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Anton Chekhov
(One of the Greatest Writers of All Time)
63
18
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 29, 1860
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Taganrog, Russia
Died: July 15
2
Antonín Dvořák
(One of the First Czech Composers to Achieve Worldwide Recognition)
41
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 8, 1841
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: May 1
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
3
Chief Joseph
(Nez Perce leader)
61
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 3, 1840
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wallowa River
Died: September 21
4
Henry Morton Stanley
(Welsh-American Explorer Who Was Famous for His Exploration of Central Africa and His Search for Missionary David Livingstone)
14
3
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 28, 1841
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales
Died: May 10
5
Paul Kruger
(5th President of the South African Republic (1883 - 1902))
13
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 10, 1825
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Steynsburg, South Africa
Died: July 14
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
6
Jamsetji Tata
(Indian Industrialist and Founder of 'Tata Group')
48
20
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 3, 1839
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gujarat, India
Died: May 19
7
James Longstreet
(United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire (1880-81))
15
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 8, 1821
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Died: January 2
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
8
Kate Chopin
(Author)
13
3
9
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
(French Sculptor and Painter Best Known for Designing the 'Statue of Liberty')
7
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: August 2, 1834
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Colmar, France
Died: October 4
10
Eadweard Muybridge
(Photographer)
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5
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: April 9, 1830
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died: May 8
11
Jean-Leon Gerome
(Painter)
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2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 11, 1824
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vesoul, Haute-Saône, France
Died: January 10
12
Ruth Cleveland
(Grover Cleveland's daughter)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 3, 1891
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: January 7
13
Herbert von Bismarck
(Politician)
3
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 28, 1849
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 18
14
John Brown Gordon
(General)
5
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 6, 1832
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Upson County, Georgia, United States
Died: January 9
15
Marcus Goldman
(American Investment Banker and Founder of the Global Investment Bank 'Goldman Sachs')
1
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 9, 1821
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Trappstadt
Died: July 20
16
Friedrich Ratzel
(Biologist, Geopolitician, Geographer, Zoologist, Political scientist, University teacher)
5
1
17
George Frederic Watts
(British Painter and Sculptor Known for His Contribution and Influence on the Symbolist Movement)
3
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: February 23, 1817
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died: July 1
18
Sarah Boone
(Inventor)
3
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: 1832
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Craven County, North Carolina
Died: 1904 AD
19
Norodom of Cambodia
(King of Cambodia (1860 - 1904))
4
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: February 3, 1834
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Angkor Borei, Cambodia
Died: April 24
20
Henri Fantin-Latour
(Painter)
3
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 14, 1836
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Grenoble, France
Died: August 25
21
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
(Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist)
3
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: October 30, 1857
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers
Died: May 26
22
Samuel Smiles
(British Author and Government Reformer)
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4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 23, 1812
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Died: April 16
23
Christopher Dresser
(Designer)
5
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 4, 1834
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: November 24
24
Dan Leno
(Comedian)
2
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 20, 1860
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Somers Town, London England
Died: October 31
25
Vasily Vereshchagin
(One of the Most Famous Russian War Artists)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: October 26, 1842
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cherepovets, Novgorod Governorate, Russia
Died: April 13
26
Émile Gallé
(Artist)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 8, 1846
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: September 23
27
Niels Ryberg Finsen
(Physician)
3
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 15, 1860
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Died: September 24
28
Al Swearengen
(Entertainment Entrepreneur)
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 8, 1845
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States
Died: November 15
29
Nikolay Bobrikov
(Governor of Finland)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 27, 1839
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Strelna, Russia
Died: June 17
30
Eugen Schauman
(Nobleman)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 10, 1875
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died: June 16
31
Leslie Stephen
(British Author, Critic, Historian, Biographer, and Mountaineer)
2
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 28, 1832
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kensington Gore, London, England
Died: February 22
32
Dan Emmett
(American Songwriter, Entertainer and Founder of the First Troupe of the 'Blackface')
0
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 29, 1815
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States
Died: June 28
33
Samuel M. Jones
(32nd Mayor of Toledo)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 3, 1846
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Caernarvonshire, Wales
Died: July 12
34
Sami Frashëri
(Writer)
2
1
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Ferdinand Mannlicher
(Austrian Small Arms Designer and Engineer)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 30, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mainz, Germany
Died: January 20
36
Gabriel Tarde
(French Sociologist, Criminologist and Social Psychologist Best Known for His Criminological Work and His Criticism of 'Durkheim')
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 12, 1843
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sarlat-la-Canéda, France
Died: May 13
37
Regine Olsen
(Writer)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 23, 1822
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: March 18
38
Eduard Hanslick
(Music Critic)
1
1
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: September 11, 1825
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: August 6
39
Mór Jókai
(Novelist)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 18, 1825
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Komarom, Hungary
Died: May 5
40
Vladimir Vasilyevich Markovnikov
(Russian Chemist Who Contributed to Structural Theory)
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2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 25, 1837
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Knyaginino, Russia
Died: February 11
41
Edwin Arnold
(British Poet and Journalist Known for His Work 'The Light of Asia')
1
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 10, 1832
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gravesend, Gravesham, Kent, England
Died: March 24
42
William Renshaw
(British Tennis Player During the Late 19th Century)
0
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 3, 1861
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Died: August 12
43
Princess Alexandrine of Baden
(Aristocrat)
1
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 6, 1820
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: December 20
44
Lafcadio Hearn
(Irish Writer, Translator, and Teacher Who Introduced the Culture and Literature of Japan to the West)
1
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 27, 1850
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lefkada, Greece
Died: September 26
45
George Salmon
(Irish Mathematician and Anglican Theologian)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 25, 1819
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: January 22
46
Murad V
(Sultan)
0
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: September 21, 1840
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Beşiktaş, Istanbul
Died: August 29
47
George Frisbie Hoar
(Politician)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 29, 1826
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 30
48
Luigi Palma di Cesnola
(Soldier)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 29, 1832
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rivarolo Canavese, Italy
Died: November 20
49
Anne Hartley Gilbert
(Actress)
3
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 21, 1821
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rochdale, England
Died: December 2
50
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
(Former Prime Minister of France (1899 - 1902))
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 2, 1846
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nantes, France
Died: August 10
