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Abraham Lincoln & Charles Dickens

Did Abraham Lincoln and Charles Dickens live at the same time?

Yes. Abraham Lincoln and Charles Dickens lived at the same time for 53 years, from 1812 to 1865.[1][2][3][4]

Abraham Lincoln · Charles Dickens · Born in 1809 · Born in 1812

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865
Politics & Leadership
16th US President, ended slavery
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
1812–1870
Literature
A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist
18091870
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Dickens
Abraham Lincoln
Politics & Leadership
Born in Hodgenville
Died in Washington, D.C.
Charles Dickens
Literature
Born in Landport
Died in Gads Hill Place

World Events During Their Overlap

1815 Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated
1825 First public railway opens in England
1833 Slavery abolished in British Empire
1838 First photograph of a person taken
1848 Revolutions of 1848 sweep Europe
1853 Crimean War begins
1859 Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
1861 American Civil War begins
1865 Abolition of slavery in the United States

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Sources

  1. Abraham Lincoln — Wikipedia
  2. Abraham Lincoln (Q91) — Wikidata
  3. Charles Dickens — Wikipedia
  4. Charles Dickens (Q5686) — Wikidata