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In the year 1819
214 Notable birthdays
William A. Wheeler
Vice president of the united states from 1877 to 1881.
Born June 30th, 1819 in Malone.
Died June 4th, 1887 at 67 years old in Malone.
Léon Foucault
French physicist (1819–1868).
Born September 18th, 1819 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1868 at 48 years old in Paris. [ref]
Edwin Drake
American oil driller, popularly credited with being the first to drill for oil in the united states (1819-1880).
Born March 29th, 1819 in Greenville.
Died November 9th, 1880 at 61 years old in Bethlehem.
William T. G. Morton
United states dental surgeon (1819–1868).
Born August 9th, 1819 in Charlton.
Died July 15th, 1868 at 48 years old in New York City (stroke).
Samuel Brannan
American politician (1819–1889).
Born March 2nd, 1819 in Saco. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1889 at 70 years old in Escondido. [ref]
Theodor Fontane
German novelist and poet (1819–1898).
Born December 30th, 1819 in Neuruppin. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1898 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Chlodwig, 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
German chancellor (1819–1901).
Born March 31st, 1819 in Rotenburg an der Fulda.
Died July 6th, 1901 at 82 years old in Bad Ragaz.
Franz von Suppè
Austrian composer and conductor (1819–1895).
Born April 18th, 1819 in Split. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1895 at 76 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Francis V, Duke of Modena
Italian politician (1819–1875).
Born June 1st, 1819 in Modena.
Died November 20th, 1875 at 56 years old in Palais Modena (Beatrixgasse).
Horace Wells
American dentist and anaesthesia pioneer (1815-1848).
Born February 2nd, 1819 in Hartford.
Died February 5th, 1848 at 29 years old in New York City (exsanguination, bleeding).
Roger Fenton
British photographer (1819–1869).
Born March 28th, 1819 in Crimble Hall, Heywood.
Died August 9th, 1869 at 50 years old in London.
Alexander Melville Bell
British linguist (1819–1905).
Born March 1st, 1819 in Edinburgh.
Died August 7th, 1905 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Martin Johnson Heade
American painter (1819-1904).
Born August 11th, 1819 in Bucks County.
Died September 4th, 1904 at 85 years old in St. Augustine.
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo
Cuban revolutionary hero, plantation, poet, musician; 1st (wartime) president of cuba (1816-1874).
Born April 18th, 1819 in Bayamo.
Died February 27th, 1874 at 54 years old in Sierra Maestra.
Wilhelm Marr
German publicist (1819–1904).
Born November 16th, 1819 in Magdeburg.
Died July 17th, 1904 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
Maria Wodzińska
Polish artist (1819–1896).
Born January 7th, 1819 in Vienna.
Died December 7th, 1896 at 77 years old in Florence. [ref]
Sir Henry Tate
English sugar merchant and philanthropist (1819–1899).
Born March 11th, 1819 in Chorley.
Died December 5th, 1899 at 80 years old in Streatham.
Joseph M. Scriven
Irish philanthropist (1819–1886).
Born September 10th, 1819 in Banbridge.
Died August 10th, 1886 at 66 years old in Port Hope (drowning).
John Couch Adams
English mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892).
Born June 5th, 1819 in Laneast.
Died January 21st, 1892 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
South african politician (1819–1901).
Born September 17th, 1819 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died May 19th, 1901 at 81 years old in Potchefstroom.
John Bidwell
American politician (1819-1900).
Born August 5th, 1819 in Chautauqua County.
Died April 4th, 1900 at 80 years old in Chico.
Ottilie Assing
Feminist, freethinker, abolitionist (1819–1884).
Born February 11th, 1819 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1884 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Muir
Scottish orientalist and colonial administrator (1819–1905).
Born April 27th, 1819 in Glasgow.
Died July 11th, 1905 at 86 years old in Edinburgh.
Philip Schaff
Swiss-born, american theologian and ecclesiastical historian (1819–1893).
Born January 1st, 1819 in Chur.
Died October 20th, 1893 at 74 years old in New York City.
Monier Monier-Williams
British professor of sanskrit (1819–1899).
Born November 12th, 1819 in Mumbai.
Died April 11th, 1899 at 79 years old in Cannes.
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