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In the year 1808
172 Notable birthdays
Henry Edward Manning
English catholic archbishop and cardinal (1808–1892).
Born July 15th, 1808 in Totteridge.
Died January 14th, 1892 at 83 years old in London.
John Hutton Balfour
British botanist (1808-1884).
Born September 15th, 1808 in Edinburgh.
Died February 11th, 1884 at 75 years old in Edinburgh.
Maria Malibran
Spanish opera singer and composer.
Born March 24th, 1808 in Paris.
Died September 23rd, 1836 at 28 years old in Manchester (horse fall).
Horace Smith
American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman, smith & wesson founder (1808–1893).
Born October 28th, 1808 in Cheshire.
Died January 15th, 1893 at 84 years old in Springfield.
Princess Louise of Prussia
Youngest daughter and eighth child of frederick william iii of prussia (1808–1870).
Born February 1st, 1808 in Berlin.
Died December 6th, 1870 at 62 years old in Wassenaar.
Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Princess of saxe-wiemar-eisenach by birth, and by marriage a princess of prussia.
Born February 3rd, 1808 in Weimar.
Died January 18th, 1877 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark
Danish princess; duchess of glücksburg (1808–1891).
Born January 18th, 1808 in Kiel.
Died May 30th, 1891 at 83 years old in Glücksburg.
Wilhelm Weitling
German-american socialist (1808–1871).
Born October 5th, 1808 in Magdeburg.
Died January 25th, 1871 at 62 years old in New York City. [ref]
José de Espronceda
Spanish poet (1808-1842).
Born March 25th, 1808 in Almendralejo.
Died May 23rd, 1842 at 34 years old in Madrid.
James Nasmyth
Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor (1808–1890).
Born August 19th, 1808 in Edinburgh.
Died May 7th, 1890 at 81 years old in London.
Henrik Wergeland
Norwegian writer (1808–1845).
Born June 17th, 1808 in Kristiansand.
Died July 12th, 1845 at 37 years old in Christiania.
John Scott Russell
British naval engineer (1808–1882).
Born May 9th, 1808 in Glasgow.
Died June 8th, 1882 at 74 years old in Ventnor.
Pinklao
Thai prince (1808-1866).
Born September 4th, 1808 in Bangkok.
Died January 7th, 1866 at 57 years old in Bangkok (tuberculosis).
Michael William Balfe
Irish composer (1808–1870).
Born May 15th, 1808 in Dublin.
Died October 21st, 1870 at 62 years old in Rowney Abbey.
Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
French writer (1808-1889).
Born November 2nd, 1808 in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1889 at 80 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Johann Gustav Droysen
German historian (1808–1884).
Born July 6th, 1808 in Trzebiatów.
Died June 19th, 1884 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Hugh McCulloch
American financier and politician (1808–1895).
Born December 7th, 1808 in Kennebunk. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1895 at 86 years old in Prince George's County. [ref]
Eugénie de Beauharnais
Franco-german princess (1808-1847).
Born December 22nd, 1808 in Milan.
Died September 11th, 1847 at 38 years old in Freudenstadt (tuberculosis).
Empress Xiaoquancheng
Qing dynasty empress (1808–1840).
Born March 24th, 1808 in Suzhou.
Died February 13th, 1840 at 31 years old in Forbidden City.
Johann Benedict Listing
German mathematician (1808-1882).
Born July 25th, 1808 in Frankfurt.
Died December 24th, 1882 at 74 years old in Göttingen.
Venancio Flores
Uruguayan politician (1808-1868).
Born May 18th, 1808 in Trinidad.
Died February 19th, 1868 at 59 years old in Montevideo.
George Robert Gray
English ornithologist, author and museum curator (1808–1872).
Born July 8th, 1808 in London.
Died May 6th, 1872 at 63 years old in London.
Frances Dana Barker Gage
American writer (1808-1884).
Born October 12th, 1808 in Marietta. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1884 at 76 years old in Greenwich.
James Frederick Ferrier
Scottish philosopher (1808-1864).
Born June 16th, 1808 in Edinburgh.
Died June 11th, 1864 at 55 years old in St Andrews.
Urbano Rattazzi
Italian politician (1808–1873).
Born June 30th, 1808 in Alessandria.
Died June 5th, 1873 at 64 years old in Frosinone.
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