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In the year 1804

167 Notable birthdays

Johann Strauss I

Austrian romantic composer.

Born March 14th, 1804 in Leopoldstadt.

Died September 25th, 1849 at 45 years old in Vienna (infectious disease).

Henry S. Foote

American politician (1804-1880).

Born February 28th, 1804 in Fauquier County.

Died May 20th, 1880 at 76 years old in Nashville.

Johan Ludvig Runeberg

Finland’s national poet, author of finland’s national anthem, swedish-speaking writer and poet (1804–77).

Born February 5th, 1804 in Jakobstad. [ref]

Died May 6th, 1877 at 73 years old in Grand Duchy of Finland, Porvoo. [ref]

Richard Lemon Lander

Cornish explorer (1804–1834).

Born February 8th, 1804 in Truro.

Died February 6th, 1834 at 29 years old in Nigeria.

Julius Hermann Schultes

Austrian botanist (1804-1840).

Born February 4th, 1804 in Vienna.

Died September 1st, 1840 at 36 years old in Munich (typhus).

Jules Janin

French writer and critic (1804–1874).

Born February 4th, 1804 in Saint-Étienne.

Died June 19th, 1874 at 70 years old in rue de la Pompe. [ref]

John Deere

American blacksmith and manufacturer (1804–1886).

Born February 7th, 1804 in Rutland.

Died May 17th, 1886 at 82 years old in Moline.

Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold

German physiologist and zoologist (1804-1885).

Born February 15th, 1804 in Würzburg.

Died April 7th, 1885 at 81 years old in Munich.

Jan Adam Kruseman

Painter from the northern netherlands (1804–1862).

Born February 12th, 1804 in Haarlem.

Died March 17th, 1862 at 58 years old in Haarlem.

Carl von Rokitansky

Czech anatomist, dermatologist and patologist (1804-1878).

Born February 11th, 1804 in Hradec Králové. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 1878 at 74 years old in Vienna (angina pectoris). [ref]

Mykola Markevych

Ukrainian composer, historian and ethnographer (1804–1860).

Born February 7th, 1804 in Dunaiets. [ref]

Died June 21st, 1860 at 56 years old in Turivka. [ref]

Hércules Florence

French artist, photographer and inventor (1804-1879).

Born February 28th, 1804 in Nice.

Died March 27th, 1879 at 75 years old in Campinas.

Claude-Étienne Minié

French army officer (1804–1879).

Born February 13th, 1804 in Paris.

Died December 14th, 1879 at 75 years old in Paris.

Ulrike von Levetzow

German aristocrat and lady of honour of heiligengrabe (1804-1899).

Born February 4th, 1804 in Leipzig, Löbnitz. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1899 at 95 years old in Třebívlice. [ref]

Franz Hanfstaengl

German painter (1804–1877).

Born March 1st, 1804 in Dietramszell.

Died April 18th, 1877 at 73 years old in Munich.

Thomas Pratt

American politician (1804-1869).

Born February 18th, 1804 in Georgetown.

Died November 9th, 1869 at 65 years old in Baltimore.

Emil Lenz

Baltic german physicist (1804-1865).

Born February 24th, 1804 in Tartu. [ref]

Died February 10th, 1865 at 60 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).

Jean-François Cail

French entrepreneur and industrialist who was a key figure in french industrialization (1804-1871).

Born February 8th, 1804 in Chef-Boutonne.

Died May 22nd, 1871 at 67 years old in Ruffec.

George Bennett

Australian naturalist (1804-1893).

Born January 31st, 1804 in Plymouth.

Died September 29th, 1893 at 89 years old in Sydney.

Handrij Zejler

Sorbian writer and activist (1804-1872).

Born February 1st, 1804 in Salzenforst/Słona Boršć.

Died October 15th, 1872 at 68 years old in Lohsa.

Józef Dietl

Austrian member of austrian empire council and doctor (1804-1878).

Born January 24th, 1804 in Pidbuzh. [ref]

Died January 18th, 1878 at 73 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Moritz von Schwind

Austrian painter (1804–1871).

Born January 21st, 1804 in Vienna.

Died February 8th, 1871 at 67 years old in Pöcking.

Élie Frédéric Forey

Marshal of france (1804-1872).

Born January 10th, 1804 in former 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died June 20th, 1872 at 68 years old in Paris. [ref]

Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne

Belgian politician (1804-1880).

Born January 28th, 1804 in Brussels.

Died May 20th, 1880 at 76 years old in Brussels.

József Bajza

Hungarian writer (1804–1858).

Born January 31st, 1804 in Szűcsi. [ref]

Died March 3rd, 1858 at 54 years old in Pest. [ref]

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