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In the year 1808
172 Notable birthdays
Abraham Mapu
Hebrew novelist (1808–1867).
Born February 6th, 1808 in Kaunas.
Died October 9th, 1867 at 59 years old in Königsberg.
Ernst Kapp
German teacher, geographer and philosopher (1808-1896).
Born October 15th, 1808 in Ludwigsstadt.
Died January 30th, 1896 at 87 years old in Düsseldorf.
Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval
French painter (1808-1885).
Born April 13th, 1808 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1885 at 77 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Robert Wilhelm Ekman
Finnish painter (1808–1873).
Born August 13th, 1808 in Uusikaupunki.
Died February 19th, 1873 at 64 years old in Turku.
Wincenty Dunin-Marcinkiewicz
Belarusian-polish writer, poet, dramatist and social activist.
Born February 4th, 1808 in Paniuškavičy.
Died December 29th, 1884 at 76 years old in Malaja Liucinka.
Henry Miers Elliot
British historian and colonial administrator (1808–1853).
Born March 1st, 1808 in Westminster.
Died December 20th, 1853 at 45 years old in Cape of Good Hope.
Manuel Jimenes
President of the dominican republic (1808-1854).
Born January 14th, 1808 in Bayamo.
Died December 22nd, 1854 at 46 years old in Port-au-Prince (cholera).
Hugh Welch Diamond
British photographer and psychiatrist (1808–1886).
Born October 23rd, 1808 in Goudhurst.
Died June 21st, 1886 at 77 years old in Twickenham.
Jean Gilbert Victor Fialin, duke of Persigny
French politician of the second empire (1808–1872).
Born January 11th, 1808 in Saint-Germain-Lespinasse. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1872 at 64 years old in Nice. [ref]
José María Linares
President of bolivia (1808-1861).
Died October 23rd, 1861 at 53 years old in Valparaíso.
Carl Werner
German watercolour painter (1808–1894).
Born October 4th, 1808 in Weimar.
Died January 10th, 1894 at 85 years old in Leipzig.
Felice Matteucci
Italian engineer (1808–1887).
Born February 12th, 1808 in Lucca.
Died September 13th, 1887 at 79 years old in Capannori.
Agustín Morales
Bolivian politician (1808-1872).
Born March 11th, 1808 in La Paz.
Died November 27th, 1872 at 64 years old in La Paz.
José María Urbina
President of ecuador (1851-1856).
Born March 19th, 1808 in Píllaro.
Died September 4th, 1891 at 83 years old in Guayaquil.
Simion Bărnuţiu
Romanian academic (1808-1864).
Born July 21st, 1808 in Bocșa.
Died May 28th, 1864 at 55 years old in Sânmihaiu Almașului.
José Rufino Echenique
President of peru (1808–1887).
Born November 16th, 1808 in Puno.
Died June 16th, 1887 at 78 years old in Lima.
Gustav Weil
German orientalist (1808–1889).
Born April 25th, 1808 in Sulzburg.
Died August 29th, 1889 at 81 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
August von Werder
Prussian general (1808-1887).
Born September 12th, 1808.
Died September 12th, 1887 at 79 years old in Gruszewo. [ref]
Frederik Stang
1st prime minister of norway (1802–1884).
Born March 4th, 1808 in Stokke Municipality. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1884 at 76 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Franz Theodor Kugler
German art historian and artist (1808–1858).
Born January 18th, 1808 in Szczecin.
Died March 18th, 1858 at 50 years old in Berlin.
Ferdinand Wüstenfeld
German orientalist (1808-1899).
Born July 31st, 1808 in Hann. Münden.
Died February 8th, 1899 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Antoine Étex
French painter and sculptor (1808-1888).
Born March 20th, 1808 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1888 at 80 years old in Chaville.
Charles Merivale
English historian and churchman (1808-1893).
Born March 8th, 1808 in London.
Died December 27th, 1893 at 85 years old in Ely.
Augustus C. French
American politician (1808-1864).
Born August 2nd, 1808 in Hill. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1864 at 56 years old in Lebanon (typhoid fever). [ref]
Mary Horner Lyell
British geologist (1808–1873).
Born October 9th, 1808 in St Pancras.
Died April 24th, 1873 at 64 years old in Kensington.
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