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In the year 1823
190 Notable birthdays
Phineas Gage
19th century american railway worker who survived a large brain trauma.
Born July 9th, 1823 in Grafton County.
Died May 21st, 1860 at 36 years old in San Francisco (status epilepticus).
Alfred Russel Wallace
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913).
Born January 8th, 1823 in Usk.
Died November 7th, 1913 at 90 years old in Broadstone.
Schuyler Colfax
Vice president of the united states from 1869 to 1873 (1823–1885).
Born March 23rd, 1823 in New York City.
Died January 13th, 1885 at 61 years old in Mankato (myocardial infarction).
Friedrich Max Müller
German-born british philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900).
Born December 6th, 1823 in Dessau.
Died October 28th, 1900 at 76 years old in Oxford.
Henry Wirz
Swiss-born confederate officer in the american civil war.
Born November 25th, 1823 in Zurich.
Died November 10th, 1865 at 41 years old in Washington, D.C. (hanging to death).
John Sherman
American cabinet secretary and senator (1823–1900).
Born May 10th, 1823 in Lancaster.
Died October 22nd, 1900 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Alexandre Cabanel
French painter (1823–1889).
Born September 28th, 1823 in Montpellier.
Died January 23rd, 1889 at 65 years old in Paris.
Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823–1892).
Born February 27th, 1823 in Tréguier. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1892 at 69 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Li Hongzhang
Chinese politician, general and diplomat; governor of zhili of the late qing dynasty; trade minister of the beiyang government (1823–1901).
Born February 15th, 1823 in Hefei.
Died November 7th, 1901 at 78 years old in Beijing (hepatitis).
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Confederate army general (1823-1914).
Born April 1st, 1823 in Hart County.
Died January 8th, 1914 at 90 years old in Hart County (kidney failure).
Thomas Francis Meagher
Irish nationalist & american politician (1823-1867).
Born August 3rd, 1823 in Waterford.
Died July 1st, 1867 at 43 years old in Fort Benton (drowning).
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
Third son and fourth child of louis ii, grand duke of hesse.
Born July 15th, 1823 in Darmstadt.
Died December 15th, 1888 at 65 years old in Darmstadt.
Mary Ann Shadd
American abolitionist (1823–1893).
Born October 9th, 1823 in Wilmington.
Died June 5th, 1893 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Abdülmecid I
31th sultan of the ottoman empire (1839–1861).
Born April 25th, 1823 in Istanbul.
Died June 25th, 1861 at 38 years old in Istanbul (tuberculosis).
Gyula Andrássy
Hungarian statesman (1823–1890).
Born March 8th, 1823 in Zemun, Vlachovo.
Died February 18th, 1890 at 66 years old in Volosko.
Mary Boykin Chesnut
American writer (1823-1886).
Born March 31st, 1823 in Stateburg.
Died November 22nd, 1886 at 63 years old in Camden.
Sándor Petőfi
Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary (1823–1849).
Born January 1st, 1823 in Kiskőrös. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1849 at 26 years old in Albești. [ref]
Leopold Kronecker
German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra (1823–1891).
Born December 7th, 1823 in Legnica.
Died December 29th, 1891 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Mackenzie Bowell
5th prime minister of canada (1823-1917).
Born December 27th, 1823 in Rickinghall.
Died December 10th, 1917 at 93 years old in Belleville (pneumonia).
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
American soldier, unitarian minister and author (1823–1911).
Born December 22nd, 1823 in Cambridge.
Died May 9th, 1911 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
British soldier, politician, and administrator (1823-1889).
Born September 10th, 1823 in Westminster St James.
Died March 26th, 1889 at 65 years old in Chandos House (diabetes).
Carlo III, Duke of Parma
Duke of parma and piacenza from 1849 to 1854.
Born January 14th, 1823 in Lucca.
Died March 27th, 1854 at 31 years old in Parma (stab wound).
Francis Parkman
American historian (1823–1893).
Born September 16th, 1823 in Boston.
Died November 8th, 1893 at 70 years old in Jamaica Plain. [ref]
Karl I of Württemberg
Third king of württemberg (1864–1891).
Born March 6th, 1823 in Stuttgart.
Died October 6th, 1891 at 68 years old in Stuttgart.
Jean-Henri Fabre
French entomologist and author (1823-1915).
Born December 21st, 1823 in Saint-Léons. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1915 at 91 years old in Sérignan-du-Comtat. [ref]
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You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. Bob Hope