1842
William D. Coleman, 13th President of Liberia (died 1908)
William D. Coleman, 13th President of Liberia (died 1908)
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1842
Frederic T. Greenhalge, English-American lawyer and politician, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1896)
Frederic T. Greenhalge, English-American lawyer and politician, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1896)
1842
S. Subramania Iyer, Indian lawyer and jurist (died 1924)
S. Subramania Iyer, Indian lawyer and jurist (died 1924)
1842
Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1928)
Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1928)
1842
John H. Bankhead, American soldier and politician (died 1920)
John H. Bankhead, American soldier and politician (died 1920)
1841
William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1904)
William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1904)
1841
Andrejs Pumpurs, Latvian soldier and poet (died 1902)
Andrejs Pumpurs, Latvian soldier and poet (died 1902)
1841
Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of president James A. Garfield (died 1882)
Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of president James A. Garfield (died 1882)
1841
Georges Clemenceau, French journalist, physician, and politician, 85th Prime Minister of France (died 1929)
Georges Clemenceau, French journalist, physician, and politician, 85th Prime Minister of France (died 1929)
1841
Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (died 1912)
Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (died 1912)
1841
Itō Hirobumi, Japanese lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (died 1909)
Itō Hirobumi, Japanese lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (died 1909)
1841
Otto Wagner, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Postal Savings Bank and Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station (died 1918)
Otto Wagner, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Postal Savings Bank and Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station (died 1918)
1840
Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer and author (died 1913)
Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer and author (died 1913)
1840
Edward Whymper, English-French mountaineer, explorer, author, and illustrator (died 1911)
Edward Whymper, English-French mountaineer, explorer, author, and illustrator (died 1911)
1840
Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (died 1900)
Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (died 1900)
1840
Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (died 1923)
Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (died 1923)
1840
Honoré Mercier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of Quebec (died 1894)
Honoré Mercier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of Quebec (died 1894)
1840
Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (died 1900)
Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (died 1900)
1839
Ephraim Shay, American engineer, invented the Shay locomotive (died 1916)
Ephraim Shay, American engineer, invented the Shay locomotive (died 1916)