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In the year 1802
159 Notable birthdays
James Busby
Scottish/australian/new zealand viticulturalist, farmer and politician (1802-1871).
Born February 7th, 1802 in Edinburgh.
Died July 15th, 1871 at 69 years old in Anerley (pneumonia).
Richard Parkes Bonington
British painter (1801-1828).
Born October 25th, 1802 in Arnold.
Died September 23rd, 1828 at 25 years old in London (tuberculosis).
Charlotte Napoléone Bonaparte
Princess of france (1802-1839).
Born October 31st, 1802 in Paris.
Died March 2nd, 1839 at 36 years old in Sarzana (puerperal disorders).
Thomas Davenport
American inventor (1802–1851).
Born July 9th, 1802 in Williamstown.
Died July 6th, 1851 at 48 years old in Salisbury.
Frederick William, Elector of Hesse
Last elector of hesse-kassel.
Born August 20th, 1802 in Hanau.
Died January 6th, 1875 at 72 years old in Prague.
Sara Coleridge
British poet, translator, editor, writer (1802–1852).
Born December 23rd, 1802 in Greta Hall.
Died May 3rd, 1852 at 49 years old in London (breast cancer).
Ion Heliade Rădulescu
Academic, romantic and classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician (1802-1872).
Born January 6th, 1802 in Târgoviște.
Died April 27th, 1872 at 70 years old in Bucharest.
Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover
British politician (1802-1867).
Born November 8th, 1802 in London.
Died April 27th, 1867 at 64 years old in Westminster.
Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
French preacher and journalist (1802-1861).
Born May 12th, 1802 in Recey-sur-Ource.
Died November 21st, 1861 at 59 years old in Sorèze.
Hugh Miller
Scottish geologist and folklorist (1802-1856).
Born October 10th, 1802 in Cromarty. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1856 at 54 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey
British politician (1802-1894).
Born December 28th, 1802 in Howick.
Died October 9th, 1894 at 91 years old
John L. Helm
Governor of kentucky (1802-1867).
Born July 4th, 1802 in Hardin County.
Died September 8th, 1867 at 65 years old in Elizabethtown.
Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman
Diocesan bishop, philosopher and theologian (1802-1865).
Born August 2nd, 1802 in Seville.
Died February 15th, 1865 at 62 years old in London.
Nikolaus Lenau
Austrian poet (1802-1850).
Born August 13th, 1802 in Lenauheim. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1850 at 48 years old in Oberdöbling. [ref]
Richard Upjohn
English-american architect (1802–1878).
Born January 22nd, 1802 in Shaftesbury.
Died August 16th, 1878 at 76 years old in Putnam County.
Charles Auguste de Bériot
Belgian composer and violinist (1802–1870).
Born February 20th, 1802 in Leuven.
Died April 8th, 1870 at 68 years old in Brussels.
George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle
British politician (1802–1864).
Born April 18th, 1802 in Berkeley Square.
Died December 5th, 1864 at 62 years old in Castle Howard.
Johann Nestroy
Austrian playwright, actor and singer (1801–1862).
Born December 7th, 1802 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1862 at 59 years old in Graz.
Germain Henri Hess
Swiss chemist (1802–1850).
Born August 7th, 1802 in Geneva.
Died December 12th, 1850 at 48 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Manuel María Lombardini
President of mexico (1853).
Born July 23rd, 1802 in Mexico City.
Died December 22nd, 1853 at 51 years old in Mexico City.
Mahmud al-Alusi
Iraqi islamic scholar and poet (1802–1854).
Born December 10th, 1802 in Baghdad.
Died July 29th, 1854 at 51 years old in Baghdad.
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
German chemist and physicist (1802–1870).
Died April 4th, 1870 at 67 years old in Berlin.
David Octavius Hill
Scottish painter and photographer (1802-1870).
Died May 17th, 1870 at 67 years old in Edinburgh.
Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein
Younger brother of aloys ii, prince of liechtenstein (1802–1887).
Born February 25th, 1802 in Vienna.
Died March 31st, 1887 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Friedrich Julius Stahl
German lawyer and politician (1802-1861).
Born January 16th, 1802 in Würzburg.
Died August 10th, 1861 at 59 years old in Bad Brückenau.
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