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In the year 1849
244 Notable birthdays
Martha Tabram
Whitechapel murder victim.
Born May 10th, 1849 in Southwark.
Died August 7th, 1888 at 39 years old in Whitechapel.
Nogi Maresuke
Japanese general (1849-1912).
Born December 25th, 1849 in Mōri Kai-no-kami's Residence.
Died September 13th, 1912 at 62 years old in Akasaka-ku (seppuku).
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
Scottish politician (1849-1912).
Born November 10th, 1849 in Edinburgh.
Died January 29th, 1912 at 62 years old in Aswan.
Empress Shōken
Japanese empress (1849-1914).
Born May 9th, 1849 in Heian-kyō.
Died April 9th, 1914 at 64 years old in Numazu Imperial Villa.
Georg Luger
Austrian firearm designer (1849–1923).
Born March 6th, 1849 in Steinach am Brenner.
Died December 22nd, 1923 at 74 years old in Schöneiche bei Berlin.
William Merritt Chase
American painter (1849–1916).
Born November 1st, 1849 in Nineveh.
Died October 25th, 1916 at 66 years old in New York City.
John Ambrose Fleming
English electrical engineer and physicist (1849-1945).
Born November 29th, 1849 in Lancaster.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 95 years old in Sidmouth.
Stepan Makarov
Russian admiral.
Born January 8th, 1849 in Mykolaiv.
Died April 13th, 1904 at 55 years old in Yellow Sea.
William Thomas Stead
English newspaper editor (1849–1912).
Born July 5th, 1849 in Northumberland.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 62 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Sarah Orne Jewett
American novelist, short story writer and poet (1849–1909).
Born September 3rd, 1849 in South Berwick.
Died December 24th, 1909 at 60 years old in South Berwick.
William Knox D'Arcy
Oil entrepreneur magnate, one of the founders of british oil (1849–1917).
Born October 11th, 1849 in Newton Abbot.
Died May 1st, 1917 at 67 years old in Middlesex.
Max Nordau
Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic (1849–1923).
Died January 23rd, 1923 at 73 years old in Paris.
Hong Tianguifu
Young king of taiping executed by ling chi (1849–1864).
Born November 23rd, 1849 in Huadu District.
Died November 18th, 1864 at 14 years old in Nanchang (slow slicing).
Benjamin Holt
American inventor.
Born January 1st, 1849 in Concord.
Died December 5th, 1920 at 71 years old in Stockton.
Alfred Kleiner
Swiss physicist (1849-1916).
Born April 24th, 1849 in Maschwanden.
Died July 3rd, 1916 at 67 years old in Bern.
Edward Aveling
British biologist (1849-1898).
Born November 29th, 1849 in Stoke Newington. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1898 at 48 years old in Battersea.
Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington
Duke of wellington (1849-1934).
Born March 15th, 1849 in London.
Died June 18th, 1934 at 85 years old in London.
Wilhelm Voigt
German impostor (1849-1922).
Born February 13th, 1849 in Sovetsk.
Died January 3rd, 1922 at 72 years old in Luxembourg.
Saionji Kinmochi
Japanese politician (1849-1940).
Born October 23rd, 1849 in Kyoto.
Died November 24th, 1940 at 91 years old in Zagyo-sō.
Paul Rée
Prussian doctor (1849–1901).
Born November 21st, 1849 in Niepars.
Died October 28th, 1901 at 51 years old in Canton of the Grisons (falling from height).
Vera Zasulich
Russian revolutionary, editor (1849-1919).
Born August 8th, 1849 in Mikhaylovka. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1919 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Jyotirindranath Tagore
Playwright, musician, editor and painter (1849-1925).
Born May 4th, 1849 in Kolkata.
Died March 4th, 1925 at 75 years old in Ranchi.
Sam Steele
Canadian politician and officer (1849–1919).
Born January 5th, 1849 in Bracebridge.
Died January 30th, 1919 at 70 years old in Putney (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Eva Gonzalès
French painter (1849-1883).
Born April 19th, 1849 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1883 at 34 years old in Paris (puerperal disorders).
Armand Peugeot
French industrialist, pioneer of the automobile industry and the founder of the french firm peugeot (1849–1915).
Born June 18th, 1849 in Valentigney. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1915 at 65 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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