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In the year 1801
168 Notable birthdays
William McGuckin de Slane
Irish orientalist (1801–1878).
Born August 12th, 1801 in Belfast.
Died August 4th, 1878 at 76 years old in Paris.
Arcisse de Caumont
French historian and archaeologist (1801–1873).
Born August 28th, 1801 in Bayeux.
Died April 16th, 1873 at 71 years old in Caen.
Julius Heinrich Petermann
German orientalist (1801–1876).
Born August 12th, 1801 in Glauchau.
Died June 10th, 1876 at 74 years old in Bad Nauheim.
Christian Hermann Weisse
German protestant religious philosopher (1801–1866).
Born August 10th, 1801 in Leipzig.
Died September 19th, 1866 at 65 years old in Leipzig.
Antoine Augustin Cournot
French economist and mathematician (*1801 – †1877).
Born August 28th, 1801 in Gray.
Died March 31st, 1877 at 75 years old in Paris.
Robert Woodward Barnwell
American politician (1801-1882).
Born August 10th, 1801 in Beaufort.
Died November 5th, 1882 at 81 years old in Columbia.
Heinrich von Zastrow
Prussian general german (1801–1875).
Born August 11th, 1801 in Gdańsk.
Died August 12th, 1875 at 74 years old in Schöneberg.
Ugo Bassi
Italian priest (1801-1849).
Born August 12th, 1801 in Cento.
Died August 8th, 1849 at 47 years old in Bologna (gunshot wound).
Charles Elliot
British royal navy admiral (1801-1875).
Born August 15th, 1801 in Dresden.
Died September 9th, 1875 at 74 years old in Withycombe Raleigh.
John Cadbury
British businessman (1801–1889).
Born August 12th, 1801 in Birmingham.
Died May 11th, 1889 at 87 years old in Birmingham.
Paul Demetrius von Kotzebue
Russian military personnel of baltic german origin (1801-1884).
Born August 10th, 1801 in Berlin.
Died April 19th, 1884 at 82 years old in Tallinn.
Victor Jacquemont
French botanist (1801-1832).
Born August 8th, 1801 in Paris.
Died December 7th, 1832 at 31 years old in Mumbai (cholera).
Eduard Devrient
German opera singer (1801-1877).
Born August 11th, 1801 in Berlin.
Died October 4th, 1877 at 76 years old in Karlsruhe.
Philipp Spitta
German poet (1801–1859).
Born August 1st, 1801 in Hanover.
Died September 28th, 1859 at 58 years old in Burgdorf.
David Farragut
United states navy admiral (1801–1870).
Born July 5th, 1801 in Knoxville.
Died August 14th, 1870 at 69 years old in Portsmouth.
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.
Robert J. Walker
American politician (1801-1869).
Born July 19th, 1801 in Northumberland.
Died November 11th, 1869 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Teresa Eustoquio Verzeri
Italian nun (1801–1852).
Born July 31st, 1801 in Bergamo.
Died March 3rd, 1852 at 50 years old in Brescia.
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.
John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune
Pioneer in women's education.
Born August 12th, 1801 in Ealing.
Died August 12th, 1851 at 50 years old in Kolkata.
Louis Napoléon Lannes
French diplomat and politician (1801-1874).
Born July 30th, 1801 in Paris.
Died July 18th, 1874 at 72 years old in Paris.
Isabel Maria of Portugal
Portuguese princess (1801–1876).
Born July 4th, 1801 in Lisbon.
Died April 22nd, 1876 at 74 years old in Benfica.
Maria Röhl
Swedish portrait artist (1801-1875).
Born July 26th, 1801 in Stockholm City.
Died July 5th, 1875 at 73 years old in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Pierre Rambur
French physician and entomologist (1801-1870).
Born July 21st, 1801 in Ingrandes-de-Touraine.
Died August 10th, 1870 at 69 years old in Geneva.
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