1780 - 1789
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Decade 1780 - 1789
81 August Böckh
German classical scholar and antiquarian (1785-1867)
*November 24th, 1785, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1867, Berlin
47 Simón Bolívar
South American military and political leader, protagonist of the Spanish-American emancipation against the Spanish Empire (1783-1830)
*July 24th, 1783, Birthplace of Simón Bolívar †December 17th, 1830, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
36 Lord Byron
English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †April 19th, 1824, MissolonghiJohann Georg Daniel Arnold
German poet
*February 18th, 1780, Strasbourg †February 18th, 1829, Strasbourg
79 Martin Van Buren
President of the United States from 1837 to 1841
*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook
65 Zachary Taylor
President of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*November 24th, 1784, Barboursville †July 9th, 1850, Washington, D.C..png "Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow")
52 Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow
Prussian lieutenant-general
*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin
63 Johannes van den Bosch
Dutch general and statesman (1780–1844)
*February 2nd, 1780, Herwijnen †January 28th, 1844, The Hague
63 Louis Daguerre
French photographer, inventor of Daguerrotype (1787–1851)
*November 18th, 1787, Cormeilles-en-Parisis †July 10th, 1851, Bry-sur-Marne
86 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
French painter (1780–1867)
*August 29th, 1780, Montauban †January 14th, 1867, Paris
72 Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788–1860)
*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt
65 Georg Simon Ohm
German physicist and mathematician
*March 16th, 1789, Erlangen †July 6th, 1854, Munich
58 Ranjit Singh
First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780–1839))
*November 13th, 1780, Gujranwala †June 27th, 1839, Lahore Fort
74 Boniface de Castellane
Marshal of France (1788-1862)
*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
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72 William Buckland
English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)
*March 12th, 1784, Axminster †August 14th, 1856, Islip
61 James Fenimore Cooper
American writer (1789–1851)
*September 15th, 1789, Burlington †September 14th, 1851, Cooperstown
74 Leigh Hunt
British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859)
*October 19th, 1784, Southgate †August 28th, 1859, Putney
28 Francisco Javier Mina
Spanish general and lawyer
*July 1st, 1789, Otao †November 11th, 1817, Pénjamo.jpg "Niccolò Paganini")
57 Niccolò Paganini
Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)
*October 27th, 1782, Genoa †May 27th, 1840, Nice
53 Mahmud II
30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839
*July 20th, 1785, Constantinople †July 1st, 1839, Constantinople
88 Alessandro Manzoni
Italian poet and novelist (1785-1873)
*March 7th, 1785, Milan †May 22nd, 1873, Milan
76 Wilhelm Pfeil
German forestry scientist
*March 28th, 1783, Friesdorf †September 4th, 1859, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój
50 Godefroy Engelmann
French-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, MulhouseWashington Irving
American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)
*April 3rd, 1783, New York City †November 28th, 1859, Tarrytown
67 Augustin-Louis Cauchy
French mathematician (1789–1857)
*August 21st, 1789, Paris †May 23rd, 1857, SceauxAdam von Faßmann
German pharmacist and politician
*January 1st, 1785, Amberg †November 30th, 1840
68 John C. Calhoun
Vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832
*March 18th, 1782, Abbeville †March 31st, 1850, Old Brick Capitol
65 John James Audubon
French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter (1785–1851)
*April 26th, 1785, Les Cayes †January 27th, 1851, New York City
67 George Stephenson
English civil and mechanical engineer and the "Father of Railways" (1781-1848)
*June 9th, 1781, 19th arrondissement of Paris †August 12th, 1848, Tapton House
67 François Arago
French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)
*February 26th, 1786, Estagel †October 2nd, 1853, Paris
39 Carl Maria von Weber
German Romantic composer (1786–1826)
*November 18th, 1786, Eutin †June 5th, 1826, London
51 Carl von Clausewitz
German-Prussian general and military theorist
*June 1st, 1780, Burg †November 16th, 1831, Wrocław
73 Wilhelm Grimm
German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786–1859)
*February 24th, 1786, Hanau †December 16th, 1859, BerlinFrançois Guizot
French historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874)
*October 4th, 1787, Nîmes †September 12th, 1874, Abbey of Val-Richer
49 Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
*August 17th, 1786, Limestone †March 6th, 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio