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In the year 1817
200 Notable birthdays
Henry David Thoreau
American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862).
Born July 12th, 1817 in Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse, Concord.
Died May 6th, 1862 at 44 years old in Concord (tuberculosis).
Syed Ahmed Khan
Indian muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898).
Born October 17th, 1817 in Delhi.
Died March 27th, 1898 at 80 years old in Aligarh.
Braxton Bragg
Confederate army general (1817–1876).
Born March 22nd, 1817 in Warrenton.
Died September 27th, 1876 at 59 years old in Galveston.
William III of the Netherlands
King of the netherlands and grand duke of luxembourg (1817-1890).
Born February 17th, 1817 in Palace of the Nation.
Died November 23rd, 1890 at 73 years old in Het Loo Palace.
Baháʼu'lláh
Founder of the bahá'í faith (1817–1892).
Born November 12th, 1817 in Mirza Bozorg Nuri House.
Died May 29th, 1892 at 74 years old in Acre (fever).
Branwell Brontë
British artist (1817–1848).
Born June 26th, 1817 in Yorkshire.
Died September 24th, 1848 at 31 years old in Haworth (tuberculosis).
Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Queen consort of denmark from 1863 to 1898.
Born September 7th, 1817 in Kassel.
Died September 29th, 1898 at 81 years old in Bernstorff Palace.
Ivan Aivazovsky
Russian marine painter (1817–1900).
Born July 29th, 1817 in Feodosiia.
Died May 2nd, 1900 at 82 years old in Feodosiia.
Mary Ellen Pleasant
African-american entrepreneur (1814-1904).
Born August 19th, 1817 in Philadelphia, Virginia, Georgia. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1904 at 86 years old in San Francisco.
Debendranath Tagore
Indian philosopher (1817–1905).
Born May 15th, 1817 in Kolkata.
Died January 19th, 1905 at 87 years old in Kolkata.
Jung Bahadur Rana
Nepalese prime minister and maharaja of lamjung and kaski (1817–1877).
Born June 18th, 1817 in Kathmandu.
Died February 25th, 1877 at 59 years old in Borlang (disease).
Lewis Armistead
Confederate general (1817-1863).
Born February 18th, 1817 in New Bern.
Died July 5th, 1863 at 46 years old in Gettysburg.
Richard Dadd
British artist (1817-1886).
Born August 1st, 1817 in Chatham.
Died January 7th, 1886 at 68 years old in Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne (lung disease).
Leonard Jerome
American financier and maternal grandfather of winston churchill (1817-1891).
Born November 3rd, 1817 in Pompey.
Died March 3rd, 1891 at 73 years old in Brighton.
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Duke of nassau (1839–1866), later grand duke of luxembourg (1890–1905).
Born July 24th, 1817 in Biebrich Palace.
Died November 17th, 1905 at 88 years old in Lenggries.
Theodor Mommsen
German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903).
Born November 30th, 1817 in Garding.
Died November 1st, 1903 at 85 years old in Charlottenburg.
Richard S. Ewell
Confederate army general (1817–1872).
Born February 8th, 1817 in Georgetown.
Died January 25th, 1872 at 54 years old in Spring Hill (pneumonia).
George Frederic Watts
British painter and sculptor (1817–1904).
Born February 23rd, 1817 in London.
Died July 1st, 1904 at 87 years old in Compton.
Joseph Dalton Hooker
British botanist, lichenologist, and surgeon (1817–1911).
Born June 30th, 1817 in Halesworth.
Died December 10th, 1911 at 94 years old in Sunningdale.
George Henry Lewes
British philosopher (1817-1878).
Born April 18th, 1817 in London.
Died November 30th, 1878 at 61 years old in London.
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
French printer (1817–1879).
Born April 25th, 1817 in Paris.
Died April 26th, 1879 at 62 years old in Paris.
Clémentine of Orléans, Princess of Koháry
French royal.
Born June 3rd, 1817 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died February 16th, 1907 at 89 years old in Palais Coburg.
James W. Denver
American politician and union army general (1817–1892).
Born October 23rd, 1817 in Winchester.
Died August 9th, 1892 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Benjamin Jowett
English writer and classical scholar (1817–1893).
Born April 15th, 1817 in Camberwell.
Died October 1st, 1893 at 76 years old in Oxford.
Austen Henry Layard
British politician (1817–1894).
Born March 5th, 1817 in Paris.
Died July 5th, 1894 at 77 years old in London.
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