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In the year 1802
158 Notable birthdays
Lydia Maria Child
American abolitionist, author and women's rights activist (1802-1880).
Born February 11th, 1802 in Medford. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1880 at 78 years old in Wayland. [ref]
Étienne Arago
French playwright and politician (1802-1892).
Born February 9th, 1802 in Perpignan.
Died March 6th, 1892 at 90 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg
German duchess (1802–1864).
Born February 27th, 1802 in Vircava.
Died December 5th, 1864 at 62 years old in Karlsruhe.
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885).
Born February 26th, 1802 in Besançon. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1885 at 83 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Gustav Leberecht Flügel
German orientalist (1802–1870).
Born February 18th, 1802 in Bautzen.
Died July 5th, 1870 at 68 years old in Dresden.
Ernst Friedrich Zwirner
German architect (1802–1861).
Born February 28th, 1802 in Kotlarnia.
Died September 22nd, 1861 at 59 years old in Cologne.
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.
Charles Wheatstone
British scientist and inventor (1802–1875).
Born February 6th, 1802 in Gloucester.
Died October 19th, 1875 at 73 years old in Paris.
Jean-Jacques Uhrich
French military personnel (1802–1886).
Born February 15th, 1802 in Phalsbourg.
Died October 9th, 1886 at 84 years old in Paris.
Gustave de Beaumont
French magistrate, prison reformer, and companion to alexis de tocqueville (1802-1866).
Born December 2nd, 1802 in Beaumont-sur-Dême.
Died March 31st, 1866 at 63 years old in Tours.
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).
Phineas Quimby
American writer (1802–1866).
Born February 16th, 1802 in Lebanon.
Died January 16th, 1866 at 63 years old in Belfast.
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.
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
Member of the swiss federal council (1802-1881).
Born February 19th, 1802 in Altstätten.
Died January 21st, 1881 at 78 years old in Muri bei Bern.
Józef Bohdan Zaleski
Polish poet (1802–1886).
Born February 14th, 1802 in Bogatirka.
Died March 31st, 1886 at 84 years old in Villepreux.
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre
French vincentian missionary, martyr and saint (1802-1840).
Born January 6th, 1802 in Montgesty.
Died September 16th, 1840 at 38 years old in Wuchang District.
Marie-Félicité Brosset
French historian and orientalist (1802–1880).
Born February 5th, 1802 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1880 at 78 years old in Châtellerault. [ref]
Karl Wilhelm Dindorf
German classical philologist (1802–1883).
Born January 2nd, 1802 in Leipzig.
Died August 1st, 1883 at 81 years old in Leipzig.
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.
Félix Dupanloup
French bishop (1802-1878).
Born January 3rd, 1802 in Saint-Félix.
Died October 11th, 1878 at 76 years old in La Combe-de-Lancey.
Tymko Padura
Polish and ukrainian musician and poet (1801–1871).
Born January 2nd, 1802 in Illintsi.
Died September 20th, 1871 at 69 years old in Koziatyn.
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.
Richard Upjohn
English-american architect (1802–1878).
Born January 22nd, 1802 in Shaftesbury.
Died August 16th, 1878 at 76 years old in Putnam County.
Proby Thomas Cautley
British palaeontologist (1802-1871).
Born January 3rd, 1802 in Suffolk.
Died January 25th, 1871 at 69 years old in London Borough of Lewisham.
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