Famous People Who Died In 1870
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1870. This list includes people like Charles Dickens, Robert E. Lee, Alexandre Dumas, Francisco Solano López, Alexander Herzen and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include soldiers, playwrights, novelists and poets who died in 1870. This list includes people from France, United States and many more countries.
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Birthdate: February 7, 1812
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Landport, Hampshire, England
Died: June 9
Birthdate: January 19, 1807
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stratford, Virginia, United States
Died: October 12
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Alexandre Dumas(One of the Most Popular and Widely Read French Authors of the 19th Century)
Birthdate: July 24, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Died: December 5
Birthdate: July 5, 1801
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Farragut, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 14
Birthdate: July 24, 1827
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Asunción
Died: March 1
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Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
(One of the Most Important Figures in Spanish Literature and Most Read Writer After 'Miguel de Cervantes')
Birthdate: February 17, 1836
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: December 22
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Frédéric Bazille
(French Painter)
Birthdate: December 6, 1841
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: November 28
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George H. Thomas
(Army Officer)
Birthdate: July 31, 1816
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Newsoms, Virginia, United States
Died: March 28
9
Victor Noir
(French Journalist)
Birthdate: July 27, 1848
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Attigny, France
Died: January 11
10
Alexander Herzen(Russian Writer and Thinker Known as the ‘Father of Russian Socialism’)
Birthdate: April 6, 1812
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: January 21
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Prosper Mérimée
(French Writer and One of the Pioneers of the 'Novella')
Birthdate: September 28, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 23
Birthdate: August 20, 1827
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: July 22
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Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte
(Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's son)
Birthdate: July 5, 1805
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Camberwell, London, England
Died: June 17
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Comte de Lautréamont
(Poet)
Birthdate: April 4, 1846
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: November 24
15
Majid bin Said of Zanzibar
(Politician)
Birthdate: 1834 AD
Birthplace: Unguja, Tanzania
Died: October 7
16
Emma Willard
(American activist)
Birthdate: February 23, 1787
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 15
17
Ignaz Moscheles
(Bohemian Composer and Piano Virtuoso Who Worked on Beethoven's Only Opera, 'Fidelio')
Birthdate: May 23, 1794
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: March 10
Birthdate: November 7, 1805
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Buerton
Died: December 8
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Anthony Mary Claret
(Missionary, Cleric, Catholic priest)
Birthdate: December 23, 1807
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sallent de Llobregat
Died: October 23
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Albrecht von Graefe
(German Ophthalmologist Known for Discovering a Method of Treating 'Glaucoma')
Birthdate: May 22, 1828
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: July 20
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David Drake
(Potter and poet)
Birthdate: 1800 AD
Birthplace: United States
Died: 1870 AD
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Saverio Mercadante
(Composer)
Birthdate: September 16, 1795
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Altamura, Italy
Died: December 17
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Arthur Saint-Léon
(French Ballet Dancer Who Is Famous for Creating the Choreography of the Ballet 'Coppélia')
Birthdate: September 17, 1821
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 2
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John Pendleton Kennedy
(Novelist)
Birthdate: October 25, 1795
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: August 18
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Charles Auguste de Bériot
(Belgian Violinist and Composer Known for Establishing a Particular Performance Style That Combined Classical Elegance with Technical Virtuosity)
Birthdate: February 20, 1802
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leuven, Belgium
Died: April 8
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Princess Louise of Prussia
(Princess)
Birthdate: February 1, 1808
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Königsberg, Prussian
Died: December 6
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Ferdinand von Wrangel
(Russian Explorer and Minister of the Navy Known for His Explorations in Siberia)
Birthdate: January 9, 1797
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pskov, Russia
Died: June 6
Birthdate: 1786 AD
Birthplace: Lesotho
Died: March 11
Birthdate: July 18, 1793
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Senegal
Died: June 30
Birthdate: October 3, 1784
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kingdom of Hanover
Died: September 9
Birthdate: November 14, 1820
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Berlin, New York, United States
Died: February 23
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Adam Lindsay Gordon
(British-Australian Poet, Horseman, Police Officer and Politician)
Birthdate: October 19, 1833
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charlton Kings, England
Died: June 24
33
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: June 7, 1869
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: May 2
34
Armand Barbes
(Politician, Lawyer)
Birthdate: September 18, 1809
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Died: June 26
35
George Pollard, Jr.
(Sailor)
Birthdate: July 18, 1791
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 7
Birthdate: January 25, 1806
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: April 25
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William Gilmore Simms
(Writer)
Birthdate: April 17, 1806
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: June 11
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Robert Cooper Grier
(Judge)
Birthdate: March 5, 1794
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 25
39
Michael William Balfe
(Irish Composer)
Birthdate: May 15, 1808
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 20
40
David G. Burnet
(Early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as interim President of Texas (1836 and again in 1841))
Birthdate: April 14, 1788
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 5
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James Young Simpson
(Scottish Obstetrician Famous for His Discovery of the Anaesthetic Qualities of Chloroform)
Birthdate: June 7, 1811
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Died: May 6
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Albert Barnes
(Theologian)
Birthdate: December 1, 1798
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rome, New York, United States
Died: December 24
43
George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
(Diplomat)
Birthdate: January 12, 1800
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 27
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Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
(Monarch)
Birthdate: October 3, 1797
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: January 29
45
Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek
(Orientalist)
Birthdate: June 22, 1802
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rasht, Iran
Died: November 27
46
Lazarus Geiger
(Philosopher, philologist)
Birthdate: May 21, 1829
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: August 29
Birthdate: August 22, 1796
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: February 26
48
Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus
(Statesman)
Birthdate: December 6, 1814
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Reus, Spain
Died: December 30
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Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut
(Military general)
Birthdate: April 21, 1785
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 1
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Charles Forbes René de Montalembert
(Publicist)
Birthdate: April 15, 1810
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 13