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In the year 1821
213 Notable birthdays
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881).
Born November 11th, 1821 in Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor.
Died February 10th, 1881 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg (epilepsy, pulmonary emphysema).
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Confederate states army general (1821-1877).
Born July 13th, 1821 in Chapel Hill.
Died October 29th, 1877 at 56 years old in Memphis (complications of diabetes mellitus).
Charles Baudelaire
French poet and critic (1821–1867).
Born April 9th, 1821 in Paris, former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1867 at 46 years old in Paris (syphilis). [ref]
Clara Barton
American civil war nurse (1821–1912).
Born December 25th, 1821 in Oxford.
Died April 12th, 1912 at 90 years old in Glen Echo.
James Longstreet
Confederate army general (1821–1904).
Born January 8th, 1821 in Edgefield County.
Died January 2nd, 1904 at 82 years old in Gainesville.
William Henry Vanderbilt
American businessman and philanthropist (1821–1885).
Born May 8th, 1821 in New Brunswick.
Died December 8th, 1885 at 64 years old in Manhattan.
Louis Vuitton
French fashion designer and businessman (1821–1892).
Born August 4th, 1821 in Lavans-sur-Valouse.
Died February 27th, 1892 at 70 years old in Asnières-sur-Seine (glioblastoma).
John C. Breckinridge
Vice president of the united states from 1857 to 1861 (1821–1875).
Born January 16th, 1821 in Lexington.
Died May 17th, 1875 at 54 years old in Lexington (liver cirrhosis).
Gustave Flaubert
French novelist (1821–1880).
Born December 12th, 1821 in Rouen.
Died May 8th, 1880 at 58 years old in Croisset (cerebral hemorrhage).
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890).
Born March 19th, 1821 in Torquay.
Died October 20th, 1890 at 69 years old in Trieste.
Elizabeth Blackwell
American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910).
Born February 3rd, 1821 in Bristol. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1910 at 89 years old in Hastings. [ref]
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902).
Born October 13th, 1821 in Świdwin. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1902 at 80 years old in Berlin (heart failure). [ref]
Mary Baker Eddy
American founder of christian science (1821–1910).
Died December 3rd, 1910 at 89 years old in Chestnut Hill (pneumonia). [ref]
Lola Montez
Irish dancer and actress (1821–1861).
Born February 17th, 1821 in Grange.
Died June 30th, 1861 at 40 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Hermann von Helmholtz
German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894).
Born August 31st, 1821 in Potsdam.
Died September 8th, 1894 at 73 years old in Charlottenburg.
Marcus Goldman
American banker (1821-1904).
Born December 9th, 1821 in Trappstadt.
Died July 20th, 1904 at 82 years old in Elberon.
Edmund Pettus
American politician (1821-1907).
Born July 6th, 1821 in Limestone County. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1907 at 86 years old in Hot Springs. [ref]
Old Tom Morris
Scottish professional golfer (1821–1908).
Born June 16th, 1821 in St Andrews.
Died May 24th, 1908 at 86 years old in St Andrews.
John Abbott
3rd prime minister of canada (1821-1893).
Born March 12th, 1821 in Saint-André-Est.
Died October 30th, 1893 at 72 years old in Montreal (brain cancer).
John Chivington
Former methodist pastor and colonel in the united states volunteers.
Born January 27th, 1821 in Lebanon. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1894 at 73 years old in Denver (cancer).
Charles Tupper
6th prime minister of canada (1821-1915).
Born July 2nd, 1821 in Amherst.
Died October 30th, 1915 at 94 years old in Bexleyheath.
Pafnuty Chebyshev
Russian mathematician (1821–1894).
Born May 16th, 1821 in Akatovo.
Died December 8th, 1894 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gordon Granger
Union army general (1821–1876).
Born November 6th, 1821 in Wayne County.
Died January 10th, 1876 at 54 years old in Santa Fe.
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Ruler of bavaria (1821–1912).
Born March 12th, 1821 in Würzburg.
Died December 12th, 1912 at 91 years old in Munich (bronchitis).
Jane Wilde
Irish poet and writer, editor (1821–1896).
Born December 27th, 1821 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1896 at 74 years old in Chelsea. [ref]
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