1790 - 1799
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Birthdays of famous people
Decade 1790 - 1799
42 Karl Otfried Müller
German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)
*August 28th, 1797, Brzeg †August 1st, 1840, Athens
37 Alexander Pushkin
Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)
*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg
75 Michael Faraday
British scientist (1791–1867)
*September 22nd, 1791, Newington Butts †August 25th, 1867, Hampton Court Palace
51 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
German composer and writer
*January 10th, 1797, Burg Hülshoff †May 24th, 1848, Meersburg Castle
53 James K. Polk
President of the United States from 1845 to 1849
*November 2nd, 1795, Pineville †June 15th, 1849, Nashville
77 James Buchanan
President of the United States from 1857 to 1861
*April 23rd, 1791, Cove Gap †June 1st, 1868, Lancaster
71 John Tyler
President of the United States from 1841 to 1845
*March 29th, 1790, Greenway Plantation †January 18th, 1862, Richmond
76 Robert von Mohl
German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)
*August 17th, 1799, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1875, Berlin
31 Franz Schubert
Austrian composer (1797–1828)
*January 31st, 1797, Himmelpfortgrund †November 19th, 1828, Vienna
75 Hermann Wilhelm Bödeker
German pastor (1799-1875)
*May 15th, 1799, Osnabrück †January 5th, 1875, Hanover
51 Honoré de Balzac
French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
*May 20th, 1799, Tours †August 18th, 1850, Paris.jpg "George Green")
47 George Green
British mathematical physicist (*1793 – †1841)
*July 14th, 1793, Nottingham †May 31st, 1841, Nottingham
79 Charles Babbage
English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer (1791-1871)
*December 26th, 1791, London †October 18th, 1871, Marylebone.jpg "Mary Shelley")
53 Mary Shelley
British writer (1797–1851)
*August 30th, 1797, Somers Town †February 1st, 1851, Chester Square
58 Heinrich Heine
German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
*December 13th, 1797, Düsseldorf †February 17th, 1856, ParisJohn Keats
English Romantic poet (1795–1821)
*October 31st, 1795, Moorgate †February 23rd, 1821, Rome
29 Percy Bysshe Shelley
British Romantic poet (1792–1822)
*August 4th, 1792, Horsham †July 8th, 1822, La Spezia.jpg "Samuel Finley Breese Morse")
80 Samuel Finley Breese Morse
American inventor and painter (1791–1872)
*April 27th, 1791, Charlestown †April 2nd, 1872, New York City
76 Jeanne Villepreux-Power
French biologist (1794-1871)
*September 25th, 1794, Juillac †January 25th, 1871, Juillac
56 Adam Mickiewicz
Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)
*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, IstanbulIda von der Groeben
German writer (1791-1868)
*January 17th, 1791, Kwidzyn †March 4th, 1868, Hoheneck
63 George Tyler Wood
2nd Governor of Texas (1795-1858)
*March 12th, 1795, Randolph County †September 3rd, 1858, Point Blank
50 Casimir Delavigne
French poet and dramatist (1793-1843)
*April 4th, 1793, Le Havre †December 11th, 1843, LyonHeinrich von Wittgenstein
German entrepreneur and politician (1797-1869)
*April 20th, 1797, Cologne †March 29th, 1869, Cologne
69 Eugène Scribe
French dramatist and librettist (1791-1861)
*December 24th, 1791, Paris †February 20th, 1861, Paris
70 James Barry
19th century British surgeon known for medical reforms and personal life
*November 30th, 1794, Cork †July 25th, 1865, LondonPeter Friedrich Engstfeld
German organist (1793-1848)
*June 6th, 1793, Heiligenhaus †October 4th, 1848, Duisburg
74 Jacques Ignace Hittorff
French architect (1792-1867)
*August 20th, 1792, Cologne †March 25th, 1867, 9th arrondissement of Paris
85 Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
*May 13th, 1792, Senigallia †February 7th, 1878, Apostolic Palace
66 Edward Gibbon Wakefield
New Zealand politician (1796-1862)
*March 20th, 1796, London †May 16th, 1862, Wellington
81 Charles Knight
British publisher, editor and author (1791–1873)
*March 15th, 1791, Windsor †March 9th, 1873, Addlestone
85 Thomas Carlyle
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)
*December 4th, 1795, Ecclefechan †February 5th, 1881, London
70 Achille Valenciennes
French zoologist, ichthyologist, and malacologist
*August 9th, 1794, Paris †April 13th, 1865, Paris.jpg "Joshua Alder")
75 Joshua Alder
British zoologist (1792-1867)
*January 1st, 1792, Newcastle upon Tyne †January 1st, 1867, Newcastle upon Tyne
67 Massimo d'Azeglio
Italian statesman, novelist and painter
*October 21st, 1798, Turin †January 15th, 1866, Cannero Riviera
38 Giacomo Leopardi
Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)
*June 29th, 1798, Recanati †June 14th, 1837, Naples
73 Bernard Pierre Magnan
Marshal of France (1791-1865)
*December 7th, 1791, Paris †May 29th, 1865, Paris