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In the year 1802
158 Notable birthdays
Benedict Waldeck
Prussian politician (1802-1870).
Born July 31st, 1802 in Münster.
Died May 12th, 1870 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Robert Chambers
Scottish publisher and writer (1802–1871).
Born July 10th, 1802 in Peebles.
Died March 17th, 1871 at 68 years old in St Andrews.
Joseph Labitzky
Bohemian violinist, conductor and composer (1802–1881).
Born July 4th, 1802 in Krásno.
Died August 19th, 1881 at 79 years old in Karlovy Vary. [ref]
David Hunter
American union general during the civil war (1802–1886).
Died February 2nd, 1886 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Pavel Nakhimov
Russian fleet commander.
Born July 5th, 1802 in Khmelita.
Died July 12th, 1855 at 53 years old in Sevastopol.
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.
Alexandre Dumas
French writer and dramatist (1802–1870).
Born August 5th, 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1870 at 68 years old in Puys (stroke). [ref]
Thomas Davenport
American inventor (1802–1851).
Born July 9th, 1802 in Williamstown.
Died July 6th, 1851 at 48 years old in Salisbury.
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.
Ignacy Domeyko
Polish-chilean geologist and educator (1802–1889).
Born July 3rd, 1802 in Niedźwiadka estate. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1889 at 86 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek
Russian orientalist, historian and philologist.
Born June 22nd, 1802 in Rasht.
Died December 9th, 1870 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Benjamin Fitzpatrick
American politician (1802-1869).
Born June 30th, 1802 in Greene County.
Died November 25th, 1869 at 67 years old in Wetumpka.
Hermann Goldschmidt
German-french astronomer and painter (1802-1866).
Born June 17th, 1802 in Frankfurt.
Died August 30th, 1866 at 64 years old in Fontainebleau. [ref]
Gideon Welles
American government official; united states secretary of the navy from 1861 to 1869 (1802–1878).
Born July 1st, 1802 in Glastonbury.
Died February 11th, 1878 at 75 years old in Hartford.
Auguste Boissonneau
French ornithologist, dealer of naturlia and ocularist (1802-1883).
Born June 26th, 1802 in Saumur.
Died July 7th, 1883 at 81 years old in Paris.
Émile de Girardin
French politician and journalist (1802-1881).
Born June 22nd, 1802 in rue Chabanais.
Died April 27th, 1881 at 78 years old in rue La Pérouse. [ref]
Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann
German zoologist (1802-1841).
Born June 2nd, 1802 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1841 at 38 years old in Berlin, Brunswick (tuberculosis).
Harriet Martineau
English writer and sociologist (1802–1876).
Born June 12th, 1802 in Norwich.
Died June 27th, 1876 at 74 years old in Ambleside.
Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin
French writer (1802–1896).
Born May 17th, 1802 in Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1896 at 94 years old in Versailles.
Ira Harris
American politician (1802-1875).
Born May 31st, 1802 in Charleston. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1875 at 73 years old in Albany. [ref]
Cesare Pugni
Italian composer (1802–1870).
Died January 26th, 1870 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Johann Friedrich von Brandt
German naturalist (1802–1879).
Born May 25th, 1802 in Jüterbog.
Died July 15th, 1879 at 77 years old in Meriküla.
Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Regent of waldeck and pyrmont (1802–1858).
Born May 20th, 1802 in Schaumburg Castle.
Died August 1st, 1858 at 56 years old in Bad Pyrmont.
Charles Nicholas Aubé
French physician and entomologist (1802-1869).
Born May 6th, 1802 in former 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1869 at 67 years old in Crépy-en-Valois.
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