Famous Birthdays In 1847

Jan 04 Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician was born in the year 1847.  

Jan 20 W R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank) was born in the year 1847.  

Feb 02 In the year 1847 birth of jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer  

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of ernst Franck, German composer/conductor  

Feb 08 In the year 1847 birth of hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. 1902)  

Feb 10 A N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11 In the year 1847 birth of thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents)  

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette  

Feb 14 In the year 1847 birth of maria Pia of Italy, queen of Portugal (d. 1911)  

Feb 15 Robert Fuchs, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise) was born in the year 1847.  

Feb 25 On this day in history birth of john Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism)  

Feb 27 Ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director (Imperial Theatre) was born in the year 1847.  

Mar 03 Alexander Graham Bell, Scotland, inventor (telephone) was born in the year 1847.  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of karl Bayer, Austrian chemist (d. 1904)  

Mar 08 Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente) was born in the year 1847.  

Mar 10 Kate Sheppard, New Zealand suffragist (d. 1934) was born in the year 1847.  

Mar 14 On this day in history birth of antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (Espumas Flutuantes)  

Mar 19 Constantin Dimitrescu, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 23 On this day in history birth of alexandru D Xenopol, Romania, historian  

Mar 27 Otto Wallach, Germany, chemist (Nobel 1910) was born in the year 1847.  

Mar 31 In the year 1847 birth of jarolslaw Zielinski, composer  

Mar 31 In the year 1847 birth of yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (d. 1878)  

Apr 01 Gavriil Musicescu, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 01 In the year 1847 birth of jules-Nicolas Crevaux, French explorer (South America)  

Apr 07 On this day in history birth of j P Jacobsen, writer  

Apr 09 Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer was born in the year 1847.  

Apr 09 In the year 1847 birth of francis William Davenport, composer  

Apr 10 In the year 1847 birth of charles Swinnerton Heap, composer  

Apr 10 On this day in history birth of joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World)  

Apr 13 In the year 1847 birth of cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Neth East-Indies)  

Apr 16 Hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906) was born in the year 1847.  

May 07 In the year 1847 birth of archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery (Lib), British PM (1894-95)  

May 10 In the year 1847 birth of wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (d. 1923)  

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Jan 11 Caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico died in the year 1847.  

Jan 22 Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

Feb 17 William Collins, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 28 In the year 1847 mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 29 On this day in history auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66  

Apr 23 Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.