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In the year 1803
145 Notable birthdays
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882).
Born May 25th, 1803 in Boston.
Died April 27th, 1882 at 78 years old in Concord (pneumonia).
Hector Berlioz
French composer and conductor (1803–1869).
Born December 11th, 1803 in La Côte-Saint-André. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1869 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]
James Brooke
Rajah of sarawak (1803-1868).
Born April 29th, 1803 in Varanasi.
Died June 11th, 1868 at 65 years old in Burrator.
Albert Sidney Johnston
Confederate states army officer (1803–1862).
Born February 2nd, 1803 in Washington.
Died April 6th, 1862 at 59 years old in Battle of Shiloh.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
British statesman and author (1803–1873).
Born May 25th, 1803 in London.
Died January 18th, 1873 at 69 years old in Torquay.
John Sutter
Pioneer of california known for his association with the california gold rush (1803–1880).
Born February 15th, 1803 in Kandern.
Died June 18th, 1880 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Justus von Liebig
German chemist (1803-1873).
Born May 12th, 1803 in Darmstadt.
Died April 18th, 1873 at 69 years old in Munich.
Mikhail Glinka
Russian composer.
Born June 2nd, 1803 in Novospasskoye.
Died February 15th, 1857 at 53 years old in Berlin.
Robert Stephenson
British railway engineer and locomotive designer (1803-1859).
Born October 16th, 1803 in Willington Quay.
Died October 12th, 1859 at 55 years old in London.
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
French noble, biologist, politician and art collector (1803–1857).
Died July 29th, 1857 at 54 years old in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sarah Childress Polk
First lady of the united states from 1845 to 1849.
Born September 4th, 1803 in Murfreesboro.
Died August 14th, 1891 at 87 years old in Nashville.
Adolphe Adam
French composer (1803–1856).
Born July 24th, 1803 in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1856 at 52 years old in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870).
Born September 28th, 1803 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1870 at 66 years old in Cannes.
Christian Doppler
Austrian mathematician and physicist (1803–1853).
Born November 29th, 1803 in Salzburg.
Died March 17th, 1854 at 50 years old in Venice (lung disease).
James Gamble
British co-founder of procter & gamble.
Born April 3rd, 1803 in Enniskillen.
Died April 29th, 1891 at 88 years old in Cincinnati.
John Ericsson
Swedish-us engineer (1803-1889).
Born July 31st, 1803 in Färnebo församling.
Died March 8th, 1889 at 85 years old in New York City.
John Gorrie
Physician, scientist, inventor (1803–1855).
Born October 3rd, 1803 in Nevis.
Died June 29th, 1855 at 51 years old in Apalachicola (disease).
Albrecht von Roon
Prussian general (1803-1879).
Born April 30th, 1803 in Pleśna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died February 23rd, 1879 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Sarah Yorke Jackson
First lady of the united states (1803-1887).
Born July 16th, 1803 in Philadelphia.
Died August 23rd, 1887 at 84 years old in Nashville.
Susanna Moodie
Canadian writer (1803–1885).
Born December 6th, 1803 in Bungay.
Died April 8th, 1885 at 81 years old in Toronto.
Gottfried Semper
German architect (1803–1879).
Born November 29th, 1803 in Hamburg.
Died May 15th, 1879 at 75 years old in Rome.
Fyodor Tyutchev
Russian poet (1803–1873).
Born December 5th, 1803 in Ovstug.
Died July 27th, 1873 at 69 years old in Pushkin.
Flora Tristan
French writer and suffragist (1803-1844).
Born April 7th, 1803 in Paris.
Died November 14th, 1844 at 41 years old in Bordeaux (typhus).
Prudence Crandall
Civil rights pioneer, educator, temperance advocate, connecticut's official state heroine (1803-1890).
Born September 3rd, 1803 in Hopkinton.
Died January 28th, 1890 at 86 years old in Elk Falls.
Peter Chanel
Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr (1803-1841).
Born July 12th, 1803 in Montrevel-en-Bresse.
Died April 28th, 1841 at 37 years old in Futuna.
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