Famous Personalities Born In 1847

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

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

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

Feb 10 In the year 1847 birth of a N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman)  

Feb 11 Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents) was born in the year 1847.  

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 In the year 1847 birth of robert Fuchs, composer  

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

Feb 25 John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism) was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 03 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of otto Wallach, Germany, chemist (Nobel 1910)  

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

Mar 31 Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 01 On this day in history birth of gavriil Musicescu, composer  

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 Francis William Davenport, composer was born in the year 1847.  

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

Apr 10 In the year 1847 birth of joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World)  

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

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1847 william Collins, landscape painter, dies  

Mar 28 Mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1847.  

Mar 29 In the year 1847 auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66  

Apr 23 In the year 1847 erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64