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In the year 1847
250 Notable birthdays
William Edward Ayrton
English physicist and electrical engineer (1847-1908).
Born September 14th, 1847 in London.
Died November 8th, 1908 at 61 years old in London.
Eugen Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg
5th duke of leuchtenberg and russian general (1847–1901).
Born February 8th, 1847 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 31st, 1901 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Michel-Joseph Maunoury
French general, marshal of france (posthume) (1847-1923).
Born December 17th, 1847 in Maintenon.
Died March 28th, 1923 at 75 years old in Gare des Aubrais-Orléans.
Charles Gide
French economist and historian (1847–1932).
Died March 12th, 1932 at 84 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Clelia Barbieri
Italian roman catholic religious and saint (1847–1870).
Born February 13th, 1847 in San Giovanni in Persiceto.
Died July 13th, 1870 at 23 years old in San Giovanni in Persiceto (tuberculosis).
Agathe Backer Grøndahl
Norwegian pianist and composer (1847–1907).
Born December 1st, 1847 in Holmestrand.
Died June 4th, 1907 at 59 years old in Ormøya.
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
Anarchist and inventor (1847–1914).
Born March 24th, 1847 in Leeds.
Died January 30th, 1914 at 66 years old in England, Shottermill (heart failure).
Kálmán Mikszáth
Hungarian writer and politician (1847–1910).
Born January 16th, 1847 in Sklabiná. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1910 at 63 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Wilhelmina Drucker
Dutch activist, editor (1847-1925).
Born September 30th, 1847 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1925 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Carlo Alberto Castigliano
Italian mathematician (1847–1884).
Born November 8th, 1847 in Asti.
Died October 25th, 1884 at 36 years old in Milan (pneumonia).
Bertha Wegmann
Danish painter (1847-1926).
Born December 16th, 1847 in Soglio.
Died February 22nd, 1926 at 78 years old in Copenhagen.
Nabin Chandra Sen
Bengali poet and writer (1847-1909).
Born February 10th, 1847 in Chittagong.
Died January 23rd, 1909 at 61 years old in Kolkata.
František Křižík
Czech engineer, entrepreneur and inventor (1847-1941).
Born July 8th, 1847 in Plánice. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1941 at 93 years old in Stádlec. [ref]
Remus von Woyrsch
German field marshal (1847-1920).
Born February 4th, 1847 in Pilczyce.
Died August 6th, 1920 at 73 years old in Pilczyce.
Rose Scott
Australian suffragist (1847-1925).
Born October 8th, 1847 in New South Wales.
Died April 20th, 1925 at 77 years old in Sydney.
Karl Bücher
German economist and economic historian (1847–1930).
Born February 16th, 1847 in Kirberg.
Died November 13th, 1930 at 83 years old in Leipzig.
Émile Faguet
French literary critic (1847–1916).
Born December 17th, 1847 in La Roche-sur-Yon.
Died June 7th, 1916 at 68 years old in Paris, 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin
Ottoman prince, son of sultan abdulmejid i (1848–1905).
Born December 3rd, 1847 in Istanbul.
Died April 26th, 1905 at 57 years old in Istanbul.
Emil Holub
Czech physician, explorer, cartographer and ethnographer (1847-1902).
Born October 7th, 1847 in Holice. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1902 at 54 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Morton Betts
English footballer (1847-1914).
Born August 30th, 1847 in Bloomsbury.
Died April 19th, 1914 at 66 years old in Menton.
Nakae Chōmin
Japanese politician.
Born December 8th, 1847 in Kōchi-shi.
Died December 13th, 1901 at 54 years old in Osaka (laryngeal cancer).
August Klughardt
German composer (1847-1902).
Born November 30th, 1847 in Köthen.
Died August 3rd, 1902 at 54 years old in Dessau.
Ignacio Cervantes
Cuban pianist and composer (1847–1905).
Born July 31st, 1847 in Havana.
Died April 29th, 1905 at 57 years old in Havana.
Adolf von Hildebrand
German sculptor (1847–1921).
Born October 6th, 1847 in Marburg.
Died January 18th, 1921 at 73 years old in Munich.
Philipp Scharwenka
German composer, editor and teacher (1847–1917).
Born February 16th, 1847 in Szamotuły.
Died July 16th, 1917 at 70 years old in Bad Nauheim.
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