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In the year 1816
155 Notable birthdays
Charlotte Brontë
British novelist and poet (1816-1855).
Born April 21st, 1816 in Thornton.
Died March 31st, 1855 at 38 years old in Haworth (hyperemesis gravidarum). [ref]
Ernst Litfaß
German printer and publisher (1816-1874).
Born February 11th, 1816 in Berlin.
Died December 27th, 1874 at 58 years old in Wiesbaden.
Arthur de Gobineau
French diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882).
Born July 14th, 1816 in Ville-d'Avray.
Died October 13th, 1882 at 66 years old in Turin.
Jubal Early
Lawyer, politician, and general of the confederate states army (1816-1894).
Born November 3rd, 1816 in Franklin County.
Died March 2nd, 1894 at 77 years old in Lynchburg.
George Henry Thomas
United states army general (1816-1870).
Born July 31st, 1816 in Southampton County.
Died March 28th, 1870 at 53 years old in San Francisco.
Werner von Siemens
German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892).
Born December 13th, 1816 in Lenthe. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1892 at 75 years old in Charlottenburg (pneumonia). [ref]
Carl Zeiss
German optical physicist (1816–1888).
Born September 11th, 1816 in Weimar.
Died December 3rd, 1888 at 72 years old in Jena.
Nathaniel P. Banks
American politician of massachusetts and general of the union army (1816-1894).
Born January 30th, 1816 in Waltham.
Died September 1st, 1894 at 78 years old in Waltham.
John Charles Ryle
Anglican bishop (1816–1900).
Born May 10th, 1816 in Macclesfield.
Died June 10th, 1900 at 84 years old in Lowestoft.
Morrison Waite
American jurist (1816–1888); chief justice of the united states supreme court from 1874 to 1888.
Born November 29th, 1816 in Lyme.
Died March 23rd, 1888 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Emanuel Leutze
American artist (1816-1868).
Born May 24th, 1816 in Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Died July 18th, 1868 at 52 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Abbas I of Egypt
Wāli of egypt from 1848 to 1854.
Born July 1st, 1816 in Jeddah.
Died July 16th, 1854 at 38 years old in Benha.
Sir William Gull, 1st Baronet
Physician (1816–1890).
Born December 31st, 1816 in Colchester.
Died January 29th, 1890 at 73 years old in 74, Brook Street W1.
Stephen Johnson Field
Us supreme court justice from 1863 to 1897.
Born November 4th, 1816 in Haddam.
Died April 9th, 1899 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Elihu B. Washburne
American politician and diplomat (1816–1887).
Born September 23rd, 1816 in Livermore.
Died October 23rd, 1887 at 71 years old in Chicago.
Priscilla Cooper Tyler
First lady of the united states from 1842 to 1844.
Born June 14th, 1816 in New York City.
Died December 29th, 1889 at 73 years old in Montgomery.
William Sterndale Bennett
British musician (1816-75).
Born April 13th, 1816 in Sheffield.
Died February 1st, 1875 at 58 years old in Greater London.
Charlotte Cushman
American actress (1816–1876).
Born July 23rd, 1816 in Boston. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1876 at 59 years old in Boston (pneumonia).
Henry Hopkins Sibley
Confederate army general (1816–1886).
Born May 25th, 1816 in Natchitoches.
Died August 23rd, 1886 at 70 years old in Fredericksburg.
Matías Ramón Mella
Dominican republic politician (1816-1864).
Born February 25th, 1816 in Santo Domingo.
Died June 4th, 1864 at 48 years old in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Henry Laurens Dawes
American politician (1816–1903).
Born October 30th, 1816 in Cummington. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1903 at 86 years old in Pittsfield.
Gustav Freytag
German writer and politician (1816-1895).
Born July 13th, 1816 in Kluczbork.
Died April 30th, 1895 at 78 years old in Wiesbaden.
Samuel Freeman Miller
American judge (1816-1890).
Born April 5th, 1816 in Richmond.
Died October 13th, 1890 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
John Frederick Kensett
American artist (1816-1872).
Born March 22nd, 1816 in Cheshire.
Died December 14th, 1872 at 56 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
James L. Alcorn
American politician (1816–1894).
Born November 4th, 1816 in Golconda.
Died December 19th, 1894 at 78 years old in Friars Point.
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