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In the year 1848

271 Notable birthdays

Pavle Jurišić Šturm

Serbian general (1848–1922).

Born August 8th, 1848 in Görlitz.

Died February 13th, 1922 at 73 years old in Belgrade.

William Harnett

American artist (1848-1892).

Born August 10th, 1848 in Clonakilty. [ref]

Died October 29th, 1892 at 44 years old in New York City. [ref]

Thomas Power O'Connor

British politician (1848-1929).

Born October 5th, 1848 in Athlone.

Died November 18th, 1929 at 81 years old in London.

Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff

German classical philologist (1848-1931).

Born December 22nd, 1848 in Markowice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Died September 25th, 1931 at 82 years old in Berlin (cancer).

Anatoly Stessel

Russian general of german origin (1848–1915).

Born July 10th, 1848 in Saint Petersburg.

Died January 18th, 1915 at 66 years old in Khmilnyk.

Ioan Slavici

Romanian writer (1848–1925).

Born January 18th, 1848 in Șiria. [ref]

Died August 17th, 1925 at 77 years old in Panciu. [ref]

Albert Robida

French illustrator (1848–1926).

Born May 14th, 1848 in Compiègne.

Died October 11th, 1926 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Grant Allen

Canada born british science writer, novelist and scientist (1848 – 1899).

Born February 24th, 1848 in Kingston.

Died October 28th, 1899 at 51 years old in Surrey (liver cancer).

B. B. Comer

American politician (1848-1927).

Born November 7th, 1848 in Barbour County.

Died August 15th, 1927 at 78 years old in Birmingham.

James Whitbread Lee Glaisher

English mathematician and astronomer (1848-1928).

Born November 5th, 1848 in Lewisham.

Died December 7th, 1928 at 80 years old in Cambridge.

Frank Duveneck

American artist (1848-1919).

Born October 9th, 1848 in Covington.

Died January 3rd, 1919 at 70 years old in Cincinnati.

Helen Allingham

English watercolour painter and illustrator (1848-1926).

Born September 26th, 1848 in Derbyshire.

Died September 28th, 1926 at 78 years old in Haslemere.

Ulrich Wille

Swiss general (1848-1925).

Born April 5th, 1848 in Hamburg.

Died January 31st, 1925 at 76 years old in Meilen.

Louisa Lawson

Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist (1848–1920).

Born February 17th, 1848 in Mudgee.

Died August 12th, 1920 at 72 years old in Gladesville.

Édouard Detaille

French painter (1848-1912).

Born October 5th, 1848 in Paris.

Died December 24th, 1912 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]

George John Romanes

British evolutionary biologist (1848–1894).

Born May 20th, 1848 in Kingston.

Died May 23rd, 1894 at 46 years old in Oxford. [ref]

Ezequiel Moreno

Spanish bishop and catholic saint (1848-1906).

Born April 9th, 1848 in Alfaro. [ref]

Died August 19th, 1906 at 58 years old in Monteagudo (cancer). [ref]

Pierre De Geyter

Belgian composer (1848–1932).

Born October 8th, 1848 in Ghent.

Died September 26th, 1932 at 83 years old in Saint-Denis.

Maximilian von Prittwitz

German general (1848-1917).

Born November 27th, 1848 in Bierutów.

Died March 29th, 1917 at 68 years old in Berlin (heart failure).

Valtesse de la Bigne

French stage actor and writer (1848–1910).

Born July 13th, 1848 in Paris.

Died July 29th, 1910 at 62 years old in Ville-d'Avray.

Lise Tréhot

Mistress and model of the artist pierre-auguste renoir (1848-1922).

Born March 14th, 1848 in Ecquevilly.

Died March 12th, 1922 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]

Auguste Forel

Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist (1848-1931).

Born September 1st, 1848 in Morges.

Died July 27th, 1931 at 82 years old in Yvorne.

Henry Augustus Rowland

American physicist (1848–1901).

Born November 27th, 1848 in Honesdale.

Died April 16th, 1901 at 52 years old in Baltimore. [ref]

Viktor Meyer

German chemist (1848-1897).

Born September 8th, 1848 in Berlin.

Died August 8th, 1897 at 48 years old in Heidelberg (cyanide poisoning).

Henri Biva

French painter (1848-1929).

Born January 21st, 1848 in Montmartre. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 1929 at 81 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.

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