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In the year 1821
213 Notable birthdays
Ford Madox Brown
British painter (1821–1893).
Born April 16th, 1821 in Calais.
Died October 11th, 1893 at 72 years old in London.
Arthur Cayley
English mathematician (1821-1895).
Born August 16th, 1821 in Richmond.
Died January 26th, 1895 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Paul Reuter
German-jewish-born british entrepreneur and news agency founder (1816–1899).
Born July 21st, 1821 in Kassel.
Died February 25th, 1899 at 77 years old in Nice.
Anita Garibaldi
Italian-brazilian revolutionary, wife of garibaldi (1821-1849).
Born August 30th, 1821 in Laguna.
Died August 4th, 1849 at 27 years old in Ravenna, Mandriole (typhoid fever).
Alexander Gardner
Scottish photographer (1821–1882).
Born October 17th, 1821 in Paisley. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1882 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
George Crum
Popularized potato chips.
Born July 15th, 1821 in Saratoga.
Died July 22nd, 1914 at 93 years old in Malta.
Andrew Kim Taegon
Korean catholic saint (1821–1846).
Born August 21st, 1821 in Dangjin.
Died September 16th, 1846 at 25 years old in Seoul (decapitation).
Pauline Viardot
French mezzo-soprano and composer.
Born July 18th, 1821 in Paris.
Died May 18th, 1910 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Bartolomé Mitre
President of argentina (1821-1906).
Born June 26th, 1821 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1906 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Sebastian Kneipp
German catholic clergyman, naturopath and hydrotherapist (1821-1897).
Born May 17th, 1821 in Stephansried.
Died June 17th, 1897 at 76 years old in Bad Wörishofen.
Mary Burns
Working-class irish woman, best known as the lifelong partner of friedrich engels.
Born September 29th, 1821 in Manchester.
Died January 7th, 1863 at 41 years old in Manchester.
Daniel Harvey Hill
Confederate states army general (1821–1889).
Born July 12th, 1821 in York County.
Died September 24th, 1889 at 68 years old in Charlotte.
Samuel Baker
British explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist (1821–1893).
Born June 8th, 1821 in London. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1893 at 72 years old in Newton Abbot. [ref]
William Barksdale
Confederate army general (1821-1863).
Born August 21st, 1821 in Smyrna.
Died July 3rd, 1863 at 41 years old in Gettysburg.
Nikolay Nekrasov
Russian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher (1821–1878).
Born December 10th, 1821 in Nemyriv. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1878 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Joseph E. Brown
American politician (1821–1894).
Born April 15th, 1821 in Pickens County.
Died November 30th, 1894 at 73 years old in Atlanta.
Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Union army general, politician (1821–1875).
Born February 19th, 1821 in Lexington.
Died July 8th, 1875 at 54 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Gabriel García Moreno
President of ecuador (1860-1865; 1869; 1869-1875).
Born December 24th, 1821 in Guayaquil.
Died August 6th, 1875 at 53 years old in Quito (gunshot wound).
Robert O'Hara Burke
Australian explorer (1821–1861).
Born May 6th, 1821 in County Galway.
Died July 1st, 1861 at 40 years old in Cooper Creek.
Joseph Déjacque
French writer (1821–1864).
Born December 27th, 1821 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1865 at 43 years old in Gentilly. [ref]
Benjamin Tyler Henry
American gunsmith and manufacturer (1821-1898).
Born March 22nd, 1821 in New Hampshire.
Died June 8th, 1898 at 77 years old in Claremont.
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Swiss philosopher and poet (1821-1881).
Born September 27th, 1821 in Geneva.
Died May 11th, 1881 at 59 years old in Geneva.
Tuone Udaina
Last known speaker of dalmatian (1821–1898).
Born September 27th, 1821 in Krk.
Died June 10th, 1898 at 76 years old in Krk (explosive device).
George Williams
Founder of the ymca (1821–1905).
Born October 11th, 1821 in Somerset.
Died November 6th, 1905 at 84 years old in London.
Cyprian Norwid
Polish poet (1821–1883).
Born September 24th, 1821 in Głuchy.
Died May 23rd, 1883 at 61 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
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