February 25
25
Henry Lehman
(merchant, banker, businessperson)
Birthdate: 1822 AD
Birthplace: Rimpar
Died: November 17
26
George Bellas Greenough
(Geologist, Politician)
Birthdate: January 18, 1778
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: April 2
27
Percy Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford
(British Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia)
Birthdate: August 31, 1780
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mayfair, London, England
Died: May 29
28
Carl Mayer von Rothschild
(German-born Banker)
Birthdate: April 24, 1788
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Frankfurt
Died: March 10
29
François Magendie
(French physiologist and a Pioneer of Experimental Physiology)
Birthdate: October 6, 1783
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: October 7
30
Abbott Lawrence
(Businessman)
Birthdate: December 16, 1792
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Groton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 18
31
Dorothy Wordsworth
(Author)
Birthdate: December 25, 1771
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cockermouth, England
Died: January 25
Birthdate: September 5, 1786
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: September 16
33
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
(Count)
Birthdate: March 29, 1788
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Aranjuez, Spain
Died: March 10
34
Gérard de Nerval
(Best known for his novellas and poems, especially the collection Les Filles du feu (The Daughters of Fire))
Birthdate: May 25, 1808
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 26
35
Empress Xiaojingcheng
(Empress)
Birthdate: June 19, 1812
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tongliao, China
Died: August 21
36
Henry De la Beche
(English Palaeontologist and Geologist)
Birthdate: February 10, 1796
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 13
37
Auguste Febvrier Despointes
(Served as the first commandant of New Caledonia from 24 September 1853 to 1 January 1854)
Birthdate: 1796 AD
Birthplace: Le Vauclin, Martinique, France
Died: March 5
Birthdate: July 18, 1794
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Castletown, Ireland
Died: August 30
39
Jean-Baptiste Isabey
(Painter)
Birthdate: April 11, 1767
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: April 18
40
Ahmad I ibn Mustafa
(Bey of Tunisia)
Birthdate: December 2, 1805
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
Died: May 30
41
Susan Shelby Magoffin
(Diarist)
Birthdate: July 30, 1827
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Danville, Kentucky, United States
Died: October 26
Birthdate: January 22, 1777
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montrose
Died: February 20
43
Guglielmo Pepe
(Italian Patriot and General)
Birthdate: February 13, 1783
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Squillace, Italy
Died: August 8
44
Maria Theresa of Austria
(Archduchess)
Birthdate: March 21, 1801
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 12
Birthdate: 1790 AD
Birthplace: Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Died: January 20
46
August Leopold Crelle
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: March 17, 1780
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wriezen, Germany
Died: October 6
Birthdate: March 22, 1768
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sandree, England
Died: February 27
48
Poul Christian Stemann
(Statesman)
Birthdate: April 14, 1764
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: November 25
49
János Majláth
(Translator)
Birthdate: October 5, 1786
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pest, Budapest, Hungary
Died: January 3
50
August Ludwig Follen
(Poet)
Birthdate: January 21, 1794
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Giessen, Germany
Died: December 26