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In the year 1849
244 Notable birthdays
William R. Day
Us supreme court justice from 1903 to 1922.
Born April 17th, 1849 in Ravenna.
Died July 9th, 1923 at 74 years old in Mackinac Island.
Syed Ameer Ali
Indian muslim jurist (1849-1928).
Born April 6th, 1849 in Mohan.
Died August 3rd, 1928 at 79 years old in Rudgwick.
Bertha Palmer
American art collector (1849-1918).
Born May 22nd, 1849 in Louisville.
Died May 5th, 1918 at 68 years old in Osprey.
Edmund Gosse
English poet, author and critic (1849–1928).
Born September 21st, 1849 in London.
Died May 16th, 1928 at 78 years old in London.
Joseph Gallieni
French soldier (1849-1916).
Born April 24th, 1849 in Saint-Béat.
Died May 27th, 1916 at 67 years old in Versailles (prostate cancer).
Abbott Handerson Thayer
American artist (1849-1921).
Born August 12th, 1849 in Boston.
Died May 29th, 1921 at 71 years old in Dublin.
Charles Francis Brush
American businessman (1849–1929).
Born March 17th, 1849 in Euclid.
Died June 15th, 1929 at 80 years old in Cleveland. [ref]
William Jay Gaynor
American politician; mayor of new york city from 1910 to 1913.
Born February 2nd, 1849 in Oriskany.
Died September 10th, 1913 at 64 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
British nobleman and politician (1849–1917).
Born May 16th, 1849 in Montreal.
Died January 18th, 1917 at 67 years old in Dunfermline.
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
German mathematician (1849–1917).
Born October 26th, 1849 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 3rd, 1917 at 67 years old in Berlin.
George Bird Grinnell
American anthropologist (1849-1938).
Born September 20th, 1849 in Brooklyn.
Died April 11th, 1938 at 88 years old in New York City.
Ellen Key
Swedish writer (1849-1926).
Born December 11th, 1849 in Gladhammar church parish. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1926 at 76 years old in Västra Tollstad church parish (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Archduchess Mathilda of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1849–1867).
Born January 25th, 1849 in Vienna.
Died June 6th, 1867 at 18 years old in Schloss Hetzendorf.
Jean Béraud
French painter (1849-1935).
Born January 12th, 1849 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1935 at 86 years old in rue du Boccador. [ref]
Michael Ancher
Danish artist (1849-1927).
Born June 9th, 1849 in Bornholm.
Died September 19th, 1927 at 78 years old in Skagen.
Sergei Ivanovich Mosin
Russian major general, designer of the famous mosin-nagant rifle (1849-1902).
Born April 14th, 1849 in Ramon.
Died February 8th, 1902 at 52 years old in Sestroretsk (pneumonia).
Aston Webb
British architect (1849–1930).
Born May 22nd, 1849 in London.
Died August 21st, 1930 at 81 years old in London.
Leona Florentino
Filipino writer (1849-1884).
Born April 19th, 1849.
Died October 4th, 1884 at 35 years old in Philippines.
Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
Bavarian royal and noble (1849-1893).
Born December 7th, 1849 in Munich.
Died June 12th, 1893 at 43 years old in Feldafing (gastric ulcer).
John W. Kern
American politician (1849–1917).
Born December 20th, 1849 in Alto.
Died August 17th, 1917 at 67 years old in Asheville.
James Tyler Kent
American physician, homeopat (1849–1916).
Born March 31st, 1849 in Woodhull.
Died June 6th, 1916 at 67 years old in Stevensville (nephritis).
Richard Lydekker
English naturalist, geologist and writer (1849–1915).
Born July 25th, 1849 in Bloomsbury.
Died April 16th, 1915 at 65 years old in Harpenden.
Horace Lamb
English mathematician (*1849 – †1934).
Born November 27th, 1849 in Stockport. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1934 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Princess Marie of Hanover
Hanovarian princess (1849-1904).
Born December 2nd, 1849 in Hanover.
Died June 4th, 1904 at 54 years old in Gmunden.
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