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In the year 1806
162 Notable birthdays
Andrew Hull Foote
Union navy admiral and united states navy admiral (1806–1863).
Born September 12th, 1806 in New Haven.
Died June 26th, 1863 at 56 years old in New York City.
John P. Hale
American politician (1806-1873).
Born March 31st, 1806 in Rochester.
Died November 19th, 1873 at 67 years old in Dover.
Nathaniel Parker Willis
American magazine writer, editor, and publisher (1806-1867).
Born January 20th, 1806 in Portland.
Died January 20th, 1867 at 61 years old in New York City.
Alexander Duff
Scottish christian missionary in india (1806–1878).
Born April 15th, 1806 in Pitlochry, Perthshire.
Died February 12th, 1878 at 71 years old in Edinburgh.
Alexander Ivanov
Russian artist (1806-1858).
Born July 28th, 1806 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 15th, 1858 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg (cholera).
Antoine Wiertz
Belgian painter (1806-1865).
Born February 22nd, 1806 in Dinant.
Died June 18th, 1865 at 59 years old in Ixelles.
Daniel Maclise
Irish history, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator (1806-1870).
Born January 25th, 1806 in Cork.
Died April 26th, 1870 at 64 years old in Chelsea (pneumonia).
William P. Fessenden
American politician (1806–1869).
Born October 16th, 1806 in Boscawen.
Died September 8th, 1869 at 62 years old in Portland.
James Shields
Irish-american politician and general (1806-1879).
Born May 10th, 1806 in Altmore.
Died June 1st, 1879 at 73 years old in Ottumwa.
Fabre Geffrard
President of haiti (1806-1878).
Born September 19th, 1806 in Anse-à-Veau.
Died December 31st, 1878 at 72 years old in Kingston.
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
French engineer, sociologist and economist (1806-1882).
Born April 11th, 1806 in La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur.
Died April 5th, 1882 at 75 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
William Gilmore Simms
American writer (1806–1870).
Born April 17th, 1806 in Charleston.
Died June 11th, 1870 at 64 years old in Charleston.
Johan Vilhelm Snellman
Finnish politician and author (1806–1881).
Born May 12th, 1806 in Stockholm.
Died July 4th, 1881 at 75 years old in Tanskarla.
Charles Gleyre
Swiss artist (1806-1874).
Born May 2nd, 1806 in Chevilly.
Died May 5th, 1874 at 68 years old in Palais Bourbon (aneurysm).
Alexander Dallas Bache
American scientist (1806-1867).
Born July 19th, 1806 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1867 at 60 years old in Newport. [ref]
Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Spanish composer.
Born January 27th, 1806 in Bilbao.
Died January 17th, 1826 at 19 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
William, Duke of Brunswick
Duke of brunswick (1806–1884).
Born April 25th, 1806 in Brunswick.
Died October 18th, 1884 at 78 years old in Szczodre, Wrocław County.
Johann Kaspar Mertz
Hungarian guitarist and composer (1806–1856).
Born August 17th, 1806 in Bratislava.
Died October 14th, 1856 at 50 years old in Vienna.
William Fothergill Cooke
English inventor (1806-1879).
Died June 25th, 1879 at 73 years old in Farnham.
Martín Carrera
President of mexico (1806-1871).
Born December 20th, 1806 in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.
Died April 22nd, 1871 at 64 years old in Mexico City.
Prosper Guéranger
French benedictine abbot (1806–1875).
Born April 4th, 1806 in Sablé-sur-Sarthe.
Died January 30th, 1875 at 68 years old in Solesmes.
William Dyce
Scottish artist (1806-1864).
Born September 19th, 1806 in Aberdeen.
Died February 14th, 1864 at 57 years old in Streatham.
Henri Herz
Austrian musician (1803–1888).
Born January 6th, 1806 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1888 at 81 years old in Paris.
Petrus van Schendel
Painter (1806-1870).
Born April 21st, 1806 in Terheijden.
Died December 28th, 1870 at 64 years old in Brussels.
Henriette Sontag
German operatic singer (1806-1854).
Born January 3rd, 1806 in Koblenz. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1854 at 48 years old in Mexico City (cholera). [ref]
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A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday. Erma Bombeck