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In the year 1805
171 Notable birthdays
Joseph Smith
Founder of the latter day saint movement and prophet (1805–1844).
Born December 23rd, 1805 in Sharon.
Died June 27th, 1844 at 38 years old in Carthage (gunshot wound). [ref]
Hans Christian Andersen
Danish writer and poet (1805–1875).
Born April 2nd, 1805 in Odense. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1875 at 70 years old in Rolighed (liver cancer). [ref]
Alexis de Tocqueville
French political thinker and historian, minister of foreign affairs (1805-1859).
Born July 29th, 1805 in Paris.
Died April 16th, 1859 at 53 years old in Cannes (tuberculosis).
Princess Sophie of Bavaria
Bavarian princess (1805–1872).
Born January 27th, 1805 in Munich.
Died May 28th, 1872 at 67 years old in Vienna (pneumonia, brain cancer).
William Lloyd Garrison
American journalist and abolitionist (1805–1879).
Born December 10th, 1805 in Newburyport. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1879 at 73 years old in New York City (kidney disease).
Giuseppe Mazzini
Italian nationalist activist, politician, journalist and philosopher.
Born June 22nd, 1805 in Genoa.
Died March 10th, 1872 at 66 years old in Pisa (pleurisy).
George Müller
German-english clergyman (1805–1898).
Born September 27th, 1805 in Kroppenstedt.
Died March 10th, 1898 at 92 years old in Bristol.
William Rowan Hamilton
Irish mathematician and astronomer (1805-1865).
Born August 4th, 1805 in Dublin.
Died September 2nd, 1865 at 60 years old in Dublin.
Ferdinand de Lesseps
French diplomat and entrepreneur, developer of the suez canal (1805–1894).
Born November 19th, 1805 in Versailles.
Died December 7th, 1894 at 89 years old in Guilly.
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
German mathematician (1804–1851).
Born December 10th, 1805 in Potsdam.
Died February 18th, 1851 at 45 years old in Berlin (smallpox).
Robert Fitzroy
Royal navy officer and scientist (1805–1865).
Born July 5th, 1805 in Ampton Hall.
Died April 30th, 1865 at 59 years old in London.
Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Indian carmelite priest and religious founder (1805–1871).
Born February 10th, 1805 in Kainakary.
Died January 3rd, 1871 at 65 years old in Koonammavu.
Henry Wells
American businessman (1805-1878).
Born December 12th, 1805 in Thetford.
Died December 10th, 1878 at 72 years old in Glasgow.
Angelina Grimké
American abolitionist and feminist.
Born February 20th, 1805 in Charleston.
Died October 26th, 1879 at 74 years old in Hyde Park.
Marie d'Agoult
Franco-german romantic author and historian (1805-1876).
Born December 31st, 1805 in Frankfurt.
Died March 5th, 1876 at 70 years old in Paris.
Samuel Palmer
British landscape painter, etcher and printmaker (1805-1881).
Born January 26th, 1805 in Newington. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1881 at 76 years old in Redhill. [ref]
Samuel Wilberforce
Bishop in the church of england.
Born September 7th, 1805 in Clapham Common.
Died July 19th, 1873 at 67 years old in Dorking (horse fall).
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
French magician (1805-1871).
Born December 7th, 1805 in Blois.
Died June 13th, 1871 at 65 years old in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt.
Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte
Prince of france (1805–1870).
Born July 7th, 1805 in Camberwell. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1870 at 64 years old in Baltimore (cancer).
James Wilson
Scottish businessman, economist and liberal politician (1805-1860).
Born June 3rd, 1805 in Hawick.
Died August 11th, 1860 at 55 years old in Kolkata.
William Harrison Ainsworth
English novelist (1805-1882).
Born February 4th, 1805 in Cheetham Hill.
Died January 3rd, 1882 at 76 years old in Reigate.
Alexander Burnes
British explorer and political officer in british india (1805-1841).
Born May 16th, 1805 in Montrose.
Died November 2nd, 1841 at 36 years old in Kabul.
Ewelina Hańska
Polish noblewoman, honoré de balzac's wife (c. 1805 – 1882).
Born January 6th, 1805 in Pohrebyshche.
Died April 10th, 1882 at 77 years old in Paris.
Shirali Muslumov
Disputed claimant to extreme longevity record (1805–1973).
Born March 26th, 1805 in Barzavu.
Died September 2nd, 1973 at 168 years old in Barzavu (pneumonia).
Thomas Graham
British chemist (1805–1869).
Born December 20th, 1805 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1869 at 63 years old in London. [ref]
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