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In the year 1821
213 Notable birthdays
Lafayette McLaws
Confederate army general (1821-1897).
Born January 15th, 1821 in Augusta. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1897 at 76 years old in Savannah. [ref]
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
Austrian archduke (1821-1849).
Born July 20th, 1821 in Modena.
Died December 15th, 1849 at 28 years old in Brno (typhus).
Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois
French chemist and mineralogist (1820-1886).
Born January 20th, 1821 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1886 at 65 years old in Paris.
Auguste Mariette
French archaeologist and egyptologist (1821–1881).
Born February 11th, 1821 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died January 19th, 1881 at 59 years old in Cairo (diabetes).
Vasile Alecsandri
Romanian poet, playwright, politician, and diplomat.
Born August 2nd, 1821 in Bacău County. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1890 at 69 years old in Mircești (lung cancer).
August Schleicher
German philologist (1821–1868).
Born February 19th, 1821 in Meiningen.
Died December 7th, 1868 at 47 years old in Jena (tuberculosis).
Heinrich Barth
German explorer (1821-1865).
Born February 16th, 1821 in Hamburg.
Died November 25th, 1865 at 44 years old in Berlin (gastric perforation). [ref]
Leon Pinsker
Physician, zionist pioneer and activist (1821-1891).
Born December 25th, 1821 in Tomaszów Lubelski.
Died December 21st, 1891 at 69 years old in Odesa.
Antonio Ciseri
Italian painter (1821-1891).
Born October 25th, 1821 in Ronco sopra Ascona.
Died March 8th, 1891 at 69 years old in Florence.
James Croll
British scientist (1821-1890).
Born January 2nd, 1821 in Scotland.
Died December 15th, 1890 at 69 years old in Perth.
Joseph Noel Paton
British artist (1821-1901).
Born December 13th, 1821 in Dunfermline.
Died December 28th, 1901 at 80 years old in Edinburgh.
Friedrich Engelhorn
German businessman (1821–1902).
Born July 17th, 1821 in Mannheim.
Died March 11th, 1902 at 80 years old in Mannheim.
Gustavus Woodson Smith
Confederate army general (1821-1896).
Born November 30th, 1821 in Georgetown.
Died June 24th, 1896 at 74 years old in New York City.
Henry Thomas Buckle
English historian (1821–1862).
Born November 24th, 1821 in Lewisham.
Died May 29th, 1862 at 40 years old in Damascus.
Rachel Félix
French actress (1821–1858).
Born February 21st, 1821 in Mumpf.
Died January 4th, 1858 at 36 years old in Le Cannet (tuberculosis).
Karel Havlíček Borovský
Czech journalist and writer (1821–1856).
Born October 31st, 1821 in Havlíčkova Borová. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1856 at 34 years old in Prague (tuberculosis). [ref]
Yang Xiuqing
East king of the heavenly kingdom (1821-1856).
Born September 23rd, 1821 in Guiping.
Died September 2nd, 1856 at 34 years old in Nanjing.
George Bowen
British colonial administrator, 9th governor of hong kong, 1st governor of queensland (1821-1899).
Born November 2nd, 1821 in County Donegal.
Died February 21st, 1899 at 77 years old in Brighton.
Linus Yale
American mechanical engineer (1821–1868).
Born April 4th, 1821 in New York.
Died December 25th, 1868 at 47 years old in New York City.
Princess Katharina of Württemberg
Württemberger royal (1821–1898).
Born August 24th, 1821 in Stuttgart.
Died December 6th, 1898 at 77 years old in Stuttgart (heart failure).
Johann Josef Loschmidt
Austrian chemist and physicist (1821–1895).
Born March 15th, 1821 in Počerny.
Died July 8th, 1895 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Georgi Rakovski
Bulgarian revolutionary and writer.
Born April 14th, 1821 in Kotel. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1867 at 46 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis).
Anne Whitney
American sculptor (1821-1915).
Born September 2nd, 1821 in Watertown.
Died January 23rd, 1915 at 93 years old in Boston.
Charles of Mount Argus
Dutch priest and saint (1821–1893).
Born December 11th, 1821 in Sittard-Geleen.
Died January 5th, 1893 at 71 years old in Mount Argus Monastery.
Franz Doppler
Austrian musician (1821–1883).
Born October 16th, 1821 in Lviv.
Died July 27th, 1883 at 61 years old in Baden.
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