Bernadette of Lourdes (January 7)
The girl who saw the Virgin Mary at Lourdes
Famous People Born in 1844
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Bernhardt, Sarah (October)
Legendary French theatrical superstar of the 1800s -
Cassatt, Mary (May 22)
Painter of 1891's The Bath -
De Long, George (August 22)
The polar explorer who led the U.S.S. Jeannette -
Dole, Sanford B. (April 23)
The first governor of Hawaii -
Eakins, Thomas (July 25)
American realist painter who did Max Schmitt in a Single Scull -
Greely, Adolphus (March 27)
U.S. Army Arctic explorer -
Lewis, Edmonia (July)
The woman sculptor who did 1876's 'The Death of Cleopatra' -
Nietzsche, Friedrich (October 15)
The 19th century German who said "God is dead" -
Slocum, Joshua (February 20)
The first person to sail around the world alone