Famous People Who Died In 1859

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1859. This list includes people like Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Alexander von Humboldt, Washington Irving, Alexis de Tocqueville, Horace Mann and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include mathematicians, diplomats, essayists and composers who died in 1859. This list includes people from Germany, United States, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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 1 
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
(Civil Engineer)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
12
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 9, 1806
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Portsmouth, England
Died: September 15
 2 
Washington Irving
(Author, Historian, Diplomat)
Washington Irving
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 3, 1783
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: November 28
 3 
Horace Mann
(Educator & Politician)
Horace Mann
28
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 4, 1796
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Franklin
Died: August 2
 4 
John Brown
(Abolitionist)
John Brown
27
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 9, 1800
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Died: December 2
 5 
Alexander von Humboldt
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Birthdate: September 14, 1769
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berlin
Died: May 6
 6 
Alexis de Tocqueville
(Historian Known for His Works 'Democracy in America' & 'The Old Regime' & 'The Revolution')
Alexis de Tocqueville
0
Birthdate: July 29, 1805
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 16
 7 
Eliza Hamilton Holly
(Alexander Hamilton's Daughter)
Eliza Hamilton Holly
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 20, 1799
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York
Died: October 17
 8 
Klemens von Metternich
(Chancellor of the Austrian Empire from 1821 to 1848)
Klemens von Metternich
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 15, 1773
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
Died: June 11
 9 
Leigh Hunt
(English Essayist, Poet & Critic)
Leigh Hunt
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 19, 1784
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Southgate, London, England
Died: August 28
 10 
Wilhelm Grimm
(German Anthropologist, Author and One Half of the Popular Literary Duo, 'The Brothers Grimm')
Wilhelm Grimm
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 24, 1786
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hanau
Died: December 16
 11 
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
(German Mathematician Who Made Valuable Contributions to Number Theory, Analysis and Mechanics)
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 13, 1805
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Düren, Germany
Died: May 5
 12 
Robert Stephenson
(Engineer, Civil engineer, Politician)
Robert Stephenson
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: October 16, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Willington Quay
Died: October 12
 13 
John Vianney
(French Catholic Priest)
John Vianney
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 8, 1786
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dardilly, France
Died: August 4
 14 
Carl Ritter
(Co-founder of Modern Geography)
Carl Ritter
1
Birthdate: August 7, 1779
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Quedlinburg, Germany
Died: September 28
 15 
Tantia Tope
(One of the Best and Most Effective Rebel Generals in the Indian Struggle for Independence)
Tantia Tope
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1814 AD
Birthplace: Yeola, Pune, India
Died: April 18
 16 
Nana Saheb
(Peshwa of the Maratha Empire)
Nana Saheb
36
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 19, 1824
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bithoor
Died: 1859 AD
 17 
Josip Jelačić
(Croatian Lieutenant Field Marshal in the Imperial-Royal Army)
Josip Jelačić
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 16, 1801
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Petrovaradin, Serbia
Died: May 20
 18 
Oscar I of Sweden
(King)
Oscar I of Sweden
0
Birthdate: July 4, 1799
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 8
 19 
Alfred Vail
(American Telegraph Pioneer and an Associate and Financial Backer of Samuel F.B. Morse)
Alfred Vail
0
Birthdate: September 25, 1807
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Died: January 18
 20 
Shields Green
(Activist, Sailor)
Shields Green
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 1836 AD
Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
Died: December 16
 21 
Mirabeau B. Lamar
(Politician)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 16, 1798
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Louisville, Georgia, United States
Died: December 19
 22 
Yoshida Shōin
(Intellectual)
Yoshida Shōin
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Birthdate: September 20, 1830
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chōshū Domain, Japan
Died: November 21
 23 
John Austin
(jurist, philosopher)
John Austin
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Birthdate: March 3, 1790
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Suffolk
Died: December 1
 24 
Walter Hunt
(inventor)
Walter Hunt
0
Birthdate: July 29, 1796
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York
Died: June 8
 25 
Thomas Babington Macaulay
(British Secretary at War (1839 - 1841) )
Thomas Babington Macaulay
0
Birthdate: October 25, 1800
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leicestershire, England
Died: December 28
 26 
Louis Spohr
(Former violinist, composer, and conductor whose compositions illustrate an early aspect of the Romantic period in German music)
Louis Spohr
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 5, 1784
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brunswick, Germany
Died: October 22
 27 
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
(Queen)
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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Birthdate: July 15, 1837
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Krauchenwies, Sigmaringen, Germany
Died: July 17
 28 
Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
(Sultan)
Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
0
Birthdate: February 19, 1778
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marrakesh, Morocco
Died: August 28
 29 
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
(King)
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
1
Birthdate: January 12, 1810
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: May 22
 30 
Archduke John of Austria
(Archduke of Austria)
Archduke John of Austria
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 20, 1782
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: May 11
 31 
William Cranch Bond
(American Astronomer)
William Cranch Bond
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 9, 1789
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Falmouth, Maine, United States
Died: January 29
 32 
Thomas Nuttall
(British Botanist and Zoologist Known for His Discoveries of North American Plants)
Thomas Nuttall
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 5, 1786
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Long Preston, England
Died: September 10
 33 
Karl Baedeker
(Publisher)
Karl Baedeker
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Birthdate: November 3, 1801
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Essen, Germany
Died: October 4
 34 
Delia Bacon
(Writer)
Delia Bacon
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 2, 1811
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tallmadge, Ohio, United States
Died: September 2
 35 
Alecu Russo
(Writer)
Alecu Russo
0
Birthdate: March 17, 1819
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chișinău, Moldova
Died: February 5
 36 
Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi
(Theologian)
Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi
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Birthdate: 1787 AD
Birthplace: Mostaganem, Algeria
Died: 1859 AD
 37 
Mountstuart Elphinstone
(Statesman)
Mountstuart Elphinstone
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 6, 1779
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Died: November 20
 38 
Ignaz Bösendorfer
(Musician)
Ignaz Bösendorfer
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 28, 1796
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: April 14
 39 
Thomas De Quincey
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 15, 1785
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manchester
Died: December 8
 40 
Juan Bandini
(Politician)
Juan Bandini
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1800 AD
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Died: November 4
 41 
Isaac Goldsmid
(British political activist)
Isaac Goldsmid
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 13, 1778
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 27
 42 
Richard Rush
(United States Attorney General)
Richard Rush
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: August 29, 1780
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Sates
Died: July 30
 43 
F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
(Politician)
F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 1, 1782
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Skelton-on-Ure, England
Died: January 28
 44 
Gamaliel Bailey
(Former journalist and a leader of the abolition movement prior to the American Civil War)
Gamaliel Bailey
0
Birthdate: December 3, 1807
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States
Died: June 5
 45 
William H. Prescott
(Historian)
William H. Prescott
0
Birthdate: May 4, 1796
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 28
 46 
Seth Thomas
(Clockmaker)
Seth Thomas
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 19, 1785
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wolcott, Connecticut, United States
Died: January 29
 47 
Zygmunt Krasiński
(Poet)
Zygmunt Krasiński
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 19, 1812
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 23
 48 
Bakht Khan
(Indian Commander-In-Chief During the Indian Rebellion of 1857)
Bakht Khan
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1797 AD
Birthplace: Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: 1859 AD
 49 
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
(Duchess)
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 16, 1786
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: June 23
 50 
Bettina von Arnim
(Former Writer most famously wrote the 1835 work, Goethes Briefwechsel mit einem Kinde (Goethe's correspondence with a child))
Bettina von Arnim
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 4, 1785
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: January 20