Emma Martina Luigia Morano OMRI (29 November 1899 – 15 April 2017) was an Italian supercentenarian who, before her death at the age of 117 years and 137 days, was the world's oldest living person whose age had been verified, and the last living person to have been verified as being born in the 1800s.
1900–1918
- Enrico Caruso.
- Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright.
- Louis Blériot.
- Marie Curie.
- Theodore Roosevelt.
- Florence Lawrence.
- Francis X. Bushman.
- William S. Hart.
Famous People Born in the 1700s
- George Washington (1732-1799) US President.
- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Inventor.
- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) US President.
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Composer.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Composer.
- Elizabeth Hamilton (1757-1854) Political Wife.
- John Adams (1735-1826)
- Angelica Schuyler Church (1756-1814)
Born in 1900
- Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002) Queen.
- Adolf Dassler (1900-1978) Entrepreneur.
- Edith Frank (1900-1945) Family Member.
- Violet Brown (1900-2017) Supercentenarian.
- Saint Teresa (1900-1920) Religious Leader.
- Agnes Moorehead (1900-1974) Movie Actress.
- Spencer Tracy (1900-1967) Movie Actor.
- Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948)
The Ten Most Influential People of the 19th Century
- Michael Faraday (1791-1867) Physics/Chemistry.
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) Military.
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Innovation.
- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Politics.
- Karl Marx (1818-1883) Politics.
- Thomas Edison (1894-1931) Innovation.
- Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) Microbiology.
- Charles Darwin (1809-1882) Biology.
Important People of the 1890's
| A | B |
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| Fredrick Jackson Turner | Wrote the Fronteir Thesis of American History |
| Benjamin Harrison | President from 1888 to 1892; under his leadership the last of the Indians were subdued |
| William McKinley | President from 1896 to 1904. He led America during the Spanish-American War |
In the late 18th century life the industrial revolution began to transform life in Britain. Until then most people lived in the countryside and made their living from farming. By the mid 19th century most people in Britain lived in towns and made their living from mining or manufacturing industries.
Discover the most famous people born in 1830. The list includes people like Emily Dickinson, Camille Pissarro, James G. Blaine, Elisee Reclus, Franz Joseph I of Austria and many more.
Born in 1880
- Helen Keller (1880-1968) Activist.
- Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) Meteorologist.
- Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) War Hero.
- Sarah Knauss (1880-1999) Supercentenarian.
- Clara Blandick (1880-1962) Movie Actress.
- WC Fields (1880-1946) Movie Actor.
- George Marshall (1880-1959) War Hero.
- Antisa Khvichava (1880-2012) Supercentenarian.
Industrial expansion and population growth radically changed the face of the nation's cities. Noise, traffic jams, slums, air pollution, and sanitation and health problems became commonplace. Mass transit, in the form of trolleys, cable cars, and subways, was built, and skyscrapers began to dominate city skylines.
In the 1800s, America grew very fast. In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. From 1800 to 1860, there were 17 new states. In the 1800s, millions of immigrants came from other countries.
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| When | Invention | Notes |
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| 1852 | Safety Lift | by Elisha Otis - also called an elavator |
| 1853 | Glider | by George Cayley |
| 1856 | Pasteurisation | by Louis Pasteur |
| 1859 | Internal Combustion Engine | by Jean-Joseph-Étienne Lenoir |
Victorian era
| 1837–1901 |
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| Queen Victoria in 1859 by Winterhalter |
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| Preceded by | Georgian era |
| Followed by | Edwardian era |
| Monarch(s) | Victoria |
POP Culture: 1850The September 18, 1850, Fugitive Slave Act provides for the return of slaves brought to free states. Millard Fillmore is sworn into office as the 13th President of the United States, following Zachary Taylor's death on July 9, 1850. "America" wins the first America's Cup yacht race on August 22, 1851.
The 1850s was a pivotal decade in the 19th century. In the United States, tensions over the institution of slavery became prominent and dramatic events hastened the nation's movement towards civil war. In Europe, new technology was celebrated and the great powers fought the Crimean War.
August 1 – Virginia closes its Reform Constitutional Convention deciding that all white men have the right to vote. August 22 – The yacht America of the New York Yacht Club wins the first America's Cup race, off the coast of England. September 15 – Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
March 2 – The first American experimental steam fire engine is tested. March 4 – The Phi Mu fraternity is established at Wesleyan College. November 2 – U.S. presidential election, 1852: Democrat Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire defeats Whig Winfield Scott of New Jersey.
February 22 – Tennessee adopts a new constitution that abolishes slavery. March 3 – The U.S. Congress authorizes formation of the Freedmen's Bureau. March 4 – President Abraham Lincoln begins his second term. March 13 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America agrees to the use of African American troops.
1850 Natural Science Honours School established at Oxford. 1851 Singer invents first practical sewing machine. 1851 Natural Sciences Tripos at Cambridge. 1854 Bessemer invents steel converter.
October–December. November 4 – U.S. presidential election, 1856: Democrat James Buchanan defeats former President Millard Fillmore, representing a coalition of "Know-Nothings" and Whigs, and John C. Frémont of the fledgling Republican Party, to become the 15th President of the United States.
