Famous Personalities Born In 1847

Jan 04 In the year 1847 birth of hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician  

Jan 20 In the year 1847 birth of w R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)  

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

Feb 07 In the year 1847 birth of ernst Franck, German composer/conductor  

Feb 08 Hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.  

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 Anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette was born in the year 1847.  

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 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 In the year 1847 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 Karl Bayer, Austrian chemist (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 14 Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (Espumas Flutuantes) was born on this day in history.  

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 Jarolslaw Zielinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 31 Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (d. 1878) was born in the year 1847.  

Apr 01 Gavriil Musicescu, composer was born in the year 1847.  

Apr 01 Jules-Nicolas Crevaux, French explorer (South America) was born in the year 1847.  

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

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery (Lib), British PM (1894-95) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 14 Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico died on this day in history.  

Jan 22 Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1847.  

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

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

Mar 28 On this day in history mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 29 Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66 in the year 1847.  

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