May 09
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Birthdays In History 1812

1812 Sigismond Thalberg Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1871)

1812 Victor de Laprade French poet and critic (d. 1883)

1812 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Norwegian author and scholar (d. 1885)

1812 Thomas Meik Scottish engineer (d. 1896)

1812 Fernando Wood American merchant and politician 73rd Mayor of New York City (d. 1881)

1812 Carl Christian Hall Danish lawyer and politician 6th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1888)

1812 James Milne Wilson Scottish-Australian soldier and politician eighth Premier of Tasmania (d. February 29 1880)

1812 Augustus Pugin English architect co-designed the Palace of Westminster (d. 1852)

1812 Stephen Pearl Andrews American author and activist (d. 1886)

1812 Alexander Herzen Russian philosopher and author (d. 1870)

1812 Solomon Caesar Malan Swiss-English orientalist (d. 1894)

1812 Frederick Whitaker English-New Zealand lawyer and politician 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1891)

1812 William W. Snow American lawyer and politician (d. 1886)

1812 Friedrich von Flotow German composer (d. 1883)

1812 William Henry Barlow English engineer (d. 1902)

1812 Edward Lear English poet and illustrator (d. 1888)

1812 Robert Torrens Irish-Australian politician 3rd Premier of South Australia (d. 1884)

1812 Johann Gottfried Galle German astronomer and academic (d. 1910)

1812 Edmond Hébert French geologist and academic (d. 1890)

1812 Ivan Goncharov Russian journalist and author (d. 1891)

1812 Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy Waterston American writer (d. 1899)

1812 James Hope-Scott English lawyer and academic (d. 1873)

1812 Thomas Lanier Clingman American general and politician (d. 1897)

1812 Nikolay Zinin Russian organic chemist (d. 1880)

1812 Bertalan Szemere Hungarian poet and politician 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1869)

1812 Agoston Haraszthy Hungarian-American businessman founded Buena Vista Winery (d. 1869)

1812 Edward Shepherd Creasy English historian and jurist (d. 1878)

1812 Richard March Hoe American engineer and businessman invented the Rotary printing press (d. 1886)

1812 Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint Dutch novelist (d. 1886)

1812 Herschel Vespasian Johnson American lawyer and politician 41st Governor of Georgia (d. 1880)

1812 Mary Ann Browne British poet and writer of musical scores (d. 1845)

1812 Adolph Göpel German mathematician (d. 1847)

1812 Louise Granberg Swedish playwright (d. 1907)

1812 Aleardo Aleardi Italian poet (d. 1878)

1812 Maria Cristina of Savoy (d. 1836)

1812 Karl Schwarz German theologian and politician (d. 1885)

1812 Xavier Hommaire de Hell French geographer and engineer (d. 1848)

1812 Robert Spear Hudson English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1884)

1812 John Sandfield Macdonald Canadian lawyer and politician 1st Premier of Ontario (d. 1872)

1812 Stuart Donaldson English-Australian politician 1st Premier of New South Wales (d. 1867)

1812 Vilhelm Petersen Danish painter (d. 1880)

1812 Laura M. Hawley Thurston American poet and educator (d. 1842)

1812 Samuel Smiles Scottish-English author (d. 1904)

1812 Henri-Alexandre Wallon French historian and statesman (d. 1904)

1812 Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal German lawyer and jurist (d. 1894)

1812 Aaron Lufkin Dennison American businessman co-founded the Waltham Watch Company (d. 1895)

1812 George Grey Portuguese-New Zealand soldier explorer and politician 11th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1898)

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Born - Feb 11,1812

Died - Mar 04,1883

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Born - Feb 07,1812

Died - Jun 09,1870

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Born - Feb 15,1812

Died - Feb 18,1902

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Born - Feb 16,1812

Died - Nov 22,1875

American

Robert Browning

Profession - Poet

Born - May 07,1812

Died - Dec 12,1889

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