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In the year 1848
271 Notable birthdays
Wyatt Earp
American lawman (1848–1929).
Born March 19th, 1848 in Monmouth.
Died January 13th, 1929 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Paul Gauguin
French painter and printmaker (1848–1903).
Born June 7th, 1848 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1903 at 54 years old in Atuona (syphilis).
Raja Ravi Varma
Indian painter from kerala (1848–1906).
Born April 29th, 1848 in Kilimanoor. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1906 at 58 years old in Attingal. [ref]
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Viceregal consort of canada (1848–1939).
Born March 18th, 1848 in Buckingham Palace.
Died December 3rd, 1939 at 91 years old in London, Kensington Palace.
Arthur Balfour
British prime minister, conservative politician, and statesman (1848-1930).
Born July 25th, 1848 in Whittingehame. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1930 at 81 years old in Woking. [ref]
Belle Starr
American outlaw.
Born February 5th, 1848 in Jasper County.
Died February 3rd, 1889 at 40 years old in Eufaula.
Lewis Howard Latimer
American inventor (1848–1928).
Born September 4th, 1848 in Chelsea.
Died December 11th, 1928 at 80 years old in Flushing.
Vilfredo Pareto
Italian economist and sociologist (1848-1923).
Born July 15th, 1848 in Paris.
Died August 20th, 1923 at 75 years old in Céligny.
Louis Comfort Tiffany
American stained glass and jewelry designer (1848-1933).
Born February 18th, 1848 in New York City.
Died January 17th, 1933 at 84 years old in New York City.
Gottlob Frege
German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925).
Born November 8th, 1848 in Wismar.
Died July 26th, 1925 at 76 years old in Bad Kleinen.
W. G. Grace
English amateur cricketer (1848-1915).
Born July 18th, 1848 in Downend.
Died October 23rd, 1915 at 67 years old in Mottingham (myocardial infarction).
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
Chief of the german general staff (1848–1916).
Born May 25th, 1848 in Biendorf.
Died June 18th, 1916 at 68 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Tōgō Heihachirō
Japanese admiral of the fleet (1848–1934).
Born January 27th, 1848 in Kajiya-chō.
Died May 30th, 1934 at 86 years old in Banchō (head and neck cancer).
Victor Noir
French journalist (1848–1870).
Born July 27th, 1848 in Attigny.
Died January 10th, 1870 at 21 years old in Paris (gunshot wound).
Gustave Caillebotte
French painter (1848–1894).
Born August 19th, 1848 in Paris.
Died February 21st, 1894 at 45 years old in Gennevilliers (stroke).
Joel Chandler Harris
American journalist, children's writer (1848–1908).
Born December 9th, 1848 in Eatonton.
Died July 3rd, 1908 at 59 years old in Atlanta (liver cirrhosis).
Otto Lilienthal
German aviation pioneer (1848-1896).
Born May 23rd, 1848 in Anklam. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1896 at 48 years old in Berlin (aviation accident). [ref]
Mary Mitchell Slessor
(1848-1915) scottish presbyterian missionary.
Born December 2nd, 1848 in Aberdeen.
Died January 13th, 1915 at 66 years old in Calabar.
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
American politician (1848-1919).
Born March 31st, 1848 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1919 at 71 years old in Brighton (heart failure).
Kandukuri Vireshalingam
Social reformer and father of modern telugu literature.
Born April 16th, 1848 in Rajahmundry.
Died May 27th, 1919 at 71 years old in Chennai.
Joris-Karl Huysmans
French novelist and art critic (1848–1907).
Born February 5th, 1848 in Paris.
Died May 12th, 1907 at 59 years old in Paris (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Robert I, Duke of Parma
Duke of parma and piacenza from 1854 to 1859.
Born July 9th, 1848 in Florence.
Died November 16th, 1907 at 59 years old in Lucca.
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
Prince of monaco (1848-1922).
Born November 13th, 1848 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1922 at 73 years old in Paris.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
American artist (1848–1907).
Born March 1st, 1848 in Dublin.
Died August 3rd, 1907 at 59 years old in Cornish (cancer).
Matthew Webb
English steamship captain and channel swimmer (1848–1883).
Born January 19th, 1848 in Dawley.
Died July 24th, 1883 at 35 years old in Niagara Falls (drowning).
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