May 19
Today In History

Birthdays In History 1821

1821 John C. Breckinridge American general and politician 14th Vice President of the United States (d. 1875)

1821 Roberto Bompiani Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1908)

1821 Auguste Mariette French archaeologist and scholar (d. 1881)

1821 Heinrich Barth German explorer and scholar (d. 1865)

1821 Lola Montez Irish-American actress and dancer (d. 1861)

1821 August Schleicher German linguist and academic (d. 1868)

1821 Charles Scribner I American publisher founded Charles Scribner's Sons (d. 1871)

1821 Joseph Hubert Reinkens German bishop and academic (d. 1896)

1821 Medo Pucić Croatian writer and politician (d. 1882)

1821 Johann Josef Loschmidt Austrian physicist and chemist (d. 1895)

1821 William Milligan Scottish theologian and author (d. 1892)

1821 Eduard Heine German mathematician and academic (d. 1881)

1821 Ned Buntline American journalist author and publisher (d. 1886)

1821 Charles Baudelaire French poet and critic (d. 1867)

1821 Ford Madox Brown French-English soldier and painter (d. 1893)

1821 Henry Ayers English-Australian politician 8th Premier of South Australia (d. 1897)

1821 William Henry Vanderbilt American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1885)

1821 Pafnuty Chebyshev Russian mathematician and statistician (d. 1894)

1821 Sebastian Kneipp German priest and therapist (d. 1897)

1821 Apollon Maykov Russian poet and playwright (d. 1897)

1821 Old Tom Morris Scottish golfer and architect (d. 1908)

1821 E. G. Squier American archaeologist and journalist (d. 1888)

1821 Guillermo Rawson Argentinian physician and politician (d. 1890)

1821 Bartolomé Mitre Argentinian soldier journalist and politician 6th President of Argentina (d. 1906)

1821 Pauline Viardot French soprano and composer (d. 1910)

1821 William Poole American boxer and gangster (d. 1855)

1821 James Springer White American religious leader co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (d. 1881)

1821 Jay Cooke American financier founded Jay Cooke & Company (d. 1905)

1821 Arthur Cayley English mathematician and academic (d. 1895)

1821 Hermann von Helmholtz German physician and physicist (d. 1894)

1821 William Jervois English captain engineer and politician 10th Governor of South Australia (d. 1897)

1821 Arthur Saint-Léon French choreographer (d. 1870)

1821 Henri-Frédéric Amiel Swiss philosopher poet and critic (d. 1881)

1821 Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs American minister and politician (d. 1874)

1821 Alexander P. Stewart American general (d. 1908)

1821 Richard H. Anderson American general (d. 1879)

1821 Alexander Gardner Scottish photographer (d. 1882)

1821 Sims Reeves English tenor and actor (d. 1900)

1821 Collis Potter Huntington American businessman (d. 1900)

1821 Antonio Ciseri Swiss-Italian painter (d. 1891)

1821 George Bowen Irish-English diplomat 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1899)

1821 Thomas Keefer Canadian engineer and businessman (d. 1915)

1821 Andrea Debono Maltese trader and explorer (d. 1871)

1821 Fyodor Dostoevsky Russian novelist short story writer essayist and philosopher (d. 1881)

1821 Frederick Temple English archbishop and academic (d. 1902)

1821 Nikolay Nekrasov Russian poet and critic (d. 1877)

1821 Gustave Flaubert French novelist (d. 1880)

1821 John Chivington American colonel and pastor (d. 1892)

1821 D. H. Hill American general and academic (d. 1889)

Bill the Butcher

Profession - Gangster

Born - Jul 24,1821

Died - Mar 08,1855

American

Charles Tupper

Profession - Prime Minister of Canada

Born - Jul 02,1821

Died - Oct 30,1915

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Clara Barton

Profession - Nurse

Born - Dec 25,1821

Died - Apr 12,1912

American

Collis P. Huntington

Profession - Tycoon

Born - Oct 22,1821

Died - Aug 13,1900

American

Elizabeth Blackwell

Profession - Physician

Born - Feb 03,1821

Died - May 31,1910

English

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Profession - Novelist

Born - Nov 11,1821

Died - Feb 09,1881

Russian

George Williams

Profession -

Born - Oct 11,1821

Died - Nov 06,1905

English

James Longstreet

Profession - Confederate General

Born - Jan 08,1821

Died - Jan 02,1904

American

John Abbott

Profession - Prime Minister of Canada

Born - Mar 12,1821

Died - Oct 30,1893

Canadian

Linus Yale Jr.

Profession -

Born - Apr 04,1821

Died - Dec 25,1868

American

Louis Vuitton

Profession -

Born - Aug 04,1821

Died - Feb 27,1892

French

Mary Baker Eddy

Profession -

Born - Jul 16,1821

Died - Dec 03,1910

American

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Profession - Confederate General

Born - Jul 13,1821

Died - Oct 29,1877

American

Richard Francis Burton

Profession - Explorer

Born - Mar 19,1821

Died - Oct 20,1890

British

Rudolf Virchow

Profession - Anthropologist

Born - Oct 13,1821

Died - Sep 05,1902

German

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