Famous People Who Died in 1836

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1836. This list includes people like Aaron Burr, James Madison, Davy Crockett, Charles X of France, Betsy Ross and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, military leaders, physicists and spiritual & religious leaders who died in 1836. This list includes people from United States, France, England and many more countries.

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Birthdate: March 16, 1751

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Port Conway, Virginia, United States

Died: June 28

James Madison played an important role in drafting the US Constitution and the US Bill of Rights and is hailed as the Father of the Constitution. He also co-wrote The Federalist Papers, considered to be a seminal work of political science. As president, he led the country into the 1812 war and historians place him as an above-average president.

Birthdate: February 6, 1756

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Died: September 14

A soldier, lawyer and one of the founding Fathers of America, Aaron Burr rose to become the third Vice president of the United States. His turbulent political career, which included bitter rivalry with Alexander Hamilton, concluded when he mortally wounded Hamilton in a duel and was later charged with treason.

Davy Crockett

(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1827 to 1831)

Birthdate: August 17, 1786

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Limestone, Tennessee, United States

Died: March 6

American folk hero Davy Crockett, or the "King of the Wild Frontier,” was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee and part of the Texas Revolution. He opposed the Indian Removal Act. He was killed by the Mexican army the Battle of the Alamo.

Stephen F. Austin

(4th Secretary of State of Texas (October 1836 - December 1836))

Birthdate: November 3, 1793

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Austinville, Virginia, United States

Died: December 27

Stephen Austin, also known as the Father of Texas, was born to a lead-mining businessman in Missouri who later bought a piece of land from the Mexican government. Austin developed the land and mediated between American and Mexican people for control over it, eventually leading to the Texas Revolution.

Birthdate: January 20, 1775

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Parish of St. Nizier, Lyon, France

Died: June 10

Andre Marie Ampere was a French physicist and mathematician. He is best known for being one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism. He was a professor at the École Polytechnique and the Collège de France and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. The base SI unit of electric current, the ampere, is named after him.

Birthdate: August 1, 1809

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Saluda County, South Carolina, United States

Died: March 6

James Bowie

(American Pioneer, Slave Smuggler and Trader)

Birthdate: 1796 AD

Birthplace: Logan County, Kentucky, United States

Died: March 6

Birthdate: October 9, 1757

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France

Died: November 6

Dauphin Louis had one of the most unpopular reigns as the king of France. Following the fall of Bastille, he became the first royal family member to go into exile. Decisions such as the imposition of the death penalty and press censorship led to the July Revolution and his abdication.

Nathan Meyer Rothschild

(English-German Businessman, Banker, and Financier)

Birthdate: September 16, 1777

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Free City of Frankfurt Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire

Died: July 28

Birthdate: March 3, 1756

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Wisbech

Died: April 7

Betsy Ross

(Woman Who Made The First American Flag)

Birthdate: January 1, 1752

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States

Died: January 30

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès

(French President of the Conservative Senate (1799 -1800) and Political Writer)

Birthdate: May 3, 1748

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Fréjus, France

Died: June 20

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, also known as the Abbé Sieyès, was a French Roman Catholic Abbé, clergyman, and political writer. He was a chief political theorist of the French Revolution and held offices in the French Consulate government. He is credited to have coined the term sociologie in an unpublished manuscript. He led a rather uninvolved social life.

Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier

(Chemist)

Birthdate: January 20, 1758

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Montbrison, France

Died: February 10

At 13, Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier had married lawyer and chemist Antoine Lavoisier. Her mastery of English helped her assist her husband communicate with his collaborators. She also illustrated her husband’s books and eventually negotiated with Joseph Priestley, on his behalf, over the naming of oxygen, which Priestley had discovered.

