Famous People Who Died In 1871
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1871. This list includes people like Charles Babbage, Clement Vallandigham, John Herschel, Stand Watie, Augustus De Morgan and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, military leaders, mathematicians and composers who died in 1871. This list includes people from United States, England, France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: December 26, 1791
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 18
Charles Babbage, or the “father of the computer,” invented the prototype of the world’s first mechanical calculator, the Difference Engine. With the help of mathematician Ada Lovelace, he also created the Analytical Engine, the first general-purpose computer and a precursor of the modern computer, with its looping and sequential mechanism.
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Tad Lincoln
(Son of Abraham Lincoln)
Birthdate: April 4, 1853
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Died: July 15
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John Herschel
(British Polymath Known for His Invention of 'Blueprint')
Birthdate: March 7, 1792
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Slough, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: May 11
The son of renowned astronomer William Herschel, John Herschel was educated at Eton and Cambridge and grew up to be a polymath. Apart from contributing to the field of photography, he was known for cataloguing and naming stars and satellites. He briefly also served as the Master of the Royal Mint.
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Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin
(French Watchmaker and Magician)
Birthdate: December 7, 1805
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Blois, France
Died: June 13
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin was a French watchmaker turned magician and illusionist. The son of a watchmaker, he followed in his father’s footsteps and had a successful career in this field. He ventured into magic by chance and ended up revolutionizing the field. He is today widely regarded as the father of the modern style of conjuring.
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Louis-Joseph Papineau
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 7, 1786
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: September 23
Birthdate: December 12, 1806
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Calhoun, Georgia
Died: September 9
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Henry E. Steinway
(Piano Manufacturer)
Birthdate: February 15, 1797
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wolfshagen, Germany
Died: February 7
Birthdate: January 29, 1782
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Caen, France
Died: May 12
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Michael Thonet
(Cabinet maker)
Birthdate: July 2, 1796
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boppard, Germany
Died: March 3
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Augustus De Morgan
(British mathematician)
Birthdate: June 27, 1806
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Madras Presidency
Died: March 18
Augustus De Morgan was a British logician and mathematician. He is best remembered for formulating De Morgan's laws which are widely applied in solving mathematical equations. He also came up with the term mathematical induction, a mathematical proof technique.
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Cynthia Ann Parker
(Kidnap survivor)
Birthdate: October 28, 1827
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Crawford County, Illinois, United States
Died: February 29
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Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg
(Princess)
Birthdate: April 17, 1815
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Weilburg, Germany
Died: December 8
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Charles Francis Hall
(Explorer)
Birthdate: 1821 AD
Birthplace: Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
Died: November 8
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Alice Cary
(Poet, Author, Novelist, Writer)
Birthdate: April 26, 1820
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mount Healthy
Died: February 12
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Nāṣīf Yāzijī
(Lebanese Author and Educator )
Birthdate: March 25, 1800
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kafr Shima, Lebanon
Died: February 8
Birthdate: February 20, 1791
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bourges, France
Died: April 23
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Anselme Payen
(French Chemist Known for Discovering the 'Enzyme Diastase' and the Carbohydrate 'Cellulose')
Birthdate: January 6, 1795
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 12
French chemist Anselme Payen is known for co-discovering the first enzyme diastase, and for discovering the carbohydrate cellulose. He broke the Dutch monopoly for borax by developing a method to synthesize borax from soda and boric acid; developed a method to determine nitrogen and methods for refining sugar; and invented a decolorimeter.
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Moritz von Schwind
(Austrian Painter)
Birthdate: January 21, 1804
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 8
Born in Austria, Moritz von Schwind led a bohemian life for much of his youth. The famed painter later moved to Germany, where he taught at the Munich Academy. His art reflected Romanticism, and his subjects were often casual honeymooning couples. He also painted the glass windows of the Glasgow Cathedral.
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Castro Alves
(Brazilian Poet and Playwright Famous for His Abolitionist and Republican Poems)
Birthdate: March 14, 1847
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Castro Alves, State of Bahia, Brazil
Died: July 6
Known as The Poet of the Slaves because of his support for abolitionism, Castro Alves was one of the major figures of Brazilian literature. In spite of being trained as a lawyer, he became one of the icons of Brazilian romantic poetry and Condorism. He died of tuberculosis worsened by an amputated foot.
