1
Ulysses S. Grant
(Civil War Hero and the 18th President of the United States)
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36
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 27, 1822
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States
Died: July 23
2
Victor Hugo
(French Writer of the Romantic Movement Best Known for His Novel 'Les Misérables' and Play 'Ruy Blas')
116
26
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 26, 1802
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Besançon, Doubs, France
Died: May 22
3
Louis Riel
(Canadian Political Leader and Founder of the Province of 'Manitoba')
71
25
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 22, 1844
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Red River Colony, Canada
Died: November 16
4
William Henry Vanderbilt
(Businessman)
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3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 8, 1821
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 8
5
Muhammad Ahmad
(Ruler of Sudan from 1881 to 1885)
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9
Listed In: Spiritual & Religious Leaders
Birthdate: August 12, 1844
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dongola, Sudan
Died: June 22
6
Charles George Gordon
(British Army Officer Who Led The 'Ever Victorious Army' in China)
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3
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Thomas C. Durant
(Investor)
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2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 6, 1820
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lee, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 5
8
Schuyler Colfax
(17th Vice President of the U.S.A)
4
1
9
Thomas A. Hendricks
(21st Vice President of the U.S.A.)
4
1
10
Martin Delany
(Journalist)
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1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: May 6, 1812
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Charles Town, Virginia, United States
Died: January 24
11
Ferdinand II of Portugal
(Prince)
1
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: October 29, 1816
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austria
Died: December 15
12
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
(Politician)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 7, 1811
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Krauchenwies, Germany
Died: June 2
13
Robert A. Toombs
(Politician)
1
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: July 2, 1810
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Died: December 15
14
John McCloskey
(Archbishop)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 10, 1810
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: October 10
15
James W. Marshall
(Joiner, Carpenter)
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0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: October 8, 1810
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hopewell Township
Died: August 10
16
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 10, 1812
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Xiangyin County
Died: September 5
17
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
(Military officer)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 20, 1828
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: June 15
18
Bharatendu Harishchandra
(Indian Poet, Writer and Playwright)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 9, 1850
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Varanasi, India
Died: January 6
19
Thomas Andrews
(Physicist, Chemist)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 19, 1813
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Died: November 26
20
Irvin McDowell
(Officer)
2
2
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Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
(Field marshal)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 6, 1801
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: October 16
22
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
(Norwegian Writer and Scholar)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 15, 1812
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Died: January 5
23
George B. McClellan
(Soldier)
3
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 3, 1826
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 29
24
Sarah Miriam Peale
(Painter)
3
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 19, 1800
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 4
25
Sidney Gilchrist Thomas
(Inventor)
2
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: April 16, 1850
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 1
26
Jens Peter Jacobsen
(Danish Novelist, Poet, and Scientist)
1
0
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Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre
(Spanish Statesman and Marshal)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 17, 1810
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Isla de León
Died: November 25
28
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
(Politician)
0
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: August 4, 1817
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Millstone, New Jersey, United States
Died: May 20
29
Yap Ah Loy
(Malaysian leader)
0
0
30
Carl Spitzweg
(Painter)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: February 5, 1808
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Germering, Germany
Died: September 23
31
Robert Emmet Odlum
(Diver, Swimmer)
0
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 31, 1851
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ogdensburg, New York, United States
Died: May 19
32
Susanna Moodie
(British-Born Canadian Author Who Wrote About Her Experiences as a Settler in Canada)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 6, 1803
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bungay, England
Died: April 8
33
Ferdinand Hiller
(German Composer, Conductor, Pianist, Writer and Music Director)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 24, 1811
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: May 10
34
Nikolay Yakovlevich Danilevsky
(Philosopher)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 10, 1822
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Obertse, Russia
Died: November 19
35
Clarina I. H. Nichols
(Journalist)
2
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 25, 1810
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Townshend, Vermont, United States
Died: January 11
36
Fleeming Jenkin
(Scottish Engineer and Inventor of the 'Cable Car' or 'Telpherage')
0
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: March 25, 1833
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dungeness, England
Died: June 12
37
Charles Rogier
(Prime Minister of Belgium (1847 - 1852))
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 17, 1800
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint-Quentin, France
Died: May 27
38
John B. Jervis
(Civil Engineer)
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1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 14, 1795
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Huntington, New York, United States
Died: January 12
39
James Hannington
(Missionary)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 3, 1847
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hurstpierpoint, England
Died: October 29
40
Samuel Birch
(Egyptologist)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 3, 1813
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: St Mary Woolnoth, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: December 27
41
Gustav Nachtigal
(German Explorer and Army Surgeon Who Went on Expeditions in the Sahara)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 23, 1834
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Eichstedt, Germany
Died: April 20
42
Francis Hincks
(Businessman)
1
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 14, 1807
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: August 18
43
Edwin, Freiherr von Manteuffel
(Military general)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 24, 1809
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: June 17
44
Rosalía de Castro
(Poet)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 24, 1837
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Died: July 15
45
Jules Vallès
(Journalist)
0
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 11, 1832
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, France
Died: February 14
46
Louis Leroy
(Painter)
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0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: January 1, 1812
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 1
47
Alfonso XII of Spain
(King of Spain)
0
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: November 28, 1857
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: November 25
48
André Gill
(Caricaturist)
0
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 17, 1840
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 1
49
Moses Montefiore
(Financier)
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1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 24, 1784
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Livorno, Italy
Died: July 28
50
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
(Danish Archaeologist)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 14, 1821
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vejle, Denmark
Died: August 15
