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In the year 1811
194 Notable birthdays
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886).
Born October 22nd, 1811 in Raiding. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1886 at 74 years old in Bayreuth (pneumonia). [ref]
Napoleon II
The second emperor of the french (1815).
Born March 20th, 1811 in Paris.
Died July 22nd, 1832 at 21 years old in Vienna (tuberculosis).
Harriet Beecher Stowe
American abolitionist and author (1811–1896).
Born June 14th, 1811 in Litchfield. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1896 at 85 years old in Hartford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
William Makepeace Thackeray
British novelist (1811–1863).
Born July 18th, 1811 in Kolkata.
Died December 24th, 1863 at 52 years old in London.
Charles Sumner
American abolitionist and statesman (1811–1874).
Born January 6th, 1811 in Boston.
Died March 11th, 1874 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Horace Greeley
American politician and publisher (1811–1872).
Born February 3rd, 1811 in Amherst.
Died November 29th, 1872 at 61 years old in Pleasantville.
Évariste Galois
French mathematician (1811-1832).
Born October 25th, 1811 in Bourg-la-Reine.
Died May 31st, 1832 at 20 years old in Paris (gunshot wound).
Judah P. Benjamin
American politician and lawyer (1811-1884).
Born August 6th, 1811 in Christiansted. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1884 at 72 years old in Paris (disease). [ref]
Elisha Otis
Founder of otis elevator co..
Born August 3rd, 1811 in Halifax.
Died April 8th, 1861 at 49 years old in New York City (diphtheria).
Isaac Singer
American businessman; inventor of the singer sewing machine (1811-1875).
Born October 27th, 1811 in Pittstown.
Died July 23rd, 1875 at 63 years old in Paignton.
Maximilian II of Bavaria
King of bavaria between 1848 and 1864 (1811–1864).
Born November 28th, 1811 in Munich.
Died March 10th, 1864 at 52 years old in Munich.
Robert Bunsen
German chemist (1811-1899).
Born March 3rd, 1811 in Göttingen. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1899 at 88 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Théophile Gautier
French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic (1811–1872).
Born August 30th, 1811 in Tarbes. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1872 at 61 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
John Neumann
Czech christian missionary and saint (1811–1860).
Born March 28th, 1811 in Prachatice.
Died January 5th, 1860 at 48 years old in Philadelphia (stroke).
George Gilbert Scott
English architect (1811–1878).
Born July 13th, 1811 in Gawcott.
Died March 27th, 1878 at 66 years old in London.
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Argentinian politician and writer (1811-1888).
Born February 15th, 1811 in San Juan.
Died September 11th, 1888 at 77 years old in Asunción (congestive heart failure).
James Young Simpson
British obstetrician (1811–1870).
Born June 7th, 1811 in Bathgate.
Died May 6th, 1870 at 58 years old in Edinburgh.
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
British nobleman, politician and diplomat (1811–1863).
Born July 20th, 1811 in London.
Died November 20th, 1863 at 52 years old in Dharamshala.
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
German empress (1811-1890).
Born September 30th, 1811 in Weimar.
Died January 7th, 1890 at 78 years old in Berlin (influenza).
Wendell Phillips
American abolitionist, advocate for native americans, orator and lawyer (1811-1884).
Born November 29th, 1811 in Boston.
Died February 2nd, 1884 at 72 years old in Boston.
John Bright
British radical and liberal statesman (1811–1889).
Born November 16th, 1811 in Rochdale.
Died March 27th, 1889 at 77 years old in Rochdale.
Henry Liddell
British classical scholar and administrator (1811–1898).
Born February 6th, 1811 in Bishop Auckland.
Died January 18th, 1898 at 86 years old in Ascot.
William Brydon
Assistant surgeon in the british east india company army (1811-1873).
Born October 10th, 1811 in London.
Died March 20th, 1873 at 61 years old in Scotland.
Urbain Le Verrier
French astronomer (1811-1877).
Born March 11th, 1811 in Saint-Lô.
Died September 23rd, 1877 at 66 years old in Paris.
Louis Blanc
French politician and historian (1811-1882).
Born October 29th, 1811 in Madrid.
Died December 6th, 1882 at 71 years old in Cannes.
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