1
Robert Louis Stevenson
(Author of Famous Novels: 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde')
66
19
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 13, 1850
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: December 3
2
Adolphe Sax
(Inventor of Saxophone)
43
5
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: November 6, 1814
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dinant
Died: February 7
3
Heinrich Hertz
(German Physicist Who Discovered the Existence of Electromagnetic Waves)
30
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 22, 1857
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: January 1
4
Christina Rossetti
(Poet, Writer, Hymnwriter)
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6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 5, 1830
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: December 29
5
Alexander III of Russia
(Emperor of Russia (1881 - 1894))
12
10
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: March 10, 1845
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: November 1
6
Hermann von Helmholtz
(Physicist and Physician)
10
1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: August 31, 1821
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Potsdam
Died: September 8
7
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
(Physician & Poet)
12
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 29, 1809
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 7
8
Ferdinand de Lesseps
(French Diplomat Who Developed the ‘Suez Canal’)
5
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 19, 1805
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: December 7
9
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(Indian Novelist & Poet Who is Considered as One of the Greatest Writers of Bengali Literature)
43
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 26, 1838
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: April 8
10
Anton Rubinstein
(Pianist)
5
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 28, 1829
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ofatinti, Moldova
Died: November 20
11
Lajos Kossuth
(Governor-President of the Kingdom of Hungary (April 1849 - August 1849))
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 19, 1802
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Monok, Hungary
Died: March 20
12
Jubal Early
(Lawyer)
2
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 3, 1816
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Franklin County, Virginia, United States
Died: March 2
13
Gustave Caillebotte
(Painter)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: August 19, 1848
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 21
14
Hans von Bülow
(Virtuoso Pianist and Romantic-Era Musician Who Became One of the 19th Century’s Most Authoritative Conductors)
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1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 8, 1830
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: February 12
15
George Inness
(American Landscape Painter)
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0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 1, 1825
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newburgh, New York, United States
Died: August 3
16
George Stoneman
(Officer, Politician)
2
1
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Emmanuel Chabrier
(Composer)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 18, 1841
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ambert, France
Died: September 13
18
Hassan I of Morocco
(Sultan of Morocco)
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0
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Walter Pater
(English Essayist, Literary Critic Famous for His Unique Style of Writings)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 4, 1839
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stepney, London, England
Died: July 30
20
Joseph E. Brown
(Governor of Georgia, United States)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 15, 1821
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Died: November 30
21
Elizabeth Peabody
(Teacher)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 16, 1804
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 3
22
Zebulon B. Vance
(Politician)
1
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 13, 1830
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Buncombe, North Carolina
Died: April 14
23
Nathaniel P. Banks
(Politician)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1816
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 1
24
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
(French pretender)
1
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 24, 1838
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 8
25
Theodor Billroth
(Surgeon)
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2
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 26, 1829
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bergen auf Rügen, Germany
Died: February 6
26
Amelia Bloomer
(American Women's Rights Advocate and Newspaper Editor)
1
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 27, 1818
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Homer, New York, United States
Died: December 30
27
Andy Bowen
(Boxer)
1
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 3, 1867
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 15
28
Gall
(Leader)
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3
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Juan Leon Mera
(Ecuadorian Novelist, Essayist, Painter, and Politician)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 28, 1832
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ambato, Ecuador
Died: December 13
30
Pío Pico
(10th Governor of California)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 5, 1801
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Gabriel, California, United States
Died: September 11
31
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
(Duchess)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 28, 1827
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: May 12
32
Mary Jane Patterson
(Educator)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 12, 1840
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Died: September 24
33
Macon Bolling Allen
(First African-American lawyer and Justice of the Peace)
2
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: August 4, 1816
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Indiana, United States
Died: October 15
34
James Strong
(Theologian)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 14, 1822
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: August 7
35
Pafnuty Chebyshev
(Considered to Be the Founding Father of Russian Mathematics)
1
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 16, 1821
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zhukovsky District, Russia
Died: December 8
36
Heinrich Hoffmann
(German physician and writer)
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0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 13, 1809
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died: September 20
37
Gustav Fabergé
(Jeweller and father of Peter Carl Fabergé, maker of Fabergé eggs)
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0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 18, 1814
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pärnu, Estonia
Died: January 3
38
Francis H. Underwood
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 12, 1825
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Enfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 7
39
Nadezhda von Meck
(Russian Businesswoman who Became an Influential Patron of the Arts)
2
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 10, 1831
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Znamenskoye, Chechen Republic
Died: January 13
40
John Sparrow David Thompson
(4th Prime Minister of Canada)
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0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 10, 1845
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Halifax, Canada
Died: December 12
41
William Robertson Smith
(Scholar)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 8, 1846
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died: March 31
42
Maxime Du Camp
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 8, 1822
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 9
43
Frances Buss
(Educator)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 16, 1827
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 24
44
James Anthony Froude
(British Historian, Novelist, Biographer, and Editor of Fraser’s Magazine)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 23, 1818
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dartington Rectory, Devon, England
Died: October 20
45
Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
(Statesman)
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 10, 1819
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Templemore, Ireland
Died: November 29
46
Franjo Rački
(Croatian Historian, Politician, and Author)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 25, 1828
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fužine, Croatia
Died: February 13
47
George Peter Alexander Healy
(Painter)
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0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: July 15, 1813
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 24
48
Honoré Mercier
(Lawyer)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 15, 1840
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
Died: October 30
49
Johanna von Puttkamer
(Otto von Bismarck's wife)
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 11, 1824
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wiatrołom, Poland
Died: November 27
50
William Dwight Whitney
(American Linguist, Lexicographer, and Philologist)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 9, 1827
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 7