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Charles Paul de Kock
(Novelist)
Birthdate: May 21, 1793
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Passy, Paris, France
Died: April 27
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Théophile Ferré
(Revolutionary figure)
Birthdate: May 6, 1845
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 28
Birthdate: September 3, 1813
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Buda, Hungary
Died: February 2
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Edward H. Rulloff
(Doctor, Lawyer)
Birthdate: July 9, 1819
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: May 18
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Karl Tausig
(Polish Pianist and Composer)
Birthdate: November 4, 1841
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: July 17
Karl Tausig was a Polish virtuoso pianist and composer. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time. The son of a pianist, he was introduced to the instrument at an early age. He studied under Hungarian Romantic pianist Franz Liszt and thrived under his mentorship. Sadly, the brilliant pianist died an untimely death at 29.
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Imam Shamil
(Political leader)
Birthdate: June 26, 1797
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gimry, Russia
Died: February 4
Birthdate: November 4, 1826
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 13
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Margarita Maza
(Former First Lady of Mexico)
Birthdate: March 29, 1826
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oaxaca, Mexico
Died: January 2
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Henry Longueville Mansel
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: October 6, 1820
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cosgrove, England
Died: July 1
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Thomas William Robertson
(Dramatist)
Birthdate: January 9, 1829
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Newark-on-Trent, England
Died: February 3
Birthdate: October 31, 1843
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 19
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James Henry Hackett
(Actor)
Birthdate: March 15, 1800
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: December 28
Birthdate: 1793 AD
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: July 9
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William Lonsdale
(Geologist)
Birthdate: September 9, 1794
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bath, England
Died: November 11
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Roderick Murchison
(Geologist)
Birthdate: February 22, 1792
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Muir of Ord, Scotland
Died: October 22
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Azzan bin Qais
(Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1868-1871))
Birthplace: Oman
Died: January 30
Birthdate: July 29, 1820
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Lisbon, Ohio
Died: June 17
Birthdate: September 4, 1824
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mount Healthy, Ohio, United States
Died: July 31
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Paul Kane
(Canadian Painter Famous for His Paintings of First Nations Peoples)
Birthdate: September 3, 1810
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mallow, County Cork, Ireland
Died: February 20
Irish-Canadian painter Paul Kane was known for his paintings of subjects ranging from Native Americans, missionaries, and landscapes, and his attention to detail, especially the jewelry and attire of his subjects. Specializing in portraits, he also later released Wanderings of an Artist, which was a collection of his travel experiences.
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Louis Charles Delescluze
(French Revolutionary Figure Who Participated in the Uprisings of 1830 and 1848)
Birthdate: October 2, 1809
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dreux, France
Died: May 25
Revolutionary leader Louis Charles Delescluze was a significant figure of the Paris Commune. As a student activist, he joined the Amis du Peuple and briefly fled to Brussels after being accused of plotting to kill King Louis-Philippe. He was eventually shot to death at the Commune barricades.
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Samuel Jackman Prescod
(First person of African descent to be elected to the Parliament of Barbados, in 1843)
Birthdate: 1806 AD
Birthplace: Barbados
Died: September 26
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Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
(Princess)
Birthdate: March 24, 1843
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Caserta, Italy
Died: May 22
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James Murray Mason
(Senator)
Birthdate: November 3, 1798
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, D.C., United States
Died: April 28
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Samuel Ford McGill
(Politician, Businessperson)
Birthdate: 1815
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Died: June 26
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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
(Politician)
Birthdate: September 8, 1790
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 22
Birthdate: November 17, 1794
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Clay Hill, England
Died: June 18
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İbrahim Şinasi
(Turkish Author and Playwright Who Was a Pioneer of the Ottoman Play)
Birthdate: August 5, 1826
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: September 13
Turkish author and playwright İbrahim Şinasi was a pioneer of the Ottoman play and was one of the first Ottoman writers to simplify and modernize the language of Turkish literature and use Western stylistic aspects. He founded the newspaper Tasvir-i Efkâr. Şair Evlenmesi remains his best-known work.
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George Hudson
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 10, 1800
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Howsham, North Yorkshire, England
Died: December 14
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Robert Chambers
(Geologist)
Birthdate: July 10, 1802
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Peebles, Scotland
Died: March 17
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Sigismond Thalberg
(Austrian Composer and One of the Most Distinguished Virtuoso Pianists of the 19th Century)
Birthdate: January 8, 1812
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: April 27
Swiss pianist Sigismond Thalberg started performing at age 14 and soon became a court pianist in Vienna. Known for his signature melody that he played in the middle of the keyboard, he later toured to places such as Paris, London, and Brazil, mesmerizing audiences with his tunes.
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Louise of the Netherlands
(Queen)
Birthdate: August 5, 1828
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: March 30