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Famous People Who Died in 1859
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
Brown, John
The anti-slavery militant who raided Harpers Ferry in 1859
De Quincey, Thomas
Author of
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Irving, Washington
Author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Mann, Horace
The "Father of American Education"
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