James Madison

James Madison was born in Virginia. He was the fourth President of the United States. Biography and Career : He had eleven younger brothers and sisters. He was sick a lot when he was a child and the family hired a private tutor to teach him until he was 11. Then he went to a boarding school which was 70 miles from his home. There he spent five years studying Latin, Greek, French, Italian, al ...

Date added: 20 November '07

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a magazine editor, a poet, a short story writer, a critic, and a lecturer. Biography and Career : Edgar Allan Poe introduced the British horror story, or the Gothic genre, to American literature, along with the detective story, science fiction, and literary criticism. Poe became a key figure in the nineteenth-cent ...

Date added: 28 November '07

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in Mount House, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England and died on April 19, 1882. He was one of the most important naturalists of all times. Biography and Career : His parents were Robert and Sussannah; Robert was a doctor in the high society and Sussannah was daughter of Josiah Wedgwood, the founder of the most popular pottery factory in England. Suss ...

Date added: 06 December '07

Louis Braille

Louis Braille was born on Wednesday, January 04, 1809 in Coupvray and he was a famous inventor from France.Life in Brief: - Being born on Jan 04, Louis was a Capricorn. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Monique Baron. - his father's name: Simon-René Braille. - Brother : Louis-Simon. - Sisters : Monique-Catherine, Marie-Céline.Louis Braille studied at Institution des Jeunes Aveugles, Par ...

Date added: 04 June '08

Kit Carson

Kit Carson (Christopher Houston Carson) was born on Sunday, December 24, 1809 in Richmond and he was a famous explorer from United States of Roman Catholic religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Dec 24, Kit was a Capricorn. - his ethnicity: White.Kit dated Josefa Jaramillo (wife).He died on Saturday, May 23, 1868, in Ft. Lyon; cause of death: unspecified.Famous Why : Frontiersman and Indian agent ...

Date added: 04 June '08

William Ewart Gladstone

William Ewart Gladstone was born on Friday, December 29, 1809 in Liverpool and he was a famous head of state from England.Life in Brief: - Being born on Dec 29, William Ewart was a Capricorn. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Anne Mackenzie Robertson. - his father's name: John Gladstone.William Ewart Gladstone had studied at Eton College and then he attended the Oxford University.Willia ...

Date added: 06 June '08

Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Gogol (Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol) was born on Sunday, March 19, 1809 in Sorochintsky and he was a famous author from Russia of Russian Orthodox religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Mar 19, Nikolai was a Pisces. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Maria Kosiarowska. - Brother : Ivan.Nikolai dated Iosif Vielhorsky (boyfriend).He died on Saturday, February 21, 1852, in Moscow; cau ...

Date added: 06 June '08

Hannibal Hamlin

Hannibal Hamlin was born on Sunday, August 27, 1809 in South Paris and he was a famous politician from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Aug 27, Hannibal was a Virgo. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Anna Livermore. - his father's name: Cyrus Hamlin.Hannibal Hamlin studied at Hebron Academy, Hebron, ME.Hannibal dated Sarah Jane Emery (wife) and amongst other amorous encounte ...

Date added: 06 June '08

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes was born on Tuesday, August 29, 1809 in Cambridge and he was a famous author from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Aug 29, Oliver Wendell was a Virgo. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Sarah Wendell Holmes. - his father's name: Abiel Holmes.Oliver Wendell Holmes had studied at Phillips Academy Andover (in 1825) and then he attended the Harvard Universit ...

Date added: 06 June '08

Benjamin Peirce

Benjamin Peirce was born on Tuesday, April 04, 1809 in Salem and he was a famous mathematician from United States of Christian religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Apr 04, Benjamin was an Aries. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Lydia Ropes Nichols Peirce. - his father's name: Benjamin Peirce. - Brothers : John Nichols Peirce, Charles Henry Peirce. - Sister : Charlotte Elizabeth Peir ...

Date added: 07 June '08

Albert Pike

Albert Pike (Albert G. Pike) was born on Friday, December 29, 1809 in Boston and he was a famous military from United States of Anglican/Episcopalian religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Dec 29, Albert was a Capricorn. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Sarah Andrews Pike. - his father's name: Benjamin Pike.Albert dated Mary Ann Hamilton (wife).He died on Thursday, April 02, 1891, in ...

Date added: 07 June '08

Cyrus McCormick

Cyrus McCormick (Cyrus Hall McCormick) was born on Wednesday, February 15, 1809 in Walnut Grove and he was a famous inventor from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Feb 15, Cyrus was an Aquarius. - his ethnicity: White.He died on Tuesday, May 13, 1884, in Chicago; cause of death: unspecified.Famous Why : Invented grain harvester. ...

Date added: 07 June '08

Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn (Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy) was born on Friday, February 03, 1809 in Hamburg and he was a famous composer from Germany of Lutheran religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Feb 03, Felix was an Aquarius. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Lea Salomon Mendelssohn. - his father's name: Abraham Mendelssohn. - Sisters : Fanny, Rebecka.Felix dated Cécile Jeanren ...

Date added: 07 June '08

Richard Monckton Milnes

Richard Monckton Milnes was born on Monday, June 19, 1809 in London and he was a famous poet from France.Life in Brief: - Being born on Jun 19, Richard Monckton was a Gemini. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Henrietta Monckton. - his father's name: Robert Pemberton Milnes.He attended the MA, Trinity College, Cambridge University (in 1831).Richard Monckton dated Annabel Crewe (wife).He ...

Date added: 07 June '08

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alfred Lord Tennyson (Alfred Tennyson) was born on Sunday, August 06, 1809 in Somersby and he was a famous poet from England.Life in Brief: - Being born on Aug 06, Alfred Lord was a Leo. - his ethnicity: White.He died on Thursday, October 06, 1892, in Aldworth House; cause of death: influenza.Famous Why : The Charge of the Light Brigade. ...

Date added: 08 June '08

Robert Charles Winthrop

Robert Charles Winthrop was born on Friday, May 12, 1809 in Boston and he was a famous politician from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on May 12, Robert Charles was a Taurus. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple. - his father's name: Thomas Lindall Winthrop.He attended the Harvard University (in 1828).Robert Charles dated Elizabeth Cabot Blanchard (wife). ...

Date added: 08 June '08