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In the year 1817
200 Notable birthdays
John Leech
British caricaturist and illustrator (1817–1864).
Born August 29th, 1817 in London.
Died October 29th, 1864 at 47 years old in London.
Richard B. Garnett
Confederate army general (1817–1863).
Born November 21st, 1817 in Essex County.
Died July 3rd, 1863 at 45 years old in Gettysburg.
Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg
Russian noble (1817-1852).
Born October 2nd, 1817 in Munich.
Died November 1st, 1852 at 35 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
Count, russian poet, novelist and playwright.
Born September 5th, 1817 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 10th, 1875 at 58 years old in Krasnyi Rog (drug overdose).
Edward Canby
Union army general (1817–1873).
Born November 9th, 1817 in Boone County.
Died April 11th, 1873 at 55 years old in Siskiyou County.
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
Dominican republic politician (1817-1861).
Born March 9th, 1817 in Santo Domingo.
Died July 4th, 1861 at 44 years old in San Juan de la Maguana.
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
Austrian officer (1817–1895).
Born August 3rd, 1817 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 1895 at 77 years old in Arco.
Mihail Kogălniceanu
Romanian statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist (1817–1891).
Born September 6th, 1817 in Iași.
Died July 1st, 1891 at 73 years old in Paris.
Theodor Storm
German writer (1817–1888).
Born September 14th, 1817 in Husum.
Died July 4th, 1888 at 70 years old in Hanerau-Hademarschen (stomach cancer).
George Holyoake
British secularist, co-operator, and newspaper editor (1817-1906).
Born April 13th, 1817 in Birmingham.
Died January 22nd, 1906 at 88 years old in Brighton.
Charles-François Daubigny
French painter (1817–1878).
Born February 15th, 1817 in Paris.
Died February 19th, 1878 at 61 years old in Paris.
Niels Gade
Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher (1817–1890).
Born February 22nd, 1817 in Copenhagen.
Died December 21st, 1890 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Albert von Kölliker
Swiss anatomist, physiologist (1817–1905).
Born July 6th, 1817 in Zurich.
Died November 2nd, 1905 at 88 years old in Würzburg.
Hermann Lotze
German philosopher (1817-1881).
Born May 21st, 1817 in Bautzen.
Died July 1st, 1881 at 64 years old in Hol Municipality (pneumonia).
Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard
Mauritian physiologist and neurologist (1817–1894).
Born April 8th, 1817 in Port Louis.
Died April 2nd, 1894 at 76 years old in Sceaux.
José Zorrilla
Spanish poet, writer, fighter (1817–1893).
Born February 21st, 1817 in Valladolid.
Died January 23rd, 1893 at 75 years old in Madrid.
János Arany
Hungarian poet, journalist, writer and translator (1817–1882).
Born March 2nd, 1817 in Salonta.
Died October 22nd, 1882 at 65 years old in Budapest (pneumonia).
James J. Archer
Confederate army general (1817–1864).
Born December 19th, 1817 in Harford County.
Died October 26th, 1864 at 46 years old in Richmond.
Heinrich Graetz
Prussian jewish historian (1817 – 1891).
Born October 31st, 1817 in Gmina Książ Wielkopolski.
Died September 7th, 1891 at 73 years old in Munich.
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
French chemist (1817-1880).
Born October 24th, 1817 in Draguignan.
Died May 31st, 1880 at 62 years old in Paris.
Princess Marie Amelie of Baden
Duchess of hamilton and brandon (1817–1888).
Born October 11th, 1817 in Karlsruhe.
Died October 18th, 1888 at 71 years old in Baden-Baden.
Nikoloz Baratashvili
Georgian poet (1817-1844).
Born December 4th, 1817 in Tbilisi.
Died October 21st, 1845 at 27 years old in Ganja (malaria).
Andrew Gregg Curtin
American politician (1817–1894).
Born April 22nd, 1817 in Bellefonte.
Died October 7th, 1894 at 77 years old in Bellefonte.
Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet
Civil engineer (born 1817).
Born July 15th, 1817 in Wadsley.
Died November 20th, 1898 at 81 years old in Bournemouth.
Tom Taylor
English playwright (1817-1880).
Born October 19th, 1817.
Died July 12th, 1880 at 62 years old in London.
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