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In the year 1838
209 Notable birthdays
John Ireland
Catholic archbishop (1838–1918).
Born September 11th, 1838 in County Kilkenny.
Died September 25th, 1918 at 80 years old in Saint Paul.
Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet
British statesman and author (1838-1928).
Born July 20th, 1838 in Rothley Temple.
Died August 17th, 1928 at 90 years old in London Borough of Sutton.
Gustav von Schmoller
German economist (1838–1917).
Born June 24th, 1838 in Heilbronn.
Died June 27th, 1917 at 79 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Jules Dalou
French sculptor (1838–1902).
Born December 31st, 1838 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1902 at 63 years old in Paris.
Prince Louis, Count of Trani
Prince of bourbon-two sicilies.
Born August 1st, 1838 in Naples.
Died June 8th, 1886 at 47 years old in Paris.
Vladimir Markovnikov
Russian chemist.
Born December 22nd, 1838 in Knyaginino.
Died February 11th, 1904 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Valentine Cameron Prinsep
British artist (1838-1904).
Born February 14th, 1838 in Kolkata.
Died November 11th, 1904 at 66 years old in London.
Franz Hartmann
German medical doctor, theosophist, occultist, geomancer, astrologer, and author (1838-1912).
Born November 22nd, 1838 in Donauwörth.
Died August 7th, 1912 at 73 years old in Kempten.
William Winwood Reade
British historian (1838–1875).
Born December 26th, 1838 in Scotland.
Died April 24th, 1875 at 36 years old
Edward S. Morse
American zoologist and anthropologist (1838–1925).
Born June 18th, 1838 in Portland.
Died December 20th, 1925 at 87 years old in Salem (cerebral hemorrhage).
Siegfried Bing
German-french art dealer (1838 - 1905).
Born February 26th, 1838 in Hamburg.
Died September 6th, 1905 at 67 years old in Vaucresson.
Emil Rathenau
German businessman (1838-1915).
Born December 11th, 1838 in Berlin.
Died June 20th, 1915 at 76 years old in Berlin (diabetes).
Theodore M. Davis
American lawyer and egyptologist (1837–1915).
Born May 7th, 1838 in Springfield.
Died February 23rd, 1915 at 76 years old in Florida.
Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg
Grand duchess of russia (1838–1900).
Born June 2nd, 1838 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 26th, 1900 at 61 years old in Pokrovsky Monastery (stomach cancer).
Lydia Thompson
British burlesque performer.
Born February 19th, 1838 in London, Catherine Street.
Died November 17th, 1908 at 70 years old in London.
Alice Cunningham Fletcher
American ethnologist.
Born March 15th, 1838 in Havana. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1923 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Cleveland Abbe
American meteorologist and advocate of time zones (1838-1916).
Born December 3rd, 1838 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 1916 at 77 years old in Chevy Chase Village.
Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu
Romanian writer and philologist (1838–1907).
Born February 26th, 1838 in Kerstentsi.
Died August 25th, 1907 at 69 years old in Câmpina.
August Šenoa
Croatian novelist (1838-1881).
Born November 14th, 1838 in Zagreb.
Died December 13th, 1881 at 43 years old in Zagreb (pneumonia).
John Shaw Billings
American surgeon, statistician, united states army officer, designer of new york public library (1838–1913).
Born April 12th, 1838 in Allensville.
Died March 11th, 1913 at 74 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
French chemist (1838–1912).
Born April 18th, 1838 in Cognac.
Died May 28th, 1912 at 74 years old in Paris.
George William Hill
American astronomer and mathematician (1838–1914).
Born March 3rd, 1838 in New York City.
Died April 16th, 1914 at 76 years old in Nyack.
Jules Méline
French politician (1838-1925).
Born May 20th, 1838 in Remiremont.
Died December 21st, 1925 at 87 years old in Paris.
Angelo Mariani
French chemist (1838–1914).
Born December 17th, 1838 in Pero-Casevecchie.
Died April 1st, 1914 at 75 years old in Saint-Raphaël.
Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
German duchess (1838-1908).
Born April 17th, 1838 in Bamberg.
Died October 13th, 1908 at 70 years old in Berchtesgaden.
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