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Charles Dickens
(The Greatest Novelist of the Victorian Era)
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27
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 7, 1812
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Landport, Hampshire, England
Died: June 9
2
Robert E. Lee
(Confederate General in the American Civil War)
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99
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 19, 1807
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stratford, Virginia, United States
Died: October 12
3
Alexandre Dumas
(One of the Most Popular and Widely Read French Authors of the 19th Century)
25
9
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 24, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Died: December 5
4
David Farragut
(Military officer)
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3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 5, 1801
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Farragut, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 14
5
George H. Thomas
(Army Officer)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 31, 1816
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Newsoms, Virginia, United States
Died: March 28
6
Francisco Solano López
(Former President of Paraguay)
14
10
7
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
(One of the Most Important Figures in Spanish Literature and Most Read Writer After 'Miguel de Cervantes')
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 17, 1836
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: December 22
8
Frédéric Bazille
(Painter)
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0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 6, 1841
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: November 28
9
Prosper Mérimée
(French Writer and One of the Pioneers of the 'Novella')
3
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 28, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 23
10
Victor Noir
(Journalist)
4
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 27, 1848
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Attigny, France
Died: January 11
11
Alexander Herzen
(Russian Writer and Thinker Known as the ‘Father of Russian Socialism’)
3
1
12
Josef Strauss
(Composer)
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0
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Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte
(Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's son)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 5, 1805
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Camberwell, London, England
Died: June 17
14
Emma Willard
(American activist)
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0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 23, 1787
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 15
15
Comte de Lautréamont
(Poet)
2
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 4, 1846
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: November 24
16
George Pollard, Jr.
(Sailor)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 18, 1791
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 7
17
Moshoeshoe I
(King)
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0
18
David Drake
(Potter and poet)
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0
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Thomas Brassey
(Civil Engineer)
3
1
20
Anthony Mary Claret
(Missionary, Cleric, Catholic priest)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 23, 1807
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sallent de Llobregat
Died: October 23
21
Albrecht von Graefe
(German Ophthalmologist Known for Discovering a Method of Treating 'Glaucoma')
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0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 22, 1828
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: July 20
22
Ignaz Moscheles
(Bohemian Composer and Piano Virtuoso Who Worked on Beethoven's Only Opera, 'Fidelio')
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 23, 1794
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: March 10
23
Charles Auguste de Bériot
(Belgian Violinist and Composer Known for Establishing a Particular Performance Style That Combined Classical Elegance with Technical Virtuosity)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 20, 1802
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leuven, Belgium
Died: April 8
24
Saverio Mercadante
(Composer)
1
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 16, 1795
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Altamura, Italy
Died: December 17
25
Arthur Saint-Léon
(French Ballet Dancer Who Is Famous for Creating the Choreography of the Ballet 'Coppélia')
3
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: September 17, 1821
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 2
26
Princess Louise of Prussia
(Princess)
2
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 1, 1808
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Königsberg, Prussian
Died: December 6
27
John Pendleton Kennedy
(Novelist)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 25, 1795
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: August 18
28
Louise Lehzen
(Governess)
2
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 3, 1784
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kingdom of Hanover
Died: September 9
29
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia
(Aristocrat)
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 7, 1869
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: May 2
30
Ferdinand von Wrangel
(Russian Explorer and Minister of the Navy Known for His Explorations in Siberia)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 9, 1797
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pskov, Russia
Died: June 6
31
Albert Barnes
(Theologian)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 1, 1798
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rome, New York, United States
Died: December 24
32
David G. Burnet
(Early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as interim President of Texas (1836 and again in 1841))
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 14, 1788
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 5
33
George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
(Diplomat)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 12, 1800
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 27
34
Anson Burlingame
(Lawyer)
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0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 14, 1820
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Berlin, New York, United States
Died: February 23
35
Adam Lindsay Gordon
(British-Australian Poet, Horseman, Police Officer and Politician)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 19, 1833
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charlton Kings, England
Died: June 24
36
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 5, 1798
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Caserta, Caserta, Italy
Died: April 16
37
Daniel Maclise
(Painter)
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0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 25, 1806
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: April 25
38
John Rolph
(Physician)
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Henry John Boulton
(lawyer, judge)
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0
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Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut
(Military general)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 21, 1785
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 1
41
William Gilmore Simms
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 17, 1806
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: June 11
42
Robert Cooper Grier
(Judge)
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0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 5, 1794
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 25
43
Michael William Balfe
(Irish Composer)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 15, 1808
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 20
44
James Young Simpson
(Scottish Obstetrician Famous for His Discovery of the Anaesthetic Qualities of Chloroform)
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1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 7, 1811
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Died: May 6
45
Charles Forbes René de Montalembert
(Publicist)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 15, 1810
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 13
46
David Wilson
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 17, 1818
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hebron, New York, United States
Died: June 9
47
Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus
(Statesman)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 6, 1814
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Reus, Spain
Died: December 30
48
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
(Monarch)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 3, 1797
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: January 29
49
Anna Kingsley
(Landowner)
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0
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Majid bin Said of Zanzibar
(Politician)
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