other parts of the Kenya coast. Births January 6 – Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (d. 1919) January 13 – Victor de Laprade, French poet, critic (d. 1883) February 3 – William Fraser Tolmie, Scottish-Canadian scientist, politician (d. 1886) February 7 – Charles Dickens, English writer (d. 1870) February 11 – Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (d. 1883) February 15 – Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler, co-founder of Tiffany & Co. (d. 1902) February 18 – Nils Johan Berlin, Swedish chemist, professor (d. 1891) February 29 – Sir James Milne Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1880) March 1 Nicolae Crețulescu, 2-time prime minister of Romania (d. 1900) Augustus Pugin, English-born architect (d. 1852) March 6 – Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American watch manufacturer (d. 1895) March 22 – Stephen Pearl Andrews, American anarchist, abolitionist (d. 1886) April 14 – George Grey, 11th Premier of New Zealand (d. 1898) April 20 – Pauline Åhman, Swedish harpist (d. 1904) April 22 – Solomon Caesar Malan, Swiss-born orientalist (d. 1894) April 23 – Frederick Whitaker, English-New Zealand lawyer, politician, 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1891) April 27 Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (d. 1883) William W. Snow, American politician (d. 1886) April 29 – Emilie Högquist, Swedish dramatic star (d. 1846) May 6 – Madame Restell, American abortion provider (d. 1878) May 7 – Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889) May 12 – Edward Lear, English artist, poet (d. 1888) June 9 – Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer (d. 1910) June 13 – Gustavus H. Scott, American admiral (d. 1882) June 14 – Fernando Wood, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from New York and 2-time Mayor of New York City (d. 1881) July 2 – Nathaniel de Rothschild, French wine grower (d. 1870) July 8 – Louisa Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn (b. 1905) August 8 – John Rodgers, American admiral (d. 1882) August 25 Percival Drayton, United States Navy officer (d. 1865) Nikolay Zinin, Russian organic chemist (d. 1880) August 27 – Bertalan Szemere, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1869) September 2 – William Fox, 2nd Premier of New Zealand (d. 1893) September 18 – Herschel Vespasian Johnson, American politician (d. 1880) October 12 – Ascanio Sobrero, Italian chemist (d. 1888) October 20 – Austin Flint I, American cardiologist (d. 1886) November 14 – Aleardo Aleardi, Italian poet (d. 1878) November 19 – Edmond