Discover what happened on 7 January 1847 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Max Klein (German watchmaker and sculptor (1847–1908))
- Alexander Karpinsky (Russian geologist and president of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1847-1936))
- Jean-Paul Richter (German art historian (1847–1937))
- Caspar F. Goodrich (United States admiral)
- Carl Malcolm Lilliehöök
- Siegfried Propper
- William Henry Bishop (American writer and US consul at Palermo and Genoa, Italy (1847–1928))
- Victor Prost (French politician)
- Victor Russu
- Sophie Schulz-Euler
- John Duncan Inverarity (Indian jurist (1847-1923))
- Henry Verlet (French journalist)
- Carl Freiherr von Pidoll zu Quintenbach (Austrian painter, born 1847)
- Prosper Falgairolle (French archivist and local historian)
- Antonín Vávra (Czech opera singer (1847–1932))
- Fyodor Afanasyevich Fotiyev
- Max Klein (German watchmaker and sculptor (1847–1908))
- Jean-Paul Richter (German art historian (1847–1937))
- Caspar F. Goodrich (United States admiral)
- Carl Malcolm Lilliehöök
- Siegfried Propper
- William Henry Bishop (American writer and US consul at Palermo and Genoa, Italy (1847–1928))
- Victor Prost (French politician)
- Victor Russu
- Sophie Schulz-Euler
- John Duncan Inverarity (Indian jurist (1847-1923))
- Henry Verlet (French journalist)
- Carl Freiherr von Pidoll zu Quintenbach (Austrian painter, born 1847)
- Prosper Falgairolle (French archivist and local historian)
- Antonín Vávra (Czech opera singer (1847–1932))
- Fyodor Afanasyevich Fotiyev
Deaths
- Mary Shepherd (British philosopher)
- Charles-Marie d’Irumberry de Salaberry (French émigré army officer (1766-1847))
- Nikolay Yazykov (Russian poet 1803-1847)
- Pál Dömötör (Hungarian barrister, judge (1770-1847))
- Maria Schicklgruber (Adolf Hitler’s paternal grandmother (1795-1847))
- Franz Seraphin Sailer (botanist (1792-1847))
- Federico Cocastelli di Montiglio
- Bernhard Gotthard Wahlstab
- John Stapleton de Courcy, 28th Baron Kingsale ((1805-1847))
- Edward Trafford Leigh (British clergyman (1801-1847))
- Abraham-Louis-Théodore Constantin-Jetzeler