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In the year 1808
172 Notable birthdays
Mary Horner Lyell
British geologist (1808–1873).
Born October 9th, 1808 in St Pancras.
Died April 24th, 1873 at 64 years old in Kensington.
Jørgen Roed
Danish artist (1808-1888).
Born January 13th, 1808 in Ringsted.
Died August 8th, 1888 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Janez Bleiweis
Slovenian politician (1808–1881).
Born November 19th, 1808 in Kranj.
Died November 29th, 1881 at 73 years old in Ljubljana.
Edward Hallowell
American scientist (1808-1860).
Born September 14th, 1808.
Died February 20th, 1860 at 51 years old
Charles Pritchard
British astronomer (1808–1893).
Born February 29th, 1808 in Shropshire.
Died May 28th, 1893 at 85 years old in Oxford.
Ernst Richter
German musical theorist (1808–1879).
Born October 24th, 1808 in Großschönau.
Died April 9th, 1879 at 70 years old in Leipzig.
Manuel María Mallarino
Vice president of colombia (1808–1872).
Died January 6th, 1872 at 63 years old in Bogotá.
Johann Georg Kohl
German geographer (1808–1878).
Born April 28th, 1808 in Bremen.
Died October 28th, 1878 at 70 years old in Bremen.
Friedrich Julius Richelot
German mathematician (1808–1875).
Born November 6th, 1808 in Königsberg.
Died March 31st, 1875 at 66 years old in Königsberg.
Pierre-Louis Dietsch
French composer and conductor (1808–1865).
Born March 17th, 1808 in Dijon.
Died February 20th, 1865 at 56 years old in Paris.
Karl Andree
German geographer, journalist (1808–1875).
Born October 20th, 1808 in Brunswick.
Died August 10th, 1875 at 66 years old in Bad Wildungen.
Carl Anton Bretschneider
Mathematician.
Born May 27th, 1808 in Schneeberg.
Died November 6th, 1878 at 70 years old in Gotha.
Johannes Elias Teijsmann
Dutch botanist (1808-1882).
Born June 1st, 1808 in Arnhem.
Died June 22nd, 1882 at 74 years old in Bogor.
Sofia Adlersparre
Swedish painter (1808-1862).
Born March 6th, 1808 in Ottenby kungsgård. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1862 at 54 years old in St. Eugenia's Church. [ref]
Philipp Christoph Zeller
German entomologist (1808–1883).
Born April 8th, 1808 in Steinheim an der Murr.
Died March 27th, 1883 at 74 years old in Szczecin.
Wendela Hebbe
Swedish journalist and writer (1808–1899).
Born September 8th, 1808 in Jönköpings Kristina församling. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1899 at 90 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (senility). [ref]
Theodor Mundt
German author and critic (1808–1861).
Born September 19th, 1808 in Potsdam.
Died November 30th, 1861 at 53 years old in Berlin.
Eugène Bourdon
French clockwork maker and inventor (1808-1884).
Born April 8th, 1808 in former 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1884 at 76 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
German-french botanist (1808-1880).
Born January 12th, 1808 in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel.
Died March 20th, 1880 at 72 years old in Strasbourg.
Jean-Charles Chenu
French naturalist (1808–1879).
Born August 30th, 1808 in Metz.
Died November 12th, 1879 at 71 years old in Paris.
Charles Cardale Babington
English botanist and archaeologist (1808-1895).
Born November 23rd, 1808 in Ludlow.
Died July 22nd, 1895 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
György Apponyi
Hungarian politician (1808-1899).
Born December 29th, 1808 in Bratislava.
Died February 28th, 1899 at 90 years old in Malinovo.
Frederik Kaiser
Dutch astronomer (1808-1872).
Born June 10th, 1808 in Amsterdam.
Died July 28th, 1872 at 64 years old in Leiden.
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