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In the year 1844
258 Notable birthdays
Thomas Eakins
American painter (1844–1916).
Born July 25th, 1844 in Philadelphia.
Died June 25th, 1916 at 71 years old in Philadelphia.
Sanford B. Dole
American judge (1844-1926).
Born April 23rd, 1844 in Honolulu.
Died June 9th, 1926 at 82 years old in Honolulu.
Caroline Weldon
American activist (1844-1921).
Born December 4th, 1844 in Basel-Kleinhüningen.
Died March 15th, 1921 at 76 years old in Brooklyn.
Sophia Tolstaya
Russian writer (1844–1919).
Born September 3rd, 1844 in Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo.
Died November 4th, 1919 at 75 years old in Yasnaya Polyana (disease).
Saitō Hajime
Japanese swordsman (1844–1915).
Born February 18th, 1844 in Edo.
Died September 28th, 1915 at 71 years old in Tokyo (peptic ulcer disease).
Jenny Longuet
Karl marx's eldest daughter (1844-1883).
Died January 11th, 1883 at 38 years old in Argenteuil (bladder cancer).
G. Stanley Hall
American psychologist and educator (1844–1924).
Born February 1st, 1844 in Ashfield. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1924 at 80 years old in Worcester. [ref]
Joshua Slocum
American navigator and maritime writer (1844-1909).
Born February 20th, 1844 in Mount Hanley.
Died November 14th, 1909 at 65 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Anthony Comstock
American morals critic (1844–1915).
Born March 7th, 1844 in New Canaan.
Died September 21st, 1915 at 71 years old in Summit.
Edward Carpenter
English utopian socialist, poet and activist (1844–1929).
Born August 29th, 1844 in Hove.
Died June 28th, 1929 at 84 years old in Surrey.
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
Indian barrister and first president of indian national congress (1844-1906).
Born December 29th, 1844 in Kolkata.
Died July 21st, 1906 at 61 years old in Croydon.
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
Son of bahá'u'lláh and leader of the bahá'í faith.
Born May 23rd, 1844 in Tehran.
Died November 28th, 1921 at 77 years old in Haifa.
Andrew Lang
Scottish poet, novelist and literary critic (1844–1912).
Born March 31st, 1844 in Selkirk.
Died July 20th, 1912 at 68 years old in Banchory (disease).
Mihály Munkácsy
Hungarian painter (1844-1900).
Born February 20th, 1844 in Mukachevo.
Died May 1st, 1900 at 56 years old in Endenich (syphilis).
Karl Lueger
Austrian politician (1844-1910).
Born October 24th, 1844 in Main building of the TU Wien. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1910 at 65 years old in Vienna (type 2 diabetes). [ref]
Pablo de Sarasate
Spanish violinist and composer (1844–1908).
Born March 10th, 1844 in Pamplona. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1908 at 64 years old in Biarritz (bronchitis).
George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough
British peer (1844-1892).
Died November 9th, 1892 at 48 years old in Blenheim Palace.
Ismail Kemal
Prime minister of albania (1844-1919).
Born January 16th, 1844 in Vlorë.
Died January 24th, 1919 at 75 years old in Perugia (myocardial infarction).
Victorine Meurent
French painter, model for painters (1844-1927).
Born February 18th, 1844 in former 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1927 at 83 years old in Colombes.
Friedrich Miescher
Swiss biochemist (1844-1895).
Born August 13th, 1844 in Basel.
Died August 26th, 1895 at 51 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).
Friedrich Ratzel
German geographer and ethnographer (1844–1904).
Born August 30th, 1844 in Karlsruhe.
Died August 9th, 1904 at 59 years old in Ammerland.
William Archibald Spooner
British priest known for his spoonerisms (1844-1930).
Born July 22nd, 1844 in London.
Died August 29th, 1930 at 86 years old
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
American artist (1844-1934).
Born September 18th, 1844 in Antwerp.
Died January 24th, 1934 at 89 years old in New York City.
Belle Boyd
American confederate spy (1844–1900).
Born May 9th, 1844 in Virginia.
Died June 11th, 1900 at 56 years old in Wisconsin Dells (myocardial infarction).
Charles-Marie Widor
French organist and composer (1844–1937).
Born February 21st, 1844 in Lyon. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1937 at 93 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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