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In the year 1803
145 Notable birthdays
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.
Adèle Foucher
Wife of french writer victor hugo (1803–1868).
Born September 27th, 1803 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1868 at 64 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Juan Almonte
Mexican general, diplomat and regent (1803-1869).
Born May 15th, 1803 in Michoacán.
Died March 21st, 1869 at 65 years old in Paris.
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.
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]
Joseph Marchand
French missionary (1803-1835).
Born August 17th, 1803 in Passavant.
Died November 30th, 1835 at 32 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (flaying).
Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet
British general (1803–1863).
Born January 29th, 1803 in Derbyshire.
Died March 11th, 1863 at 60 years old in Pau.
Thomas Jefferson Rusk
American politician (1803–1857).
Born December 5th, 1803 in Pendleton.
Died July 29th, 1857 at 53 years old in Nacogdoches.
George Borrow
English author (1803–1881).
Born July 5th, 1803 in Dereham. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1881 at 78 years old in Lowestoft. [ref]
William Smith O'Brien
Irish nationalist politician (1803–1864).
Born October 17th, 1803 in Dromoland Castle. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1864 at 60 years old in Bangor.
Sarah Helen Whitman
United states poet (1803-1878).
Born January 19th, 1803 in Providence.
Died June 27th, 1878 at 75 years old in Providence.
Nathan Clifford
American politician (1803-1881).
Born August 18th, 1803 in Rumney. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1881 at 77 years old in Cornish. [ref]
Christopher Memminger
German-born american politician (1803-1888).
Born January 9th, 1803 in Stuttgart.
Died March 7th, 1888 at 85 years old in Charleston.
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).
James Clarence Mangan
Irish poet (1803–1849).
Born May 1st, 1803 in Dublin. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1849 at 46 years old in Ireland, Dublin (cholera). [ref]
Henry Darcy
French engineer (1803–1858).
Born June 10th, 1803 in Dijon.
Died January 2nd, 1858 at 54 years old in Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Edgar Quinet
French writer (1803-1875).
Born February 17th, 1803 in Bourg-en-Bresse.
Died March 27th, 1875 at 72 years old in Versailles. [ref]
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.
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.
Ferenc Deák
Hungarian politician (1803-1876).
Born October 17th, 1803 in Söjtör.
Died January 29th, 1876 at 72 years old in Budapest (cardiovascular disease).
William Thoms
British writer (1803–1885).
Born November 16th, 1803 in London.
Died August 15th, 1885 at 81 years old in London.
Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German noble.
Born March 31st, 1803 in Ludwigslust.
Died October 26th, 1862 at 59 years old in Meiningen.
Adin Ballou
American minister (1803–1890).
Born April 23rd, 1803 in Cumberland.
Died August 5th, 1890 at 87 years old
Friedrich von Amerling
Austro-hungarian painter (1803–1887).
Born April 14th, 1803 in Vienna.
Died January 15th, 1887 at 83 years old in Vienna.
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.
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Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age. Booth Tarkington