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In the year 1826
186 Notable birthdays
B. Gratz Brown
American politician, missouri (1826-1885).
Born May 28th, 1826 in Lexington.
Died December 13th, 1885 at 59 years old in Kirkwood.
Robert Waterman
Governor of california (1826-1891).
Born December 15th, 1826 in Fairfield.
Died April 12th, 1891 at 64 years old in San Diego.
John William De Forest
Military officer, novelist.
Born May 31st, 1826 in Seymour.
Died July 17th, 1906 at 80 years old in New Haven.
George Frisbie Hoar
American attorney and politician (1826–1904).
Born August 29th, 1826 in Concord. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1904 at 78 years old in Worcester.
Robert Kingston Scott
74th governor of south carolina, and an officer in the union army (1826-1900).
Born July 8th, 1826 in Armstrong County.
Died August 12th, 1900 at 74 years old in Henry County.
Joseph Victor von Scheffel
German poet and novelist (1826-1886).
Born February 16th, 1826 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 9th, 1886 at 60 years old in Karlsruhe.
John P. Stockton
American politician (1826-1900).
Born August 2nd, 1826 in Princeton.
Died January 22nd, 1900 at 73 years old in New York City.
George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
German noble (1826–1914).
Born April 2nd, 1826 in Meiningen.
Died June 25th, 1914 at 88 years old in Bad Wildungen.
Henry Clifton Sorby
British scientist, founder of microscopical petrology and metallography (1826–1908).
Born May 10th, 1826 in Sheffield.
Died March 9th, 1908 at 81 years old in Sheffield.
Carlos de Haes
Spanish painter from belgium (1826-1898).
Born January 27th, 1826 in Brussels.
Died June 17th, 1898 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Fritz Melbye
Danish artist (1826-1896).
Born August 24th, 1826 in Helsingør.
Died December 14th, 1896 at 70 years old in Shanghai.
Oscar Ferdinand Peschel
German geographer (1826–1875).
Born March 17th, 1826 in Dresden.
Died August 31st, 1875 at 49 years old in Leipzig.
Johann Köler
Estonian artist (1826-1899).
Born March 8th, 1826 in Ivaski.
Died April 22nd, 1899 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
William Hugh Smith
American politician (1826-1899).
Born April 26th, 1826 in Fayette County.
Died January 1st, 1899 at 72 years old in Birmingham.
Nikolaus Friedreich
German pathologist and neurologist (1825–1882).
Born July 31st, 1826 in Würzburg.
Died July 6th, 1882 at 55 years old in Heidelberg.
Silvestro Lega
Italian painter (1826-1895).
Born December 8th, 1826 in Modigliana. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1895 at 68 years old in Florence (stomach cancer). [ref]
Christian Almer
Swiss mountain guide (1826-1898).
Born March 29th, 1826 in Grindelwald.
Died May 17th, 1898 at 72 years old in Grindelwald.
Alphonse de Polignac
French mathematician (1826–1863).
Born March 27th, 1826 in London.
Died June 30th, 1863 at 37 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
George Price Boyce
British artist (1826-1897).
Born September 24th, 1826 in London Borough of Camden.
Died February 11th, 1897 at 70 years old in Chelsea.
Georges Mathias
French composer, pianist and teacher (1826-1910).
Born October 14th, 1826 in Paris.
Died October 14th, 1910 at 84 years old in Pontoise.
Julius Stockhausen
German conductor (1826–1906).
Born July 22nd, 1826 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1906 at 80 years old in Frankfurt.
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
German physicist (1826–1899).
Born October 2nd, 1826 in Berlin.
Died March 24th, 1899 at 72 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Alberto Pasini
Italian painter (1826-1899).
Born September 3rd, 1826 in Busseto.
Died December 15th, 1899 at 73 years old in Cavoretto.
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