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In the year 1831
209 Notable birthdays
Othniel Charles Marsh
American paleontologist (1831–1899).
Born October 29th, 1831 in Lockport.
Died March 18th, 1899 at 67 years old in New Haven.
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
German prince (1831-1917).
Born January 22nd, 1831 in Augustenborg Palace.
Died October 28th, 1917 at 86 years old in London.
Lucy Webb Hayes
First lady of the united states from 1877 to 1881.
Born August 28th, 1831 in Chillicothe.
Died June 25th, 1889 at 57 years old in Fremont (stroke).
John Schofield
United states army medal of honor recipient and union army general (1831–1906).
Born September 29th, 1831 in Chautauqua County. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1906 at 74 years old in St. Augustine.
Ilya Ulyanov
Russian teacher, father of vladimir lenin (1831-1886).
Born July 14th, 1831 in Astrakhan.
Died January 24th, 1886 at 54 years old in Ulyanovsk (cerebral hemorrhage).
Nadezhda von Meck
Patron of tchaikovsky (1831-1894).
Born February 10th, 1831 in Novoselki.
Died January 13th, 1894 at 62 years old in Nice (tuberculosis).
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
Irish republican brotherhood member, editor (1831-1915).
Born September 10th, 1831 in Rosscarbery.
Died June 29th, 1915 at 83 years old in Staten Island.
Ignatius Loyola Donnelly
American politician (1831-1901).
Born November 3rd, 1831 in Philadelphia.
Died January 1st, 1901 at 69 years old in Minneapolis.
Nikolai Leskov
Russian writer (1831–1895).
Born February 16th, 1831.
Died March 5th, 1895 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg (asthma).
Frederick Townsend Ward
American general (1831–1862).
Born November 29th, 1831 in Salem.
Died September 22nd, 1862 at 30 years old in Ningbo.
Marianne North
English philanthropist, painter, biologist and botanical artist (1830-1890).
Born October 24th, 1831 in Hastings.
Died August 30th, 1890 at 58 years old in Alderley.
Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
British politician and leading member of the conservative party (1831-1890).
Born June 24th, 1831 in London.
Died June 29th, 1890 at 59 years old in Portman Square.
Grenville M. Dodge
Union army general (1831–1916).
Born April 12th, 1831 in Danvers. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1916 at 84 years old in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
Austrian noblewoman (1831 - 1903).
Born January 17th, 1831 in Buda.
Died February 14th, 1903 at 72 years old in Albertina (pneumonia).
Ludvig Nobel
Swedish businessman, humanitarian (1831–1888).
Born July 27th, 1831 in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1888 at 56 years old in Cannes.
Daniel Coit Gilman
American educator and academic (1831–1908).
Born July 6th, 1831 in Norwich.
Died October 13th, 1908 at 77 years old in Norwich.
John Aaron Rawlins
Union army general, 29th secretary of war (1831-1869).
Born February 13th, 1831 in Galena.
Died September 6th, 1869 at 38 years old in Washington, D.C. (tuberculosis).
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
German prince (1831-1893).
Born January 14th, 1831 in Bad Arolsen.
Died May 12th, 1893 at 62 years old in Mariánské Lázně (pneumonia).
Romualdo Pacheco
Governor of california (1831-1899).
Born October 31st, 1831 in Santa Barbara.
Died January 23rd, 1899 at 67 years old in Oakland.
Isma'il Pasha
Khedive of egypt from 1863 to 1879.
Born December 31st, 1831 in Cairo.
Died March 2nd, 1895 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Daagh Dehlvi
Indian poet.
Born May 25th, 1831 in British Raj, Delhi.
Died March 17th, 1905 at 73 years old in Hyderabad.
Siegfried Marcus
German-austrian inventor and automobile pioneer.
Born September 18th, 1831 in Malchin.
Died June 30th, 1898 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1831-1867).
Born September 28th, 1831 in Regensburg.
Died June 26th, 1867 at 35 years old in Regensburg (lung cancer).
Eduard Suess
Austrian geologist (1831-1914).
Born August 20th, 1831 in London.
Died April 26th, 1914 at 82 years old in Vienna.
Emily Stowe
Canadian physician.
Born May 1st, 1831 in Norwich. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1903 at 71 years old in Toronto. [ref]
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