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Who Was Alive in 1805

35 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1805

Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 73
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 70
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 69
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 62
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 59
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 56
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 56
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
James Madison
James MadisonAge 54
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich SchillerAge 46
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 45
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Andrew Jackson
Andrew JacksonAge 38
1767–1845 · Politics & Leadership
Seventh President of the United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy AdamsAge 38
1767–1848 · Politics & Leadership
Sixth President of the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 36
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 35
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAge 35
1770–1831 · Philosophy & Thought
German idealist philosopher
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 30
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich GaussAge 28
1777–1855 · Science & Invention
Mathematician called the Prince of Mathematicians
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 23
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 22
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 20
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Shaka Zulu
Shaka ZuluAge about 18
1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom
Lord Byron
Lord ByronAge 17
1788–1824 · Literature
Romantic poet of Don Juan and Childe Harold
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur SchopenhauerAge 17
1788–1860 · Philosophy & Thought
German philosopher of pessimism
Michael Faraday
Michael FaradayAge 14
1791–1867 · Science & Invention
Electromagnetic induction
Charles Babbage
Charles BabbageAge 14
1791–1871 · Science & Invention
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine
Franz Schubert
Franz SchubertAge 8
1797–1828 · Music
Composer of lieder and the Unfinished Symphony
Mary Shelley
Mary ShelleyAge 8
1797–1851 · Literature
Author of Frankenstein
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich HeineAge 8
1797–1856 · Literature
German Romantic poet
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander PushkinAge 6
1799–1837 · Literature
Father of Russian literature
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de BalzacAge 6
1799–1850 · Literature
French novelist of La Comédie humaine
Victor Hugo
Victor HugoAge 3
1802–1885 · Literature
Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre DumasAge 3
1802–1870 · Literature
Author of The Three Musketeers
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo EmersonAge 2
1803–1882 · Philosophy & Thought
Transcendentalist essayist of Self-Reliance
George Sand
George SandAge 1
1804–1876 · Literature
French novelist famous under a male pen name
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian AndersenAge 0
1805–1875 · Literature
The Little Mermaid, fairy tales

Born in 1805

Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
1805–1875 · Literature
The Little Mermaid, fairy tales

Also Born in 1805

1805–1859 · born July 29
French diplomat, political philosopher and historian (1805–1859)
1805–1844 · born December 23
Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)
1805–1872 · born June 22
Italian activist, politician, journalist and philosopher (1805–1872)
1805–1865 · born August 4
Irish mathematician and physicist (1805–1865)
1805–1859 · born February 13
German mathematician (1805–1859)
1805–1894 · born November 19
French diplomat (1805–1894)
1805–1876 · born December 31
Franco-German romantic author and historian (1805–1876)

Died in 1805

Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy

Also Died in 1805

1759–1805 · died May 9
German playwright (1759–1805)
1758–1805 · died October 21
Royal Navy officer (1758–1805)
1743–1805 · died May 28
Italian composer and cellist (1743–1805)
1738–1805 · died October 5
British Army officer (1738–1805)
1737–1805 · died May 7
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1782 to 1783

Notable World Events in 1805

Sources

  1. 1805 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  3. John Adams — Wikipedia
  4. James Watt — Wikipedia
  5. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  6. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  7. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  8. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  9. James Madison — Wikipedia
  10. Friedrich Schiller — Wikipedia
  11. Hokusai — Wikipedia
  12. Andrew Jackson — Wikipedia
  13. John Quincy Adams — Wikipedia
  14. Napoleon — Wikipedia
  15. Ludwig van Beethoven — Wikipedia
  16. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel — Wikipedia
  17. Jane Austen — Wikipedia
  18. Carl Friedrich Gauss — Wikipedia
  19. Niccolò Paganini — Wikipedia
  20. Simón Bolívar — Wikipedia
  21. Jacob Grimm — Wikipedia
  22. Shaka — Wikipedia
  23. Lord Byron — Wikipedia
  24. Arthur Schopenhauer — Wikipedia
  25. Michael Faraday — Wikipedia
  26. Charles Babbage — Wikipedia
  27. Franz Schubert — Wikipedia
  28. Mary Shelley — Wikipedia
  29. Heinrich Heine — Wikipedia
  30. Alexander Pushkin — Wikipedia
  31. Honoré de Balzac — Wikipedia
  32. Victor Hugo — Wikipedia
  33. Alexandre Dumas — Wikipedia
  34. Ralph Waldo Emerson — Wikipedia
  35. George Sand — Wikipedia
  36. Hans Christian Andersen — Wikipedia
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