1
Robert Louis Stevenson
(Author of Famous Novels: 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde')
61
18
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 13, 1850
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: December 3
2
Adolphe Sax
(Inventor of Saxophone)
39
4
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)
28
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 22, 1857
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: January 1
4
Christina Rossetti
(Poet, Writer, Hymnwriter)
13
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 5, 1830
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: December 29
5
Hermann von Helmholtz
(Physicist and Physician)
10
1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: August 31, 1821
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Potsdam
Died: September 8
6
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
(Physician & Poet)
12
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 29, 1809
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 7
7
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
8
Alexander III of Russia
(Emperor of Russia (1881 - 1894))
10
9
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: March 10, 1845
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: November 1
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
Lajos Kossuth
(Governor-President of the Kingdom of Hungary (April 1849 - August 1849))
4
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 19, 1802
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Monok, Hungary
Died: March 20
11
Anton Rubinstein
(Pianist)
5
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 28, 1829
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ofatinti, Moldova
Died: November 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
Hans von Bülow
(Virtuoso Pianist and Romantic-Era Musician Who Became One of the 19th Century’s Most Authoritative Conductors)
4
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 8, 1830
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: February 12
14
Emmanuel Chabrier
(Composer)
3
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 18, 1841
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ambert, France
Died: September 13
15
Gustave Caillebotte
(Painter)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: August 19, 1848
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 21
16
Nathaniel P. Banks
(Politician)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1816
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 1
17
Lobengula
(King)
3
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: 1845 AD
Birthplace: Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
Died: January 23
18
George Inness
(American Landscape Painter)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 1, 1825
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newburgh, New York, United States
Died: August 3
19
Zebulon B. Vance
(Politician)
1
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 13, 1830
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Buncombe, North Carolina
Died: April 14
20
Pafnuty Chebyshev
(Considered to Be the Founding Father of Russian Mathematics)
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 16, 1821
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zhukovsky District, Russia
Died: December 8
21
Andy Bowen
(Boxer)
1
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 3, 1867
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 15
22
George Stoneman
(Officer, Politician)
2
1
23
Hassan I of Morocco
(Sultan of Morocco)
2
0
24
Joseph E. Brown
(Governor of Georgia, United States)
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 15, 1821
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Died: November 30
25
Pío Pico
(10th Governor of California)
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 5, 1801
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Gabriel, California, United States
Died: September 11
26
Elizabeth Peabody
(Teacher)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 16, 1804
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 3
27
Nadezhda von Meck
(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
28
Heinrich Hoffmann
(German physician and writer)
1
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 13, 1809
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died: September 20
29
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
30
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
31
Walter Pater
(English Essayist, Literary Critic Famous for His Unique Style of Writings)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 4, 1839
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stepney, London, England
Died: July 30
32
John Sparrow David Thompson
(4th Prime Minister of Canada)
0
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 10, 1845
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Halifax, Canada
Died: December 12
33
Francis H. Underwood
(Writer)
1
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 12, 1825
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Enfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 7
34
Juan Leon Mera
(Ecuadorian Novelist, Essayist, Painter, and Politician)
3
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 28, 1832
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ambato, Ecuador
Died: December 13
35
Theodor Billroth
(Surgeon)
4
2
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 26, 1829
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bergen auf Rügen, Germany
Died: February 6
36
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
37
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 28, 1827
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: May 12
38
William Robertson Smith
(Scholar)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 8, 1846
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died: March 31
39
Martha Needle
(Australian Serial Killer)
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4
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: April 9, 1863
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Morgan, Australia
Died: October 22
40
Gustav Fabergé
(Jeweller and father of Peter Carl Fabergé, maker of Fabergé eggs)
1
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 18, 1814
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pärnu, Estonia
Died: January 3
41
Amelia Bloomer
(American Women's Rights Advocate and Newspaper Editor)
0
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 27, 1818
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Homer, New York, United States
Died: December 30
42
Anna Ella Carroll
(Politician)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 29, 1815
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pocomoke City, Maryland, United States
Died: February 19
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)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 23, 1818
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dartington Rectory, Devon, England
Died: October 20
45
Charles Thomas Newton
(Archaeologist)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 16, 1816
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bredwardine, England
Died: November 28
46
Victor Duruy
(Historian)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 11, 1811
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 25
47
Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard
(Neurologist)
0
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 8, 1817
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Port Louis, Mauritius
Died: April 2
48
Pierre-Joseph van Beneden
(Paleontologist)
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 19, 1809
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mechelen, Belgium
Died: January 8
49
William Moon
(Teacher)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 18, 1818
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Horsmonden, England
Died: October 9
50
Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle
(Poet of the Parnassian movement)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 22, 1818
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Paul, Réunion, France
Died: July 17
