1
John Jacob Astor IV
(Businessman, Investor, and Founder of the ‘Waldorf-Astoria Hotel’)
45
9
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: July 13, 1864
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rhinebeck Village, Rhinebeck, New York, United States
Died: April 15
2
Bram Stoker
(Irish Author Best Known for His Horror Novel ‘Dracula’)
49
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 8, 1847
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Died: April 20
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
3
Robert Falcon Scott
(British Royal Naval Officer and Explorer)
69
20
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 6, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Plymouth, Devon, England
Died: March 29
4
Emperor Meiji
(Emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912)
23
5
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: November 3, 1852
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Died: July 30
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
5
Clara Barton
(American Nurse Who Founded the American Red Cross)
66
9
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 25, 1821
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: North Oxford, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 12
6
Joseph Lister
(British Medical Scientist and a Pioneer in the Field of Antiseptic Medicine and Surgery)
44
2
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 5, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Upton House, West Ham, England
Died: February 10
7
Thomas Andrews
(Businessperson, Naval Architect)
29
8
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: February 7, 1873
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Comber, County Down, Ireland
Died: April 15
8
Henri Poincare
(French Polymath and Mathematician Known as One of the Founders of the 'Field of Topology')
21
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 29, 1854
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: July 17
9
August Strindberg
(Father of Modern Swedish Literature)
10
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 22, 1849
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: May 14
10
Louis Cyr
(Strongman)
7
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 10, 1863
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Canada
Died: November 10
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
11
Frederick VIII of Denmark
(King)
6
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: June 3, 1843
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: May 14
12
Nettie Stevens
(American Geneticist Known for Her Discovery of 'X and Y Sex Determining Chromosomes')
11
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 7, 1861
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cavendish, Vermont, United States
Died: May 4
13
Isidor Straus
(U.S. House Representative from New York (1894-1895))
18
15
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 6, 1845
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Otterberg, Germany
Died: April 15
14
Edward Smith
(Captain of the RMS Titanic)
27
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 27, 1850
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hanley, Staffordshire, England
Died: April 15
15
Ida Straus
(Businessperson)
7
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 6, 1849
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Worms, Germany Worms, Germany
Died: April 15
16
Daniel Burnham
(Architect, Urban Designer)
9
2
17
William Booth
(Founder of the Salvation Army, Preacher)
6
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 10, 1829
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sneinton, Nottingham, England
Died: August 20
18
Benjamin Guggenheim
(Businesspeople)
3
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 26, 1865
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 15
19
Jules Massenet
(Composer)
4
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 12, 1842
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montaud, France
Died: August 13
20
Andrew Lang
(Poet, Novelist, Literary Critic)
13
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: March 31, 1844
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Selkirk
Died: July 20
21
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
(Legendary British Composer and Conductor)
3
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 15, 1875
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 1
22
Karl May
(German Writer Known for His Adventure Novels Set in the American Old West)
3
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 25, 1842
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany
Died: March 30
23
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
(One of the Most Popular Victorian Painters of 19th Century)
5
2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 8, 1836
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dronrijp, Netherlands
Died: June 25
24
Archibald Gracie IV
(Historian, Writer, Investor)
4
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 15, 1858
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Died: December 4
25
Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche
(Engineer)
4
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: May 26, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Died: April 15
26
James Allen
(Writer)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 28, 1864
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Leicester, England
Died: January 12
27
Harriet Quimby
(The First Female Pilot to Fly across the English Channel)
4
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 11, 1875
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Arcadia, Michigan, United States
Died: July 1
28
William McMaster Murdoch
(British Sailor Who Was the First Officer on the ‘RMS Titanic’)
5
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 28, 1873
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dalbeattie, Scotland
Died: April 15
29
James S. Sherman
(27th Vice President of the United States (1909-12))
4
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 24, 1855
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Utica, New York, United States
Died: October 30
30
Allan Octavian Hume
(Founder of Indian National Congress)
5
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: June 4, 1829
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Mary Cray, Orpington, United Kingdom
Died: July 31
31
Archibald Butt
(Military Leader)
5
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 26, 1865
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia, United States
Died: April 15
32
Wallace Hartley
(Bandleader, Violinist)
2
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 2, 1878
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Colne, Lancashire, England
Died: April 15
33
Ion Luca Caragiale
(Romanian Playwright, Poet, and Short Story Writer Known for His Satirical Works)
3
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 30, 1852
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: I. L. Caragiale, Romania
Died: June 9
34
Bolesław Prus
(Polish Novelist and One of the Leading Figures of the Positivist Period in Polish Literature)
5
0
35
Jacques Futrelle
(Journalist and mystery writer, best known for writing short detective stories)
2
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: April 9, 1875
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pike County, Georgia, United States
Died: April 15
36
Lawrence Oates
(British Officer)
2
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 17, 1880
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Putney, London, United Kingdom
Died: March 17
37
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
(General)
2
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 2, 1845
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 5
38
Wilbur Wright
(One of the Wright Brothers Who Built the World's First Successful Motor-Operated Airplane)
63
7
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: April 16, 1867
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Millville, Indiana
Died: May 30
39
Thomas Byles
(Priest)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 26, 1870
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died: April 15
40
Octavia Hill
(British Social Reformer)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 3, 1838
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Died: August 13
41
Jack Phillips
(Wireless telegraphist)
3
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 11, 1887
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Farncombe, Surrey, England
Died: April 15
42
Frédéric Passy
(Economist & Nobel Peace Prize Winner)
5
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 20, 1822
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris
Died: June 12
43
Julius Maggi
(Founding Maggi, which was merged with Nestle in 1947)
1
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: October 9, 1846
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Died: October 19
44
John Harper
(Pastor)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 29, 1872
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died: April 15
45
Sophia Jex-Blake
(English Physician, Feminist and the First Practising Female Doctor in Scotland)
3
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 21, 1840
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hastings, Sussex, England
Died: January 7
46
Joseph Bell
(Engineer)
1
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: March 12, 1861
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Farlam, England
Died: April 15
47
Henry Sweet
(English Phonetician, Philologist, and Grammarian)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 15, 1845
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: April 30
48
Richard Norman Shaw
(Architect)
2
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: May 7, 1831
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: November 17
49
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
(Ruler)
1
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: March 12, 1821
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: December 12
50
Edward Adrian Wilson
(Explorer, Ornithologist, Painter, Scientist)
1
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