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In the year 1801
168 Notable birthdays
Brigham Young
American religious leader (1801–1877).
Born June 1st, 1801 in Whitingham.
Died August 29th, 1877 at 76 years old in Salt Lake City (peritonitis).
Marie Laveau
American voodoo practitioner.
Born September 10th, 1801 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1881 at 79 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872).
Born May 16th, 1801 in Florida. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1872 at 71 years old in Auburn (respiratory failure).
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890).
Born February 21st, 1801 in London.
Died August 11th, 1890 at 89 years old in Edgbaston (pneumonia).
David Farragut
United states navy admiral (1801–1870).
Born July 5th, 1801 in Knoxville.
Died August 14th, 1870 at 69 years old in Portsmouth.
Thomas Cole
19th-century american painter (1801-1848).
Born February 1st, 1801 in Bolton, Bolton le Moors.
Died February 11th, 1848 at 47 years old in New York City, Catskill (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Plateau
Belgian physicist (1801–1883).
Born October 14th, 1801 in Brussels.
Died September 15th, 1883 at 81 years old in Ghent.
Vincenzo Bellini
Italian opera composer (1801–1835).
Born November 3rd, 1801 in Catania.
Died September 23rd, 1835 at 33 years old in Puteaux (dysentery).
Frédéric Bastiat
French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the french assembly (1801-1850).
Born June 30th, 1801 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1850 at 49 years old in Rome (tuberculosis). [ref]
John Cadbury
British businessman (1801–1889).
Born August 12th, 1801 in Birmingham.
Died May 11th, 1889 at 87 years old in Birmingham.
Pío Pico
Governor of alta california (1801-1894).
Born May 5th, 1801 in Mission San Gabriel Arcángel.
Died September 11th, 1894 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (brain tumor).
John Batman
Australian settler and explorer (1801-1839).
Born January 21st, 1801 in Parramatta.
Died May 6th, 1839 at 38 years old in Melbourne.
Thierry Hermès
French businessman (1801-1878).
Born January 10th, 1801 in Krefeld.
Died January 10th, 1878 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
British politician (1801-1885).
Born April 28th, 1801 in London.
Died October 1st, 1885 at 84 years old in Folkestone.
Gustav Fechner
German scientist (1801-1887).
Born April 19th, 1801 in Żarki Wielkie.
Died November 18th, 1887 at 86 years old in Leipzig.
Josip Jelačić
Austrian general (1801-1859).
Born October 16th, 1801 in Petrovaradin. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1859 at 57 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
Prussian queen consort (1801-1873).
Born November 13th, 1801 in Munich.
Died December 14th, 1873 at 72 years old in Dresden.
George Biddell Airy
English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892).
Born July 27th, 1801 in Alnwick.
Died January 2nd, 1892 at 90 years old in Greenwich.
William Procter
British co-founder of procter & gamble.
Born December 7th, 1801 in Herefordshire.
Died April 4th, 1884 at 82 years old in Cincinnati.
Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
British field marshal (1801-1885).
Born April 6th, 1801 in Berlin.
Died October 16th, 1885 at 84 years old in Paris.
Prince Charles of Prussia
Third son of frederick william iii of prussia (1801–1883).
Born June 29th, 1801 in Charlottenburg Palace.
Died January 21st, 1883 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Samuel Gridley Howe
American physician and abolitionist (1801–1876).
Born November 10th, 1801 in Boston.
Died January 9th, 1876 at 74 years old in Boston.
Joseph Lane
American politician and soldier (1801-1881).
Born December 14th, 1801 in Buncombe County.
Died April 19th, 1881 at 79 years old in Roseburg.
Pedro Santana
President of the dominican republic.
Born June 29th, 1801 in Hinche.
Died June 14th, 1864 at 62 years old in Santo Domingo.
Johannes Peter Müller
German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist (1801-1858).
Born July 14th, 1801 in Koblenz.
Died April 28th, 1858 at 56 years old in Berlin.
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