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In the year 1817
200 Notable birthdays
Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary
Archduke of austria (1817-1867).
Born September 14th, 1817 in Buda.
Died February 19th, 1867 at 49 years old in Menton (tuberculosis).
Richard Spruce
British botanist and explorer (1817–1893).
Born September 10th, 1817 in Ganthorpe.
Died December 28th, 1893 at 76 years old in Coneysthorpe.
Émile Prudent
Pianist and composer.
Born February 3rd, 1817 in Angoulême.
Died May 14th, 1863 at 46 years old in Paris.
John S. Carlile
American politician (1817-1878).
Born December 16th, 1817 in Winchester.
Died October 24th, 1878 at 60 years old in Clarksburg.
Robert Angus Smith
British chemist (1817-84).
Born February 15th, 1817 in Glasgow.
Died May 12th, 1884 at 67 years old
Edward Armitage
English painter (1817–1896).
Born May 20th, 1817 in London.
Died May 24th, 1896 at 79 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Alexander Wheelock Thayer
American writer (1817-1897).
Born October 22nd, 1817 in Natick.
Died July 15th, 1897 at 79 years old in Trieste.
Wilhelm Griesinger
German psychiatrist (1817–1868).
Born July 29th, 1817 in Stuttgart.
Died October 26th, 1868 at 51 years old in Berlin (diphtheria).
Fanny Cerrito
Italian ballet dancer (1817–1909).
Born May 11th, 1817 in Naples.
Died May 6th, 1909 at 91 years old in Paris.
Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher
German economist (1817–1894).
Born October 21st, 1817 in Hanover.
Died June 4th, 1894 at 76 years old in Leipzig.
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Swiss chemist (1817–1894).
Born April 28th, 1817 in Geneva. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1894 at 76 years old in Geneva.
Charles Dadant
American beekeeper (1817–1902).
Born May 20th, 1817 in Vaux-sous-Aubigny.
Died July 26th, 1902 at 85 years old in Hamilton.
Adolphe Yvon
French painter (1817–1893).
Born February 1st, 1817 in Eschviller.
Died September 11th, 1893 at 76 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Gunnar Wennerberg
Swedish poet, composer and politician (1817-1901).
Born October 2nd, 1817 in Lidköping parish. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1901 at 83 years old in Läckö Castle. [ref]
Marcus Thrane
Norwegian politician (1817-1890).
Born October 14th, 1817 in Christiania.
Died April 30th, 1890 at 72 years old in Eau Claire.
Konstantin Aksakov
Critic and writer (1817-1860).
Born April 10th, 1817 in Aksakovo.
Died December 19th, 1860 at 43 years old in Zakynthos (tuberculosis).
Ali III ibn al-Husayn
Bey of tunis (1882-1902).
Born August 14th, 1817 in La Marsa. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1902 at 84 years old in La Marsa. [ref]
Bertrando Spaventa
Italian philosopher (1817-1883).
Born June 26th, 1817 in Bomba.
Died February 21st, 1883 at 65 years old in Naples.
Walter Hood Fitch
Botanical illustrator (1817-1892).
Born February 28th, 1817 in Glasgow.
Died January 14th, 1892 at 74 years old in Kew.
Mykola Kostomarov
Russian-ukrainian historian, founder of modern ukrainian historiography, and a leader of the ukrainian national revival (1817-1885).
Born May 16th, 1817 in Yurasovka.
Died April 19th, 1885 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ernest Hébert
French painter (1817–1908).
Born November 3rd, 1817 in Grenoble. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1908 at 91 years old in La Tronche.
Heinrich von Sybel
German historian (1817–1895).
Born December 2nd, 1817 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 1st, 1895 at 77 years old in Marburg.
George Henry Corliss
American engineer (1817-1888).
Born June 2nd, 1817 in Easton.
Died February 21st, 1888 at 70 years old in Providence.
János Irinyi
Inventor of the noiseless match (1817-1895).
Born May 18th, 1817 in Albiș. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1895 at 78 years old in Létavértes. [ref]
Joseph Poelaert
Architect (1817–1879).
Born March 21st, 1817 in Brussels.
Died November 3rd, 1879 at 62 years old in Brussels.
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