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In the year 1831
209 Notable birthdays
James A. Garfield
President of the united states in 1881.
Born November 19th, 1831 in Moreland Hills.
Died September 19th, 1881 at 49 years old in Elberon (aneurysm, gunshot wound).
James Clerk Maxwell
Scottish physicist (1831–1879).
Born June 13th, 1831 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1879 at 48 years old in Cambridge (stomach cancer). [ref]
Savitribai Phule
Indian social reformer (1831-1897).
Born January 3rd, 1831.
Died March 10th, 1897 at 66 years old in Pune (plague). [ref]
Frederick III, German Emperor
As king of prussia german emperor (1831–1888).
Born October 18th, 1831 in New Palace.
Died June 15th, 1888 at 56 years old in New Palace (laryngeal cancer).
Helena Blavatsky
Russian occult writer (1831-1891).
Born August 12th, 1831 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1891 at 59 years old in London (influenza). [ref]
Philip Sheridan
United states army general (1831-1888).
Born March 6th, 1831 in Albany.
Died August 5th, 1888 at 57 years old in Bristol County.
John Bell Hood
Confederate general (1831–1879).
Born June 29th, 1831 in Owingsville.
Died August 30th, 1879 at 48 years old in New Orleans (yellow fever).
John Pemberton
American pharmacist, inventor of coca-cola (1831-1888).
Born July 8th, 1831 in Knoxville.
Died August 16th, 1888 at 57 years old in Atlanta (stomach cancer).
Emperor Kōmei
Emperor of japan from 1846 to 1867.
Born July 22nd, 1831 in Kyoto.
Died January 30th, 1867 at 35 years old in Kyoto (smallpox).
Cheoljong of Joseon
King of joseon dynasty in korean history (1831-1864).
Born July 25th, 1831 in Hanseongbu.
Died January 16th, 1864 at 32 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).
Xianfeng Emperor
The ninth emperor (and the seventh after defeating ming) of the qing dynasty (1831-1861).
Born July 17th, 1831 in Old Summer Palace.
Died August 22nd, 1861 at 30 years old in Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples (tuberculosis).
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
Shah of qajar iran from 1848 to 1896.
Born July 16th, 1831 in Tabriz.
Died May 1st, 1896 at 64 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound, assassination).
Ebenezer Cobb Morley
English sportsman (1831-1924).
Born August 16th, 1831 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1924 at 93 years old in Barnes (pneumonia). [ref]
John Morrissey
American boxer and politician (1831-1878).
Born February 12th, 1831 in Templemore.
Died May 1st, 1878 at 47 years old in Troy.
Theodore Roosevelt Sr.
American businessman, father of u.s. president theodore roosevelt (1831–1878).
Born September 22nd, 1831 in New York City.
Died February 9th, 1878 at 46 years old in New York City.
George Pullman
Engineer and businessman from the united states (1831-1897).
Born March 3rd, 1831 in Brocton. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1897 at 66 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fatima Sheikh
Indian educationalist.
Born January 9th, 1831 in Pune. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1900 at 69 years old
Leo von Caprivi
German chancellor and prussian general of the infantry and prime minister (1831-1899).
Born February 24th, 1831.
Died February 6th, 1899 at 67 years old in Skórzyn, Lubusz Voivodeship (myocardial infarction).
Isabella Bird
British traveler, writer, photographer and naturalist (1831–1904).
Born October 15th, 1831 in Boroughbridge.
Died October 8th, 1904 at 72 years old in Edinburgh.
Richard Dedekind
German mathematician (1831–1916).
Born October 6th, 1831 in Brunswick.
Died February 12th, 1916 at 84 years old in Brunswick.
Jacob W. Davis
American tailor (1831–1908).
Died January 20th, 1908 at 76 years old in San Francisco.
Ivan Shishkin
Russian landscape painter (1832-1898).
Born January 25th, 1831 in Yelabuga.
Died March 20th, 1898 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
British viceroy of india, diplomat and author (1831–1891).
Born November 8th, 1831 in London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Died November 24th, 1891 at 60 years old in Paris, France.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
American physician (1831 - 1895).
Born February 8th, 1831 in Christiana.
Died March 9th, 1895 at 64 years old
Joseph Joachim
Hungarian violinist, composer, and teacher (1831–1907).
Born June 28th, 1831 in Kittsee.
Died August 15th, 1907 at 76 years old in Berlin (actinomycosis).
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