1. Joseph Lister (1827)

Doctor

English surgeon who pioneered the use of antiseptics in surgery. He concluded, after reviewing research on disease-causing microorganisms, that wounds need to be disinfected.

2. Petko Slaveykov (1827)

Bulgarian Journalist

Bulgarian poet, author, translator, and folklore anthologist who is known for "Izvorat na Belonogata" and other poems. During the 1860s, he published two compilations of Bulgarian folk songs.

3. Mangal Pandey (1827)

War Hero

Indian war hero who was an important soldier during the time of the Indian rebellion of 1857. He was a private in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry regiment of the...

4. Michael Corcoran (1827)

Union Army General

Irish war hero who was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and led the 69th New York Regiment to Washington D.C. as a colonel. He...

5. John Nicholson (1827)

Politician

During the late 1860s, this Delaware Democrat served in the United States House of Representatives. Also an attorney, he established a legal practice in Dover, Delaware.

6. Goffredo Mameli (1827)

Italian Poet

Italian poet, author, and patriot best known for writing the lyrics to the Italian National Anthem. He died at the age of twenty one as the result of a leg...

7. Elisha Baxter (1827)

Union Army Officer

Republican politician who served as the 10th governor of Arkansas from 1872 to 1874. He was a Whig party member and served in Arkansas's House of Representatives in 1854.

8. Johanna Spyri (1827)

Swiss Writer

Nineteenth-century children's author best remembered for Heidi, a children's classic originally published in 1881. A popular Swiss author, she published more than fifty works of fiction over the course of...

9. John Hanning Speke (1827)

Explorer

The first European to reach Lake Victoria in East Africa, discovering the source of the Nile river.

10. Sandford Fleming (1827)

Entrepreneur

Sandford Fleming is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on January 7, 1827 in United Kingdom. A late train inspired him to create standard time zones. According to Astrologers, Sandford...

11. Ellen G. White (1827)

Religious Leader

Ellen G. White is a famous Religious Leader, who was born on November 26, 1827 in United States. American author and Christian leader who co-founded the Seventh Day Adventist church....

12. John B Curtis (1827)

Entrepreneur

Famous as the first person to market and commercially produce chewing gum, Curtis made the product from spruce tree resin. He and his father eventually formed the Curtis & Son...

13. James Augustus Grant (1827)

Explorer

Scottish soldier who took part in an expedition to Africa to chart the Nile River.

14. Septimus Winner (1827)

American Songwriter

Songwriter best known for his song "Listen to the Mockingbird." He also used pseudonyms Alice Hawthorne, Paul Stenton, and several others.

15. Marcellin Berthelot (1827)

French Chemist

French chemist who specialized in thermochemistry and is known for his role in developing the Thomsen-Berthelot principle. He successfully disproved the theory of vitalism, the idea that living organisms are...

16. Thomas W. Ferry (1827)

Politician

Thomas W. Ferry is a famous Politician, who was born on June 10, 1827 in United States. Republican politician who was the US Senator from Michigan from 1871 to 1883....

17. Chauncey West (1827)

Religious Leader

Remembered best for heading the Utah Territory's branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this nineteenth-century Mormon leader also participated in an LDS mission to Sri Lanka.

18. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827)

French Artist

French sculptor and painter during the Second Empire under Napoleon III. He sculpted the Antoine Watteau monument.

19. William Windom (1827)

Politician

Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1889 to 1891. He was also a US Senator from Minnesota from 1970 to 1883.

20. Maria Susanna Cummins (1827)

Novelist

Maria Susanna Cummins is a famous Novelist, who was born on April 9, 1827 in United States. An American writer of romance novels and young women’s fiction, she is particularly...

21. Marcelina Darowska (1827)

Beatified Roman Catholic Nun

Polish nun who cofounded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

22. Deodoro Da Fonseca (1827)

World Leader

Deodoro Da Fonseca is a famous World Leader, who was born on August 5, 1827 in Brazil. After overthrowing Emperor Pedro II in an 1889 coup, this military leader established...

23. Peter Lalor (1827)

Australian Politician

Famous for his leadership of Australia's Eureka Rebellion of 1854, this activist went on to pursue a political career, eventually serving on both the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly...

24. Lew Wallace (1827)

Writer

An American lawyer, Union general, politician, and author, he wrote the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, which was later adapted into four films.

