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In the year 1808
172 Notable birthdays
Frederik Kaiser
Dutch astronomer (1808-1872).
Born June 10th, 1808 in Amsterdam.
Died July 28th, 1872 at 64 years old in Leiden.
Caleb Blood Smith
American judge and politician (1808–1864).
Born April 16th, 1808 in Boston.
Died January 7th, 1864 at 55 years old in Indianapolis.
György Apponyi
Hungarian politician (1808-1899).
Born December 29th, 1808 in Bratislava.
Died February 28th, 1899 at 90 years old in Malinovo.
Jean-Charles Chenu
French naturalist (1808–1879).
Born August 30th, 1808 in Metz.
Died November 12th, 1879 at 71 years old in Paris.
Luigi Nazari di Calabiana
Catholic bishop (1808-1893).
Born July 27th, 1808 in Savigliano.
Died October 23rd, 1893 at 85 years old in Milan.
Carlo Sacconi
Catholic cardinal (1808-1889).
Born May 9th, 1808 in Montalto delle Marche.
Died February 25th, 1889 at 80 years old in Rome.
Louis Édouard Bouët-Willaumez
French admiral (1808-1871).
Born April 24th, 1808 in Brest.
Died September 10th, 1871 at 63 years old in Paris.
Pyotr Chikhachyov
Russian scientist (1808–1890).
Born August 28th, 1808 in Gatchina.
Died October 13th, 1890 at 82 years old in Florence.
Xavier Marmier
French writer 1808-1892.
Born June 22nd, 1808 in Pontarlier.
Died October 12th, 1892 at 84 years old in Paris, rue de Babylone.
Elisabeth Kulmann
German-russian poet (1808-1825).
Born July 17th, 1808 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 1st, 1825 at 17 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Albert Kazimirski de Biberstein
Polish-french orientalist (1808–1887).
Born November 20th, 1808 in Korchów Pierwszy. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1887 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Everhardus Johannes Potgieter
Dutch prose writer and poet (1808-1875).
Born June 17th, 1808 in Zwolle.
Died February 3rd, 1875 at 66 years old in Amsterdam.
Szymon Konarski
Polish politician (1808-1839).
Died February 27th, 1839 at 30 years old in Vilnius (execution by shooting).
Joseph Gabet
French lazarist missionary that traveled in china with évariste régis huc (1808-1853).
Born December 4th, 1808 in Nevy-sur-Seille.
Died March 3rd, 1853 at 44 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Moses Ashley Curtis
U.s. botanist (1801–1872).
Born May 11th, 1808 in Stockbridge.
Died April 10th, 1872 at 63 years old in Hillsborough.
August Giacomo Jochmus
German foreign minister and austrian baron (1808-1881).
Born February 27th, 1808 in Hamburg.
Died September 14th, 1881 at 73 years old in Bamberg.
Caterina Scarpellini
Italian astronomer (1808–1873).
Born October 29th, 1808 in Foligno.
Died November 28th, 1873 at 65 years old in Rome.
Osip Bodyansky
Ukrainian writer (1808–1877).
Born November 12th, 1808 in Varva.
Died September 18th, 1877 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Albert Grisar
Belgian composer (1808–1869).
Born December 25th, 1808 in Antwerp.
Died June 15th, 1869 at 60 years old in Asnières-sur-Seine, Asnières.
Ludwig Lange
German architect (1808-1868).
Born March 22nd, 1808 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1868 at 60 years old in Munich. [ref]
Bernard du Bus de Gisignies
Belgian politician, ornithologist and paleontologist (1808–1874).
Born June 21st, 1808 in Tournai.
Died July 6th, 1874 at 66 years old in Bad Ems.
Pyotr Kireevsky
Russian philosopher (1808-1856).
Born February 23rd, 1808 in Dolbino.
Died November 6th, 1856 at 48 years old
Alexis Damour
French mineralogist (1808–1902).
Born July 19th, 1808 in Paris.
Died September 22nd, 1902 at 94 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Bernhard von Cotta
German geologist and botanist (1808-1879).
Born October 24th, 1808 in Zillbach.
Died September 14th, 1879 at 70 years old in Freiberg.
Pauline Marie Armande Craven
French author (1808-1891).
Born April 12th, 1808 in London.
Died April 1st, 1891 at 82 years old in Paris.
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