1 John Brown
627
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Abolitionist
Birthdate: May 9, 1800
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Died: December 2
2 Isambard Kingdom Brunel
587
Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Civil Engineer
Birthdate: April 9, 1806
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Portsmouth, England
Died: September 15
3 Washington Irving
301
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Author, Historian, Diplomat
Birthdate: April 3, 1783
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: November 28
4 Alexander von Humboldt
132
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Geographer
Birthdate: September 14, 1769
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berlin
Died: May 6
5 Tantia Tope
41
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Revolutionary
Birthdate: 1814 AD
Birthplace: Yeola, Nashik District, India
Died: April 18
6 Alexis de Tocqueville
30
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Historian
Birthdate: July 29, 1805
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 16
7 Klemens von Metternich
62
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Former Chancellor of the Austrian Empire
Birthdate: May 15, 1773
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
Died: June 11
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Historian
Birthdate: October 25, 1800
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leicestershire, England
Died: December 28
9 Horace Mann
433
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Educator & Politician
Birthdate: May 4, 1796
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Franklin
Died: August 2
10 Oscar I of Sweden
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: King
Birthdate: July 4, 1799
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 8
11 Eliza Hamilton Holly
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Famous As: Alexander Hamilton's Daughter
Birthdate: November 20, 1799
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York
Died: October 17
12 Thomas De Quincey
21
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Essayist
Birthdate: August 15, 1785
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manchester
Died: December 8
13 Jean Vianney
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Famous As: Saint
Birthdate: May 8, 1786
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dardilly, Lyonnais, France
Died: August 4
14 John Austin
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: jurist, philosopher
Birthdate: March 3, 1790
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Suffolk
Died: December 1
15 Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
42
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: February 13, 1805
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Düren
Died: May 5
16 Mirabeau B. Lamar
10
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: August 16, 1798
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Louisville, Georgia, United States
Died: December 19
17 Leigh Hunt
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: English Essayist, Poet & Critic
Birthdate: October 19, 1784
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Southgate, London, England
Died: August 28
18 Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: King
Birthdate: January 12, 1810
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: May 22
19 Robert Stephenson
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Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Engineer, Civil engineer, Politician
Birthdate: October 16, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Willington Quay
Died: October 12
20 Shields Green
10
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Activist, Sailor
Birthdate: 1836 AD
Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
Died: December 16
21 Bakht Khan
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22 Wilhelm Grimm
30
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Lexicographer, Anthropologist, Librarian, Writer, Law librarian, Children's writer, Educationist, Linguist, Specialist in literature, Germanist, Jurist, University teacher, Poet lawyer, Mythographer
Birthdate: February 24, 1786
Sun Sign: Pisces
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Died: December 16
23 Josip Jelačić
20
Listed In: Leaders
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Birthdate: October 16, 1801
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Petrovaradin, Serbia
Died: May 20
24 Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
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Birthdate: February 16, 1786
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: June 23
25 Nana Saheb
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Birthdate: May 19, 1824
Sun Sign: Taurus
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Died: 1859 AD
26 Carl Ritter
120
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Birthdate: August 7, 1779
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Quedlinburg, Germany
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27 Archduke John of Austria
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Famous As: Archduke of Austria
Birthdate: January 20, 1782
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: May 11
28 Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Sultan
Birthdate: February 19, 1778
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marrakesh, Morocco
Died: August 28
29 Mountstuart Elphinstone
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Statesman
Birthdate: October 6, 1779
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Died: November 20
30 Louis Spohr
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Composer, Conductor, Musicologist, Music educator
Birthdate: April 5, 1784
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Braunschweig
Died: October 22
31 F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
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Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: November 1, 1782
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Skelton-on-Ure, England
Died: January 28
32 Walter Hunt
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: inventor
Birthdate: July 29, 1796
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York
Died: June 8
33 Yoshida Shōin
10
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Intellectual
Birthdate: September 20, 1830
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chōshū Domain, Japan
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34 Richard Rush
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Famous As: United States Attorney General
Birthdate: August 29, 1780
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Sates
Died: July 30
35 Bettina von Arnim
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Famous As: Writer, Salon-holder, Composer, Novelist
Birthdate: April 4, 1785
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Frankfurt
Died: January 20
36 Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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Famous As: Queen
Birthdate: July 15, 1837
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Krauchenwies, Sigmaringen, Germany
Died: July 17
37 William H. Prescott
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Famous As: Historian
Birthdate: May 4, 1796
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 28
38 Alfred Vail
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Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Machinist
Birthdate: September 25, 1807
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Died: January 18
39 Zygmunt Krasiński
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: February 19, 1812
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 23
40 Seth Thomas
10
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Clockmaker
Birthdate: August 19, 1785
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wolcott, Connecticut, United States
Died: January 29
41 Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi
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Famous As: Theologian
Birthdate: 1787 AD
Birthplace: Mostaganem, Algeria
Died: 1859 AD
42 Karl Baedeker
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Publisher
Birthdate: November 3, 1801
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Essen, Germany
Died: October 4
43 Sydney, Lady Morgan
10
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: December 25, 1781
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: April 14
44 Thomas Nuttall
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Famous As: Botanist
Birthdate: January 5, 1786
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Long Preston, England
Died: September 10
45 Sergey Aksakov
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Famous As: Autobiographer
Birthdate: October 1, 1791
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ufa, Russia
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46 Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
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Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: June 20, 1786
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Douai, France
Died: July 23
47 Joseph Sturge
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Birthdate: 1793 AD
Birthplace: Elberton, England
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49 Delia Bacon
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Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: February 2, 1811
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tallmadge, Ohio, United States
Died: September 2
50 Alfred Rethel
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Birthdate: May 15, 1816
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aachen, Germany
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