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In the year 1826
186 Notable birthdays
George Brinton McClellan
American soldier and politician (1826–1885).
Born December 3rd, 1826 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1885 at 58 years old in Orange (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stephen Foster
American songwriter (1826-1864).
Born July 4th, 1826 in Lawrenceville.
Died January 13th, 1864 at 37 years old in Manhattan.
John Brown
Scottish personal servant and favourite of queen victoria (1826–1883).
Born December 8th, 1826 in Crathie.
Died March 27th, 1883 at 56 years old in Windsor Castle.
Bernhard Riemann
German mathematician (1826–1866).
Born September 17th, 1826 in Breselenz.
Died July 20th, 1866 at 39 years old in Selasca (tuberculosis).
Eugénie de Montijo
Empress consort of the french from 1853 to 1870 (1826–1920).
Born May 5th, 1826 in Granada.
Died July 11th, 1920 at 94 years old in Madrid.
Julia Grant
First lady of the united states from 1869 to 1877.
Born January 26th, 1826 in St. Louis.
Died December 14th, 1902 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Varina Davis
Second wife of president jefferson davis and first lady of the confederate states (1826–1906).
Born May 7th, 1826 in Natchez.
Died October 16th, 1906 at 80 years old in Manhattan.
Carlo Collodi
Italian writer (1826–1890).
Born November 24th, 1826 in Florence.
Died October 26th, 1890 at 63 years old in Florence.
John Buford
Union army general (1826-1863).
Born March 4th, 1826 in Woodford County.
Died December 16th, 1863 at 37 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gustave Moreau
19th century french symbolist painter (1826-1898).
Born April 6th, 1826 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1898 at 72 years old in Paris, Rennes. [ref]
Frederic Edwin Church
American landscape painter (1826–1900).
Born May 4th, 1826 in Hartford.
Died April 7th, 1900 at 73 years old in New York City.
Walter Bagehot
British journalist, businessman, and essayist (1826-1877).
Born February 3rd, 1826 in Langport.
Died March 24th, 1877 at 51 years old in Somerset.
John A. Logan
American soldier and politician (1826–1886).
Born February 9th, 1826 in Murphysboro.
Died December 27th, 1886 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C..
Carl XV of Sweden
King of sweden and norway (1859-1872).
Born May 3rd, 1826 in Stockholm.
Died September 18th, 1872 at 46 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Matilda Joslyn Gage
American abolitionist, writer.
Born March 24th, 1826 in Cicero. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1898 at 71 years old in Chicago.
Joseph Wharton
American industrialist (1826–1909).
Born March 3rd, 1826 in Philadelphia.
Died January 11th, 1909 at 82 years old in Philadelphia.
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
British public servant and prominent member of victorian society (1826–1902).
Born June 21st, 1826 in Florence.
Died February 12th, 1902 at 75 years old in Clandeboye House.
Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden
Sixth grand duke of baden from 1856 to 1907.
Born September 9th, 1826 in Karlsruhe.
Died September 28th, 1907 at 81 years old in Mainau.
William Mahone
American civil war general and politician (1826-1895).
Born December 1st, 1826 in Southampton County.
Died October 8th, 1895 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).
Anthony Joseph Drexel
American businessman (1826-1893).
Born September 13th, 1826 in Philadelphia.
Died June 30th, 1893 at 66 years old in Karlovy Vary (myocardial infarction).
Wilhelm Liebknecht
German journalist, writer and socialist politician (1826–1900).
Born March 29th, 1826 in Giessen. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1900 at 74 years old in Charlottenburg (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby
British politician (1826–1893).
Died April 21st, 1893 at 66 years old in Knowsley (influenza).
William Smith Clark
American chemist, soldier, botanist and university teacher (1826 – 1886).
Born July 31st, 1826 in Ashfield. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1886 at 59 years old in Amherst (heart disease). [ref]
Ludwig Minkus
Austrian composer and violinist (1826–1917).
Born March 23rd, 1826 in Vienna.
Died December 7th, 1917 at 91 years old in Vienna (pneumonia).
Serizawa Kamo
Samurai (1826-1863).
Born September 2nd, 1826 in Mito.
Died October 30th, 1863 at 37 years old in Shimabara (assassination).
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