▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ) ▁ ▁December ▁ 5 ▁– ▁Graham ▁N . ▁F itch , ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁from ▁Indiana ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 9 2 ) ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁George ▁Gold th wa ite , ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁from ▁Alabama ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁till ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 7 9 ) ▁ ▁Death s ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁Jos iah ▁Horn b lower , ▁states man ▁and ▁delegate ▁for ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁( born ▁ 1 7 2 9 ) ▁ ▁March ▁ 6 ▁– ▁Thomas ▁Hey ward ▁Jr ., ▁sign er ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Articles ▁of ▁Confeder ation ▁( born ▁ 1 7 4 6 ) ▁ ▁June ▁ 8 ▁– ▁Thomas ▁Pa ine , ▁political ▁activ ist , ▁phil os opher , ▁Found ing ▁Father ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁Common ▁S ense ▁( born ▁ 1 7 3 7 ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ) ▁ ▁October ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁Mer iw ether ▁Lewis , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Disc overy ▁( born ▁ 1 7 7 4 ) ▁ ▁November ▁ 4 ▁– ▁Gabriel ▁Man ig ault , ▁architect ▁( born ▁ 1