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In the year 1820
177 Notable birthdays
Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910).
Born May 12th, 1820 in Florence.
Died August 13th, 1910 at 90 years old in London.
Susan B. Anthony
American women's rights activist (1820-1906).
Born February 15th, 1820 in Adams.
Died March 13th, 1906 at 86 years old in Rochester (pneumonia, heart failure).
William Tecumseh Sherman
United states army general (1820–1891).
Born February 8th, 1820 in John Sherman Birthplace.
Died February 14th, 1891 at 71 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Jenny Lind
Swedish classical singer.
Born October 6th, 1820 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1887 at 67 years old in Malvern (cancer).
Friedrich Engels
German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895).
Born November 28th, 1820 in Barmen. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1895 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Herbert Spencer
English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903).
Born April 28th, 1820 in Derby.
Died December 8th, 1903 at 83 years old in Brighton.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Philosopher, academic, writer, translator, entrepreneur, social reformer and philanthropist (1820-1891).
Born September 26th, 1820 in Birsingha.
Died July 29th, 1891 at 70 years old in Kolkata.
Anne Brontë
British novelist and poet (1820-1849).
Born January 17th, 1820 in Thornton.
Died May 28th, 1849 at 29 years old in Scarborough (tuberculosis).
George Hearst
American politician (1820-1891).
Born September 3rd, 1820 in Sullivan.
Died February 28th, 1891 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Fanny Crosby
19th century christian hymnist.
Born March 24th, 1820 in Brewster. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1915 at 94 years old in Bridgeport.
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
King of sardinia (1849–1861) and king of italy (1861–1878).
Born March 14th, 1820 in Turin.
Died January 9th, 1878 at 57 years old in Rome (disease).
John Tenniel
British illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist, very good friends with spencer bradshaw (1820-1914).
Born February 27th, 1820 in London.
Died February 26th, 1914 at 93 years old in London.
Prince Henri, Count of Chambord
French royal (1820–1883).
Born September 29th, 1820 in Paris.
Died August 24th, 1883 at 62 years old in Schloss Frohsdorf.
Julia Gardiner Tyler
First lady of the united states (1820–1889).
Born May 4th, 1820 in Long Island. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1889 at 69 years old in Richmond.
Alexandru Ioan Cuza
First ruler of the united principalities of moldavia and wallachia.
Born April 1st, 1820 in Bârlad.
Died May 15th, 1873 at 53 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Clement Vallandigham
American lawyer and politician (1820–1871).
Born July 29th, 1820 in Lisbon.
Died June 17th, 1871 at 50 years old in Lebanon.
Princess Alexandrine of Baden
Duchess of saxe-coburg and gotha.
Born December 6th, 1820 in Karlsruhe.
Died December 20th, 1904 at 84 years old in Coburg, Callenberg Castle.
John Tyndall
Irish physicist (1820–1893).
Born August 2nd, 1820 in County Carlow.
Died December 4th, 1893 at 73 years old in Haslemere.
John F. Reynolds
United states army general (1820-1863).
Born September 20th, 1820 in Lancaster.
Died July 1st, 1863 at 42 years old in Gettysburg.
Henry Jarvis Raymond
American journalist and politician (1820–1869).
Born January 24th, 1820 in Livingston County.
Died June 18th, 1869 at 49 years old in New York City.
Anna Sewell
English novelist.
Born March 20th, 1820 in Great Yarmouth.
Died April 25th, 1878 at 58 years old in Norwich (hepatitis).
Nadar
French photographer and balloonist (1820–1910).
Born April 6th, 1820 in rue Saint-Honoré.
Died March 21st, 1910 at 89 years old in avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt.
Earl Van Dorn
Confederate states army general (1820–1863).
Born September 17th, 1820 in Claiborne County.
Died May 7th, 1863 at 42 years old in Spring Hill.
Multatuli
Dutch author (1820-1887).
Born March 2nd, 1820 in Korsjespoortsteeg 20.
Died February 19th, 1887 at 66 years old in Ingelheim am Rhein.
Alexander Cartwright
Early developer of baseball (1820–1892).
Born April 17th, 1820 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1892 at 72 years old in Honolulu.
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