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In the year 1841

218 Notable birthdays

Armand Fallières

9th president of france (1841–1931).

Born November 6th, 1841 in Mézin.

Died June 22nd, 1931 at 89 years old in Lannes (myocardial infarction).

Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer

British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (1841-1917).

Born February 26th, 1841 in Cromer.

Died January 29th, 1917 at 75 years old in London.

Mary Arthur McElroy

First lady of the united states (1841-1917).

Born July 5th, 1841 in Greenwich.

Died January 8th, 1917 at 75 years old in Albany.

James Gordon Bennett Jr.

American publisher (1841–1918).

Born May 10th, 1841 in New York City.

Died May 14th, 1918 at 77 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.

Arkhip Kuindzhi

Greek painter (1842-1910).

Born January 27th, 1841 in Mariupol uyezd.

Died July 24th, 1910 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Ina Coolbrith

American poet, writer, and librarian (1841–1928).

Born March 10th, 1841 in Nauvoo.

Died February 29th, 1928 at 86 years old in Oakland.

Emmanuel Chabrier

French romantic composer and pianist.

Born January 18th, 1841 in Ambert. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1894 at 53 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (syphilis). [ref]

William Rockefeller

American financier, businessman, and standard oil co-founder (1841-1922).

Born May 31st, 1841 in Richford. [ref]

Died June 24th, 1922 at 81 years old in Tarrytown (pneumonia). [ref]

William Henry Hudson

British-argentinian ornithologist (1841-1922).

Born August 4th, 1841 in Quilmes Partido.

Died August 18th, 1922 at 81 years old in London.

Clément Ader

French inventor and engineer.

Born April 2nd, 1841 in Muret.

Died May 3rd, 1925 at 84 years old in Toulouse. [ref]

Emil Theodor Kocher

Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 nobel prize in medicine (1841-1917).

Born August 25th, 1841 in Bern.

Died July 27th, 1917 at 75 years old in Bern.

Gerard Adriaan Heineken

Founder of beer company heineken international (1841–1893).

Born September 28th, 1841 in Amsterdam.

Died March 18th, 1893 at 51 years old in Amsterdam.

Gerhard Armauer Hansen

Norwegian physician.

Born July 29th, 1841 in Bergen.

Died February 12th, 1912 at 70 years old in Florø (myocardial infarction).

Lester Frank Ward

American sociologist and paleontologist (1841-1913).

Born June 18th, 1841 in Joliet.

Died April 18th, 1913 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..

William Collins Whitney

American politician, financier; united states secretary of the navy (1841-1904).

Born July 5th, 1841 in Conway. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 1904 at 62 years old in New York City. [ref]

Joaquin Miller

American poet and frontiersman (1837–1913).

Born November 10th, 1841 in Union County.

Died February 17th, 1913 at 71 years old in Oakland.

Florence Baker

Explorer.

Born August 6th, 1841 in Aiud.

Died March 11th, 1916 at 74 years old in Newton Abbot. [ref]

Sam Loyd

American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician (1841–1911).

Born January 30th, 1841 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died April 10th, 1911 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]

Armand Guillaumin

French painter (1841-1927).

Born February 16th, 1841 in Paris.

Died June 26th, 1927 at 86 years old in Orly.

Adolfo Farsari

Italian-born photographer based in yokohama, japan (1841-1898).

Born February 11th, 1841 in Vicenza.

Died February 7th, 1898 at 56 years old in Vicenza.

Thomas Corwin Mendenhall

American physicist and meteorologist (1841-1924).

Born October 4th, 1841 in Hanoverton. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 1924 at 82 years old in Ravenna. [ref]

Émile Nouguier

French civil engineer and architect (1841–1897).

Born February 17th, 1841 in Paris.

Died November 13th, 1897 at 56 years old in Argenteuil. [ref]

Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg

Wife of prince wilhelm of baden (1841-1914).

Born October 16th, 1841 in Saint Petersburg.

Died February 16th, 1914 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Laza Kostić

Serbian writer and politician (1841–1910).

Born February 12th, 1841 in Kovilj.

Died December 9th, 1910 at 69 years old in Vienna.

Oreste Baratieri

Italian general (1841-1901).

Born November 13th, 1841 in Condino.

Died August 7th, 1901 at 59 years old in Sterzing.

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