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In the year 1801
168 Notable birthdays
Ludwig Bechstein
German writer and fairy tale collector (1801-1860).
Born November 24th, 1801 in Weimar. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1860 at 58 years old in Meiningen. [ref]
Hippolyte Carnot
French statesman (1801-1888).
Born October 6th, 1801 in Saint-Omer. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1888 at 86 years old in Paris.
Motiejus Valančius
Lithuanian bishop (1801–1875).
Born February 28th, 1801 in Nasrėnai.
Died May 29th, 1875 at 74 years old in Kaunas.
Salvadore Cammarano
Italian librettist and playwright (1801-1852).
Born March 19th, 1801 in Naples.
Died July 17th, 1852 at 51 years old in Naples.
Elijah Coleman Bridgman
First american missionary to china (1801-1861).
Born April 22nd, 1801 in Belchertown.
Died November 2nd, 1861 at 60 years old in Shanghai.
Henry D. Gilpin
United states attorney general (1801-1860).
Born April 14th, 1801 in Lancaster. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1860 at 58 years old in Philadelphia.
Carl August von Steinheil
German physicist (1801-1870).
Born October 12th, 1801 in Alsace, Ribeauvillé.
Died September 14th, 1870 at 68 years old in Munich.
Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie
British politician (1801-1874).
Born April 22nd, 1801 in Brechin.
Died July 6th, 1874 at 73 years old in Brechin Castle.
Christian Dietrich Grabbe
Playwright (1801-1836).
Born December 11th, 1801 in Detmold.
Died September 12th, 1836 at 34 years old in Detmold (syphilis).
Ugo Bassi
Italian priest (1801-1849).
Born August 12th, 1801 in Cento.
Died August 8th, 1849 at 47 years old in Bologna (gunshot wound).
Hermann von Meyer
German paleontologist.
Born September 3rd, 1801 in Frankfurt.
Died April 2nd, 1869 at 67 years old in Frankfurt.
Constantin Pecqueur
French academic and politician (1801-1887).
Born October 26th, 1801 in Arleux.
Died December 17th, 1887 at 86 years old in Taverny.
José Joaquín Pérez
Chilean politician and president (1801-1889).
Born May 6th, 1801 in Santiago.
Died July 1st, 1889 at 88 years old in Santiago.
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.
Edward Newman
English entomologist, botanist and writer (1801-1876).
Born May 13th, 1801 in London.
Died June 12th, 1876 at 75 years old in London.
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
French physician, entomologist (lepidopterist) and botanist (1799–1879).
Born June 17th, 1801 in Ticheville. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1879 at 78 years old in Ticheville.
William Hallowes Miller
Welsh mineralogist & crystallographer (1801–1880).
Born April 6th, 1801 in Llandovery.
Died May 20th, 1880 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Victor Adam
French painter (1801–1866).
Born January 28th, 1801 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1866 at 65 years old in Viroflay. [ref]
František Škroup
Czech composer and conductor (1801–1862).
Born June 3rd, 1801 in Osice. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1862 at 60 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Augustin-Alexandre Dumont
French sculptor (1801–1884).
Born August 4th, 1801 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1884 at 82 years old in quai de Conti.
Édouard Lartet
French geologist and paleontologist (1801–1871).
Born April 15th, 1801 in Castelnau-Barbarens.
Died January 28th, 1871 at 69 years old in Seissan.
Lars Johan Hierta
Swedish newspaper publisher, social critic, businessman and politician (1801-1872).
Born January 23rd, 1801 in Uppsala, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1872 at 71 years old in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Joseph Mazilier
French ballet dancer and choreographer (1801–1868).
Born March 13th, 1801 in Marseille.
Died May 19th, 1868 at 67 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
William McGuckin de Slane
Irish orientalist (1801–1878).
Born August 12th, 1801 in Belfast.
Died August 4th, 1878 at 76 years old in Paris.
Jean-Baptiste Pompallier
Roman catholic missionary and archbishop (1801-1871).
Born December 11th, 1801 in Lyon. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1871 at 70 years old in Puteaux (disease). [ref]
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