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In the year 1849
244 Notable birthdays
Fernand de Langle de Cary
French general (1849–1927).
Born July 4th, 1849 in Lorient.
Died February 19th, 1927 at 77 years old in Paris.
Charles Janet
French engineer, company director, inventor and biologist (1849–1932).
Born June 15th, 1849 in Paris.
Died February 7th, 1932 at 82 years old [ref]
Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski
Polish painter (1849-1915).
Born October 11th, 1849 in Suwałki.
Died February 16th, 1915 at 65 years old in Munich.
Franz S. Exner
Austrian physicist (1849–1926).
Born March 24th, 1849 in Vienna.
Died November 15th, 1926 at 77 years old in Vienna.
John Hopkinson
British physicist and electrical engineer (1849–1898).
Born July 27th, 1849 in Manchester.
Died August 27th, 1898 at 49 years old in Petite Dent de Veisivi, Val d'Hérens (mountaineering accident).
George Mercer Dawson
Canadian geologist (1849 – 1901).
Born August 1st, 1849 in Pictou.
Died March 2nd, 1901 at 51 years old in Ottawa.
Kamimura Hikonojō
Japanese admiral.
Born June 20th, 1849 in Hirano-chō.
Died August 8th, 1916 at 67 years old in Zaimokuza.
Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock
Diplomat and politician from united kingdom (1849-1928).
Born September 19th, 1849 in London.
Died November 5th, 1928 at 79 years old in London.
Giovanni Passannante
Italian anarchist (1849–1910).
Born February 19th, 1849 in Savoia di Lucania.
Died February 14th, 1910 at 60 years old in Montelupo Fiorentino.
Mary Fraser Tytler
British artist (1849-1938).
Born November 25th, 1849 in India.
Died September 6th, 1938 at 88 years old in Compton.
Joseph von Mering
German physician (1849–1908).
Born February 28th, 1849 in Cologne.
Died January 5th, 1908 at 58 years old in Halle (Saale).
Ludwig Purtscheller
Austrian gymnastics teacher and mountaineer (1849–1900).
Born October 6th, 1849 in Innsbruck.
Died March 3rd, 1900 at 50 years old in Bern (influenza).
Takaki Kanehiro
Japanese navy physician (1849-1920).
Born October 30th, 1849 in Miyazaki, Takaoka.
Died April 13th, 1920 at 70 years old in Roppongi (cerebral hemorrhage).
Sarat Chandra Das
Indian scholar of tibetan language and culture (1849-1917).
Born July 18th, 1849 in Chittagong.
Died January 5th, 1917 at 67 years old in Chittagong.
Erwin Bälz
German physician and anthropologist (1849–1913).
Born January 13th, 1849 in Bietigheim-Bissingen.
Died August 31st, 1913 at 64 years old in Stuttgart.
Johan Kjeldahl
Danish chemist (1849–1900).
Born August 16th, 1849 in Jægerspris.
Died July 18th, 1900 at 50 years old in Tisvildeleje.
Frederick Schwatka
American writer (1849–1892).
Born September 29th, 1849 in Galena. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1892 at 43 years old in Portland (drug overdose). [ref]
Gerhard Munthe
Norwegian painter (1849-1929).
Born July 19th, 1849 in Heradsbygd.
Died January 15th, 1929 at 79 years old in Lysaker.
Karl Brugmann
German linguist (1849–1919).
Born March 16th, 1849 in Wiesbaden.
Died June 29th, 1919 at 70 years old in Leipzig.
Jean Richepin
French poet, novelist and dramatist (1849-1926).
Born February 4th, 1849 in Médéa.
Died December 12th, 1926 at 77 years old in rue de la Tour.
Oskar Enkvist
Russian admiral (1849-1912).
Born October 28th, 1849 in Gatchina.
Died March 3rd, 1912 at 62 years old in Kronstadt.
Sarah Angelina Acland
English photographer (1849–1930).
Born June 26th, 1849 in Broad Street.
Died December 2nd, 1930 at 81 years old in Park Town.
James Mason
Irish chess player, journalist and writer (1849–1905).
Born November 19th, 1849 in Kilkenny.
Died January 12th, 1905 at 55 years old in Rochdale.
Albert Lebourg
French impressionist painter (1849-1928).
Born February 1st, 1849 in Montfort-sur-Risle. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1928 at 78 years old in Rouen.
Theodor Leutwein
Colonial administrator of german southwest africa (1849-1921).
Born May 9th, 1849 in Strümpfelbrunn.
Died April 13th, 1921 at 71 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
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