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In the year 1820
177 Notable birthdays
Thomas Baines
British expedition artist (1820-1875).
Born November 27th, 1820 in King's Lynn.
Died May 8th, 1875 at 54 years old in Durban (dysentery).
Mkrtich Khrimian
Catholicoi of armenia (1820–1907).
Died October 29th, 1907 at 87 years old in Vagharshapat.
Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands
Son of king william ii of the netherlands (1820–1879).
Born June 13th, 1820 in Soestdijk Palace.
Died January 14th, 1879 at 58 years old in Walferdange Castle (measles).
Mirko Petrović-Njegoš
Montenegrin military commander, diplomat and poet (1820-1867).
Born August 19th, 1820 in Njeguši.
Died July 20th, 1867 at 46 years old in Cetinje.
Apollo Korzeniowski
Polish writer (1820–1869).
Born February 21st, 1820 in Honoratka.
Died May 23rd, 1869 at 49 years old in Kraków.
Charles Devens
Union army general (1820–1891).
Born April 4th, 1820 in Charlestown. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1891 at 70 years old in Boston.
Mariano Melgarejo
President of bolivia (1820-1871).
Born April 13th, 1820 in Cochabamba.
Died November 23rd, 1871 at 51 years old in Lima. [ref]
Katherine Plunket
Irish artist (1820-1932).
Born November 22nd, 1820 in County Louth.
Died October 14th, 1932 at 111 years old in Dundalk.
Joseph Wolf
German artist (1820-1899).
Born January 21st, 1820 in Münstermaifeld. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1899 at 79 years old in London.
Elisha Kent Kane
American explorer and military medical officer (1820–1857).
Born February 3rd, 1820 in Philadelphia.
Died February 16th, 1857 at 37 years old in Havana.
Mary Livermore
American journalist.
Born December 19th, 1820 in Boston.
Died May 23rd, 1905 at 84 years old in Melrose.
Jean Ingelow
British writer (1820–1897).
Born March 17th, 1820 in Boston.
Died July 20th, 1897 at 77 years old in Kensington.
Prince Alexander of Prussia
Eldest child of prince frederick of prussia and his wife, princess luise of anhalt-bernburg (1820-1896).
Born June 21st, 1820 in Berlin.
Died January 4th, 1896 at 75 years old in Berlin.
John William Dawson
Canadian geologist, principal of mcgill university (1820–1899).
Born October 13th, 1820 in Pictou.
Died November 19th, 1899 at 79 years old in Montreal.
György Klapka
Hungarian military officer, politician (1820–1892).
Born April 7th, 1820 in Timișoara.
Died May 17th, 1892 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Tomás Mejía
Mexican general (1820–1867).
Born September 17th, 1820 in Pinal de Amoles Municipality.
Died June 19th, 1867 at 46 years old in Santiago de Querétaro (gunshot wound).
Juan N. Méndez
President of mexico (1876–77).
Born July 2nd, 1820 in Puebla.
Died November 29th, 1894 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
Concepción Arenal Ponte
Spanish lawyer, writer and feminist activist, editor (1820-1893).
Born January 31st, 1820 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1893 at 73 years old in Vigo. [ref]
William B. Washburn
American businessman and politician from massachusetts (1820-1887).
Born January 31st, 1820 in Winchendon.
Died October 5th, 1887 at 67 years old in Springfield.
Horatio Wright
United states army general (1820–1899).
Born March 6th, 1820 in Clinton.
Died July 2nd, 1899 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
Worthington Whittredge
American painter (1820-1910).
Born May 22nd, 1820 in Springfield.
Died February 25th, 1910 at 89 years old in Summit.
Alice Cary
American writer (1820–1871).
Born April 26th, 1820 in Cincinnati.
Died February 12th, 1871 at 50 years old in New York City (tuberculosis).
Isaac Todhunter
English mathematician (1820-1884).
Born November 23rd, 1820 in Rye.
Died March 1st, 1884 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
Brazilian writer (1820-1882).
Born June 24th, 1820 in Itaboraí.
Died May 11th, 1882 at 61 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Josef Mánes
Czech painter (1820-1871).
Born May 12th, 1820 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1871 at 51 years old in Prague. [ref]
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