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In the year 1803
144 Notable birthdays
Thomas Jefferson Rusk
American politician (1803–1857).
Born December 5th, 1803 in Pendleton.
Died July 29th, 1857 at 53 years old in Nacogdoches.
John Hemphill
American politician (1803-1862).
Born December 18th, 1803 in Chester County.
Died January 7th, 1862 at 58 years old in Richmond.
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]
José María Heredia y Heredia
Cuban poet.
Born December 31st, 1803 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died May 7th, 1839 at 35 years old in Mexico City, Toluca de Lerdo (tuberculosis).
Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony
Queen consort of spain.
Born December 6th, 1803 in Dresden.
Died May 18th, 1829 at 25 years old in Aranjuez.
William Allen
American politician, 31st governor of ohio (1803-1879).
Born December 18th, 1803 in Edenton.
Died July 11th, 1879 at 75 years old in Chillicothe.
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
Estonian writer, author of the national epic kalevipoeg (1803–1882).
Born December 26th, 1803 in Jõepere manor.
Died August 25th, 1882 at 78 years old in Tartu.
Susanna Moodie
Canadian writer (1803–1885).
Born December 6th, 1803 in Bungay.
Died April 8th, 1885 at 81 years old in Toronto.
James Challis
British astronomer (1803-1882).
Born December 12th, 1803 in Braintree.
Died December 3rd, 1882 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Fyodor Tyutchev
Russian poet (1803–1873).
Born December 5th, 1803 in Ovstug.
Died July 27th, 1873 at 69 years old in Pushkin.
Yevfimiy Vasilyevich Putyatin
Russian admiral (1803-1883).
Born December 2nd, 1803 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 9th, 1883 at 79 years old in Paris.
Pierre François Lacenaire
1800–1836 french poet and murderer.
Born December 20th, 1803 in Lyon.
Died January 19th, 1836 at 32 years old in Paris (decapitation).
Heinrich Ewald
German orientalist, theologian, and biblical exegete (1803–1875).
Born November 16th, 1803 in Göttingen.
Died May 4th, 1875 at 71 years old in Göttingen (heart disease).
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).
Theodore Dwight Weld
American abolitionist (1803–1895).
Born November 23rd, 1803 in Hampton. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1895 at 91 years old in Hyde Park. [ref]
Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets
Russian engineer (1803–1870).
Born November 19th, 1803 in Tomsk Governorate.
Died June 12th, 1870 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Giusto Bellavitis
Italian mathematician (1803–1880).
Born November 22nd, 1803 in Bassano del Grappa.
Died November 6th, 1880 at 76 years old in Tezze sul Brenta.
William Thoms
British writer (1803–1885).
Born November 16th, 1803 in London.
Died August 15th, 1885 at 81 years old in London.
Adolf von Bonin
Prussian general (1803–1872).
Born November 11th, 1803 in Heeren-Werve.
Died April 16th, 1872 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Sofia Ahlbom
Swedish artist, photographer, cartographer and writer (1803–1868).
Born November 25th, 1803 in Västerås Municipality. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1868 at 64 years old in Stockholm.
Jacob Abbott
American writer of children's books (1803-1879).
Born November 14th, 1803 in Hallowell.
Died October 31st, 1879 at 75 years old in Farmington.
Gottfried Semper
German architect (1803–1879).
Born November 29th, 1803 in Hamburg.
Died May 15th, 1879 at 75 years old in Rome.
Paul Huet
French painter (1803-1869).
Born October 3rd, 1803 in Paris.
Died January 9th, 1869 at 65 years old in Paris.
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek
Painter from the northern netherlands (1803-1862).
Born October 11th, 1803 in Middelburg.
Died April 5th, 1862 at 58 years old in Kleve.
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.
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