25. Octave Crémazie (1827)

Canadian Poet

French Canadian poet known for patriotic poetic works such as Le vieux soldat canadien and Le Drapeau de Carillon. A collection of his complete works was published three years after...

26. Francisco Solano López (1827)

Actor

The second President in Paraguayan history who succeeded his father, Carlos Antonio, in office in 1862 an served until 1870.

27. James Southerton (1827)

English Cricketer

The world's first test cricketer to die, he was considered one of the greatest slow bowlers of his era.

28. Edmond Dédé (1827)

Composer

Composer who wrote the opera Morgiane, ou, Le sultan d'Ispahan in 1887. His compositions are preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris.

29. George Dallas (1827)

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30. Joseph Plachutta (1827)

Austrian Chess Composer

Joseph Plachutta also Josef Plachutta or Josip Plahuta was a Slovene descent chess problemist and chess player known for his famous problem with Plachutta theme. Solution:1. Qf3! 1.. . Nxc5...

31. José Manuel Marroquín (1827)

President Of Colombia

Jose Manuel Cayetano Marroquin Ricaurte was a Colombian political figure and the 27th President of Colombia.

32. Francis Cassidy (1827)

Canadian Politician

s Cassidy QC was a Canadian lawyer and politician the Mayor of Montreal Quebec for three months in 1873 until his term was cut short by death. Cassidy was born...

33. Charles W. Willard (1827)

American Politician

Charles Wesley Willard was an American politician lawyer and newspaper editor. He served as a U. S. Representative from Vermont.

34. Noble A. Hull (1827)

American Politician

Noble Andrew Hull was a U. S. Representative from Florida and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Florida.

35. Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg (1827)

Norwegian Politician

Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg was the Norwegian theologian educator and politician. He was born in Ullensvang as a son of vicar and politician Niels Hertzberg and Anna Christine Egede Thomsen....

36. Daniel W. Voorhees (1827)

American Politician

Daniel Wolsey Voorhees was a lawyer and United States Senator from Indiana who was leader of the Democratic party and an anti-war Copperhead during the American Civil War.

37. Charles G. Cornell (1827)

American Politician

Charles G. Cornell was an American politician from New York.

38. Leverett B. Englesby (1827)

American Politician

Leverett B. Englesby was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate. Leverett Brush Englesby was born in Burlington Vermont on February 20 1827.

39. Charles Henry Goode (1827)

South Australian Politician Busi

Charles Henry Goode see his father's entry: Samuel Goode Sir Charles Henry Goode was a merchant businessman politician and philanthropist in the early days South Australia. He founded Goode...

40. Louis-Henri Blais (1827)

Canadian Politician

Louis-Henri Blais was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montmagny in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871 as a Liberal. He was born in...

41. William M. Stone (1827)

Union Army Officer

Milo Stone was the sixth Governor of Iowa.

42. Matthew Sherman (1827)

American Mayor

Matthew Sherman was a land developer and American Republican politician from California. Born in Charleston Massachusetts he enlisted in the U. S. Navy at age 13 and served on the...

43. John Taffe (1827)

Union United States Army Officer

John Taffe was a Nebraska Republican politician.

44. William Farrer Ecroyd (1827)

English Politician

Ecroyd was an English politician. Ecroyd was born into a Quaker family and joined the family firm his father being a Lancashire mill owner. He was widely known as an...

45. Pierre Tirard (1827)

Prime Minister Of France

Pierre Emmanuel Tirard was a French politician.

46. Charles R. Chapman (1827)

American Politician

Charles R. Chapman was an American lawyer and politician who was a mayor of Hartford Connecticut and served in both houses of the Connecticut legislature.

47. Alfred Hutchinson Dymond (1827)

Canadian Politician

Alfred Hutchinson Dymond was a Canadian writer and politician. Born in Croydon England the son of Henry Dymond he emigrated to Canada in 1869. He was an editorial writer for...

48. Samuel Augustus Merritt (1827)

American Politician

Samuel Augustus Merritt was an American politician who served as a California legislator as a Congressional Delegate from Idaho Territory and as a judge in Utah Territory. Born in Staunton...

49. Narcisse Lecavalier (1827)

Canadian Politician

Narcisse Lecavalier was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Jacques-Cartier from 1867 to 1882 as a Conservative member. He was born in Saint-Laurent Lower Canada the son...

50. Loren B. Sessions (1827)

American Politician

Loren B. Sessions was an American lawyer and politician from New York.