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In the year 1847
250 Notable birthdays
Jean Casimir-Perier
6th president of the french republic (1847–1907).
Born November 8th, 1847 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 11th, 1907 at 59 years old in Paris (angina pectoris).
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie
British shipbuilder (1847-1924).
Born May 31st, 1847 in Quebec City.
Died June 7th, 1924 at 77 years old in Atlantic Ocean (pneumonia).
Maria Pia of Savoy
Queen of portugal from 1862 to 1889.
Born October 16th, 1847 in Turin. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1911 at 63 years old in Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi (disease).
Catherine Dolgorukov
Mistress and morganatic wife of tsar alexander ii.
Born November 14th, 1847 in Moscow.
Died February 15th, 1922 at 74 years old in Nice.
Anna Howard Shaw
American physician and activist (1847-1919).
Born February 14th, 1847 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1919 at 72 years old in Nether Providence Township (disease).
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
British aristocrat, industrial magnate and architectural patron (1847-1900).
Born September 12th, 1847 in Mount Stuart House.
Died October 9th, 1900 at 53 years old in Isle of Bute.
Princess Leopoldina of Brazil
Brazilian princess (1847-1871).
Born July 13th, 1847 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 7th, 1871 at 23 years old in Vienna (typhoid fever).
Bolesław Prus
Polish novelist (1847–1912).
Born August 20th, 1847 in Hrubieszów.
Died May 19th, 1912 at 64 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Oscar Swahn
Sport shooter (1847–1927).
Born October 20th, 1847 in Tanum Municipality.
Died May 1st, 1927 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Stéphen Sauvestre
French architect (1847–1919).
Born December 26th, 1847 in Bonnétable.
Died June 18th, 1919 at 71 years old in Paris.
John Forrest
Australian explorer and politician (1847-1918).
Born August 22nd, 1847 in Bunbury. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1918 at 71 years old in Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (cancer). [ref]
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
British politician (1847-1917).
Born December 27th, 1847 in London.
Died February 11th, 1917 at 69 years old in Arundel.
Radomir Putnik
Serbian field marshal (1847-1917).
Born January 24th, 1847 in Kragujevac.
Died May 17th, 1917 at 70 years old in Nice (pulmonary emphysema).
Albert Pinkham Ryder
American painter (1847–1917).
Born March 19th, 1847 in New Bedford.
Died March 28th, 1917 at 70 years old in New York City.
Vinnie Ream
American sculptor (1847–1914).
Born September 25th, 1847 in Madison. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1914 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Galileo Ferraris
Italian engineer and physicist (1847-1897).
Born October 30th, 1847 in Italy, Livorno Ferraris.
Died February 7th, 1897 at 49 years old in Turin.
Philip, Prince of Eulenburg
German politician, diplomat, composer, and writer (1847-1921).
Born February 12th, 1847 in Kaliningrad, Königsberg.
Died December 17th, 1921 at 74 years old in Templin.
George Grossmith
English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer in the late 19th to early 20th century.
Born December 9th, 1847 in Islington.
Died March 1st, 1912 at 64 years old in Folkestone.
Solomon Schechter
Moldavian-born american rabbi and scholar (1847–1915).
Born December 7th, 1847 in Focșani.
Died November 19th, 1915 at 67 years old in New York City.
Ralph Albert Blakelock
American artist (1847-1919).
Born October 15th, 1847 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 1919 at 71 years old in Elizabethtown (atherosclerosis).
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Italian politician (1847-1924).
Born February 24th, 1847 in Montevideo.
Died July 17th, 1924 at 77 years old in Rome.
Karl Wittgenstein
Austro-hungarian steel tycoon (1847–1913).
Born April 8th, 1847 in Leipzig, Gohlis.
Died January 20th, 1913 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Hans Gross
Austrian jurist (1847-1915).
Born December 26th, 1847 in Graz.
Died December 9th, 1915 at 67 years old in Graz.
John Peter Altgeld
American politician (1847-1902).
Born December 30th, 1847 in Selters.
Died March 12th, 1902 at 54 years old in Joliet.
John Bates Clark
American neoclassical economist (1847–1938).
Born January 26th, 1847 in Providence.
Died March 21st, 1938 at 91 years old in New York City.
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