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In the year 1815

203 Notable birthdays

Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852).

Born December 10th, 1815 in London.

Died November 27th, 1852 at 36 years old in Marylebone (uterine cancer).

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and chancellor (1815-1898).

Born April 1st, 1815 in Schönhausen (Elbe). [ref]

Died July 30th, 1898 at 83 years old in Friedrichsruh (respiratory arrest). [ref]

John A. Macdonald

1st prime minister of canada from 1867 to 1873 and 1878 to 1891.

Born January 11th, 1815 in Glasgow.

Died June 6th, 1891 at 76 years old in Ottawa (stroke).

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

American writer, suffragist and women's rights activist (1815–1902).

Born November 12th, 1815 in Johnstown.

Died October 26th, 1902 at 86 years old in New York City (heart failure).

John Bosco

Italian roman catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888).

Born August 15th, 1815 in Castelnuovo Don Bosco.

Died January 31st, 1888 at 72 years old in Turin.

George Meade

United states army general and civil engineer (1815–1872).

Born December 31st, 1815 in Cádiz.

Died November 6th, 1872 at 56 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia).

Anthony Trollope

English novelist of the victorian period (1815-1882).

Born April 24th, 1815 in London.

Died December 6th, 1882 at 67 years old in London.

Otto of Greece

King of greece (1832-1862).

Born June 1st, 1815 in Mirabell Palace. [ref]

Died July 26th, 1867 at 52 years old in Bamberg.

Joseph Hooker

American union army general (1814–1879).

Born November 13th, 1815 in Hadley.

Died October 31st, 1879 at 63 years old in Garden City (stroke).

Catherine Dickens

Née hogarth, spouse of charles dickens (1815-1879).

Born May 19th, 1815 in Edinburgh.

Died November 22nd, 1879 at 64 years old in London (cancer).

Grace Darling

British heroine (1815-1842).

Born November 24th, 1815 in Bamburgh Castle.

Died October 20th, 1842 at 26 years old in Bamburgh Castle (tuberculosis).

Julia Margaret Cameron

British photographer (1815–1879).

Born June 11th, 1815 in Garden Reach.

Died January 26th, 1879 at 63 years old in Kalutara.

Henry Parkes

Australian statesman and politician (1815-1896).

Born May 27th, 1815 in Warwickshire.

Died April 27th, 1896 at 80 years old in Sydney.

Harriet Jacobs

American slave, writer, and abolitionist (1815-1897).

Born February 11th, 1815 in Edenton. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1897 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..

Karl Weierstraß

German mathematician (1815–1897).

Born October 31st, 1815 in Ostenfelde.

Died February 19th, 1897 at 81 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).

Henry Halleck

Union army general (1815–1872).

Born January 16th, 1815 in Oneida County.

Died January 9th, 1872 at 56 years old in Kentucky.

John Hughes

Welsh businessman, founder of donetsk.

Born June 25th, 1815 in Merthyr Tydfil. [ref]

Died June 17th, 1889 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Rufus Wilmot Griswold

American editor, literary critic, anthologist, and writer (1815–1857).

Born February 13th, 1815 in Benson.

Died August 27th, 1857 at 42 years old in Manhattan (tuberculosis).

Ildefons Cerdà

Urban planner (1815-1876), noted for the extension plan of barcelona.

Born December 23rd, 1815 in Centelles.

Died August 23rd, 1876 at 60 years old in Las Caldas de Besaya.

Howell Cobb

American politician (1815–1868).

Born September 7th, 1815 in Jefferson County.

Died October 9th, 1868 at 53 years old in New York City.

David Davis

American lawyer, judge, supreme court justice, and politician (1815–1886).

Born March 9th, 1815 in Cecil County.

Died June 26th, 1886 at 71 years old in Bloomington.

Adolph von Menzel

German artist (1815–1905).

Born December 8th, 1815 in Wrocław. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1905 at 89 years old in Berlin. [ref]

John Mitchel

Irish politician (1815-1875).

Born November 3rd, 1815 in County Londonderry.

Died March 20th, 1875 at 59 years old in Newry.

William Joseph Hardee

Confederate army general (1815-1873).

Born October 12th, 1815 in Camden County.

Died November 6th, 1873 at 58 years old in Virginia.

Edward John Eyre

British explorer and colonial administrator (1815–1901).

Born August 5th, 1815 in Whipsnade. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1901 at 86 years old in Devon. [ref]

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