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In the year 1838
209 Notable birthdays
Joel Asaph Allen
American zoologist and ornithologist (1838–1921).
Born July 19th, 1838 in Springfield.
Died August 29th, 1921 at 83 years old in New York City.
Clemens Winkler
German chemist (1838-1904).
Born December 26th, 1838 in Freiberg.
Died October 8th, 1904 at 65 years old in Dresden (cancer).
Oswald Schmiedeberg
German pharmacist (1838–1921).
Born October 10th, 1838 in Laidze.
Died July 12th, 1921 at 82 years old in Baden-Baden.
Jules Méline
French politician (1838-1925).
Born May 20th, 1838 in Remiremont.
Died December 21st, 1925 at 87 years old in Paris.
William Francis Butler
Irish british army officer, writer and adventurer (1838–1910).
Born October 31st, 1838 in Golden.
Died June 7th, 1910 at 71 years old in Bansha.
Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Weyprecht
Austrian explorer (1838-1881).
Born September 8th, 1838 in Bad König. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1889 at 50 years old in Michelstadt (tuberculosis). [ref]
Emil Frey
Member of the swiss federal council, director of the international telegraph union, union army officer (1838-1922).
Born October 24th, 1838 in Arlesheim.
Died December 24th, 1922 at 84 years old in Arlesheim.
Karl Davydov
Russian composer (1838–1889).
Born March 15th, 1838 in Kuldīga.
Died February 26th, 1889 at 50 years old in Moscow.
Jacques Berthieu
French jesuit missionary (1838–1896).
Born November 27th, 1838 in Polminhac.
Died June 8th, 1896 at 57 years old in Madagascar (gunshot wound). [ref]
Eduard Hitzig
German neurologist (1838-1907).
Born February 6th, 1838 in Berlin.
Died August 20th, 1907 at 69 years old in St. Blasien.
André Rebouças
Brazilian civil engineer and activist (1838-1898).
Born January 13th, 1838 in Cachoeira.
Died April 9th, 1898 at 60 years old in Funchal.
Eugen Richter
German politician (1838–1906).
Born July 30th, 1838 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 10th, 1906 at 67 years old in Groß-Lichterfelde.
Alexander Crum Brown
Scottish organic chemist (1838–1922).
Born March 26th, 1838 in Edinburgh.
Died October 28th, 1922 at 84 years old in Edinburgh.
Adam Asnyk
Polish poet and dramatist (1838–1897).
Born September 11th, 1838 in Kalisz.
Died August 2nd, 1897 at 58 years old in Kraków.
Mariano Fortuny Marsal
Spanish painter (1838-1874).
Died November 21st, 1874 at 36 years old in Rome.
Shōjirō Gotō
Japanese noble (1838-1897).
Born April 13th, 1838 in Kōchi-shi.
Died August 4th, 1897 at 59 years old in Hakone (heart disease).
Oskar Gripenberg
Russian general of swedish origin (1838-1915).
Born January 1st, 1838 in Ikaalinen.
Died December 25th, 1915 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg.
James Craig Watson
American astronomer (1838-1880).
Born January 28th, 1838 in Fingal.
Died November 22nd, 1880 at 42 years old in Madison (peritonitis).
Szymon Winawer
Polish chess player (1838–1919).
Born March 6th, 1838 in Warsaw.
Died November 29th, 1919 at 81 years old in Warsaw.
Thorvald N. Thiele
Danish astronomer (1838–1910).
Born December 24th, 1838 in Copenhagen.
Died September 26th, 1910 at 71 years old in Copenhagen.
Nicolás Salmerón
Prime minister of spain (1838-1908).
Born April 10th, 1838 in Alhama de Almería.
Died September 20th, 1908 at 70 years old in Pau.
Alpheus Hyatt
American zoologist, paleontologist (1838-1902).
Born April 5th, 1838 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 15th, 1902 at 63 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine
Prussian cavalry general and prince of hesse and by rhine (1838–1900).
Born November 28th, 1838 in Bessungen.
Died September 16th, 1900 at 61 years old in Munich. [ref]
Ferdinand Stoliczka
Czech traveller, geologist and paleontologist (1838–1874).
Born June 7th, 1838 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1874 at 36 years old in Murgo, Ladakh. [ref]
Vatroslav Jagić
Austrian professor and university educator (1838–1923).
Born July 6th, 1838 in Varaždin.
Died August 5th, 1923 at 85 years old in Vienna.
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