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 on this day in history.

Feb 02 Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer was born in the year 1847.

Feb 07 Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1847.

Feb 11 Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents) was born on this day in history.

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

Feb 14 Maria Pia of Italy, queen of Portugal (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.

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

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise)

Feb 25 John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism) was born in the year 1847.

Feb 27 On this day in history birth of ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director (Imperial Theatre)

Mar 03 In the year 1847 birth of alexander Graham Bell, Scotland, inventor (telephone)

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 on this day in history.

Mar 10 In the year 1847 birth of kate Sheppard, New Zealand suffragist (d. 1934)

Mar 14 In the year 1847 birth of antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (Espumas Flutuantes)

Mar 19 In the year 1847 birth of constantin Dimitrescu, composer

Mar 23 Alexandru D Xenopol, Romania, historian was born in the year 1847.

Mar 27 In the year 1847 birth of otto Wallach, Germany, chemist (Nobel 1910)

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of jarolslaw Zielinski, composer

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (d. 1878)

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

Apr 01 On this day in history birth of jules-Nicolas Crevaux, French explorer (South America)

Apr 07 J P Jacobsen, writer was born on this day in history.

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of francesco Paolo Tosti, composer

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of francis William Davenport, composer

Apr 10 Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer was born on this day in history.

Apr 10 Joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World) was born in the year 1847.

Apr 13 Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Neth East-Indies) was born in the year 1847.

Apr 16 On this day in history birth of hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906)

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

May 10 Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (d. 1923) was born in the year 1847.

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Jan 11 In the year 1847 caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83

Jan 14 On this day in history death of gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico

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

Feb 15 On this day in history death of germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1794)

Feb 17 On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies

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.