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In the year 1809
188 Notable birthdays
Robert John Kane
Irish chemist (1809-1890).
Born September 24th, 1809 in Dublin.
Died February 16th, 1890 at 80 years old in Dublin.
Pieter Philip van Bosse
Dutch politician (1809-1879).
Born December 16th, 1809 in Amsterdam.
Died February 21st, 1879 at 69 years old in The Hague.
Oswald Heer
Swiss naturalist (1809–1883).
Born August 31st, 1809 in Uzwil.
Died September 27th, 1883 at 74 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
American academic administrator (1809–1889).
Born May 5th, 1809 in Sheffield.
Died April 27th, 1889 at 79 years old in New York City.
Louis Meijer
Dutch painter (1809-1866).
Born March 9th, 1809 in Amsterdam.
Died March 31st, 1866 at 57 years old in Utrecht.
Alvan Wentworth Chapman
American botanist and physician (1809–1899).
Born September 28th, 1809 in Southampton.
Died April 6th, 1899 at 89 years old in Apalachicola.
James Richardson
Explorer.
Born November 3rd, 1809 in Lincolnshire.
Died March 4th, 1851 at 41 years old (malaria).
Antonio Somma
Italian opera librettist (1809–1864).
Born August 28th, 1809 in Udine.
Died August 8th, 1865 at 55 years old in Venice.
Teofil Kwiatkowski
Polish artist (1809–1891).
Born February 21st, 1809 in Pułtusk.
Died August 14th, 1891 at 82 years old in Avallon.
Xavier Forneret
French writer, poet, playwright and journalist.
Born September 16th, 1809 in Beaune. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1884 at 74 years old in Beaune. [ref]
Nikolaus Becker
German poet (1809–1845).
Born October 8th, 1809 in Bonn. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1845 at 35 years old in Hünshoven. [ref]
Constantin von Alvensleben
German general (1809–1892).
Born August 26th, 1809 in Eichenbarleben.
Died March 28th, 1892 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Hugo von Kirchbach
German general (1809–1887).
Born May 23rd, 1809 in Środa Śląska.
Died October 26th, 1887 at 78 years old in Niesky.
Alexandre Debain
French harmonium inventor (1809-1877).
Died December 3rd, 1877 at 68 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Thomas Campbell Eyton
English naturalist and ornithologist (1809–1880).
Born September 10th, 1809 in Wellington.
Died October 25th, 1880 at 71 years old in Shropshire.
Friedrich August von Quenstedt
Professor of mineralogy and geology at eberhard karls universität, tübingen (1809–1889).
Born July 9th, 1809 in Eisleben.
Died December 21st, 1889 at 80 years old in Tübingen.
Guglielmo Massaia
Catholic cardinal (1809-1889).
Born June 8th, 1809 in Piovà Massaia. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1889 at 80 years old in San Giorgio a Cremano.
François-Jules Pictet de la Rive
Swiss scientist, entomologist and paleontologist (1809-1872).
Born September 27th, 1809 in Geneva. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1872 at 62 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Mihály Horváth
Catholic bishop, historian, and politician (1809-1878).
Born October 20th, 1809 in Szentes.
Died August 19th, 1878 at 68 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Hugh Alexander Kennedy
English chess master (1809-1878).
Born August 22nd, 1809 in Bath.
Died October 22nd, 1878 at 69 years old in Reading.
Pascual de Gayangos y Arce
Spanish scholar and orientalist (1809–1897).
Born June 21st, 1809 in Seville.
Died October 4th, 1897 at 88 years old in London.
José Gutiérrez de la Concha, 1st Marquis of Havana
Spanish noble (1809-1895).
Born June 4th, 1809 in Córdoba.
Died November 5th, 1895 at 86 years old in Madrid.
Ludwig Preller
German classical philologist and writer (1809–1861).
Born September 15th, 1809 in Hamburg.
Died June 21st, 1861 at 51 years old in Weimar (dysentery).
Elijah Williams
British chess player (1809–1854).
Born October 7th, 1809 in Bristol.
Died September 8th, 1854 at 44 years old in London (cholera).
Felipe Pardo y Aliaga
Writer, diplomat and politician (1809–1868).
Died December 24th, 1868 at 59 years old in Lima.
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