Born in 1816

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Born in 1816

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Nathaniel P. Banks Politician 30-Jan-1816 1-Sep-1894 House Speaker, Governor of Massachusetts

Charlotte Brontë Novelist 21-Apr-1816 31-Mar-1855 Jane Eyre

Catherine Wolfe Bruce Philanthropist 22-Jan-1816 13-Mar-1900 Underwriter of astronomy

John Curwen Musicologist 14-Nov-1816 16-May-1880 Tonic Sol-fa Method

Henry Laurens Dawes Politician 30-Oct-1816 5-Feb-1903 US Senator from Massachusetts, 1875-93

Jubal Early Military 3-Nov-1816 2-Mar-1894 Confederate General

Augustus Egg Painter 2-May-1816 26-Mar-1863 Life and Death of Buckingham

Stephen J. Field Judge 4-Nov-1816 9-Apr-1899 US Supreme Court Justice, 1863-97

Samuel Freeman Miller Judge 5-Apr-1816 13-Oct-1890 US Supreme Court Justice, 1862-90

Charles Thomas Newton Archaeologist 16-Sep-1816 28-Nov-1894 Discovered Halicarnassus mausoleum

Paul Julius Reuter Journalist 21-Jul-1816 25-Feb-1899 Founder of Reuters News Agency

Werner von Siemens Business 13-Dec-1816 6-Dec-1892 Founder of Siemens AG

Johan Sverdrup Head of State 30-Jul-1816 17-Feb-1892 Norwegian Prime Minister, 1884-89

George Henry Thomas Military 31-Jul-1816 28-Mar-1870 Union Army General

Morrison Waite Judge 29-Nov-1816 23-Mar-1888 US Chief Justice, 1874-88

Elihu Benjamin Washburne Politician 23-Sep-1816 22-Oct-1887 Congressman and Ambassador to France

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