Maria Malibran

(Spanish Mezzo-Soprano Who Was the Daughter of Tenor Manuel García)

Birthdate: March 24, 1808

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: September 23

The daughter of actor and soprano Joaquina Sitches and tenor Manuel García, Spanish mezzo-soprano Maria Malibran was 8 when she debuted on stage with her father. She gained immense fame as Rosina in The Barber of Seville. She died after falling from a horse soon after marriage to violinist Charles de Bériot.

Antoine Destutt de Tracy

(Philosopher)

Birthdate: July 20, 1754

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: March 9

John By

(British Military Engineer Best Known for Having Supervised the Construction of the Rideau Canal)

Birthdate: August 7, 1779

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Lambeth, London, England

Died: February 1

One of the major figures behind the development of the city of Ottawa, military engineer John By had created the Rideau Canal, which connected Lake Ontario and the Ottawa River. He was also charged with over-running the costs for the project but was eventually acquitted of all charges.

Herman of Alaska

(Russian Orthodox Monk Who Was a Missionary to Alaska)

Birthdate: 1750 AD

Birthplace: Serpukhov, Russia

Died: November 15

Starting his monastic life at 16, Russian Orthodox monk Saint Herman of Alaska later became a missionary to Alaska. He gained immense respect of the local people in Alaska and also ran a local school, where he taught church subjects and agriculture. He later moved to Spruce Island, where he eventually died.

Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein

(Prince of Liechtenstein)

Birthdate: June 26, 1760

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Died: April 20

Maria Cristina of Savoy

(Consort)

Birthdate: November 14, 1812

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Cagliari, Italy

Died: January 21

The youngest daughter of Victor Emmanuel I, the king of Sardinia, Maria Cristina of Savoy was the first wife of Ferdinand II, the king of the Two Sicilies. She died at age 23, shortly after giving birth to future king Francis II. She was later declared beatified by the Roman Catholic church.

Sobhuza I

(King)

Birthdate: 1780 AD

Birthplace: Eswatini

Died: 1836 AD

Karel Hynek Mácha

(Czech Poet Credited With Writing One of the Finest Czech Poems, 'Máj')

Birthdate: November 16, 1810

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Prague, Czechia

Died: November 5

Karel Hynek Mácha was a Czech poet whose work Máj is widely regarded as one of the finest Czech poems ever written. Mácha's works were recognized and glorified posthumously as he died at age 25, one day before his wedding. Karel Hynek Mácha's life and career, including his romance with his fiancée Eleonora Šomková, inspired the 1937 eponymous biographical film.

James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez

(Admiral)

Birthdate: March 11, 1757

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: St Peter Port, Guernsey

Died: October 9

Orest Kiprensky

(Poet)

Birthdate: March 24, 1782

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Nezhnovo, Yamburgsky Uyezd, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russia

Died: October 17

Orest Kiprensky was a Russian portraitist best remembered for his portrait of Russian poet and playwright, Alexander Pushkin. Renowned for his association with Romanticism, Orest Kiprensky worked on the portraits of several influential people like Count Sergey Semionovich Uvarov, Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky, and Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov.

Nahienaena

(Princess)

Birthdate: 1815 AD

Birthplace: Hawaii

Died: December 30

Charles Simeon

(British Evangelical Anglican Cleric)

Birthdate: September 24, 1759

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England

Died: November 13

Charles Simeon was an evangelical Anglican clergyman. An influential leader among evangelical churchmen, Charles Simeon co-founded the Church Missionary Society. He also helped found the Church's Ministry Among Jewish People in 1809. In 2001, Charles Simeon Trust was established in his honor. In 2014, the Charles Simeon Institute was founded in his honor.

Carle Vernet

(Painter)

Birthdate: August 14, 1758

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Bordeaux, France

Died: November 17

James Mill

(Historian)

Birthdate: April 6, 1773

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Angus, Scotland

Died: June 23

James Mill was a Scottish economist, historian, philosopher, and political theorist. Mill is credited with co-founding the Ricardian school of economics. He is also credited with writing The History of British India, which classifies Indian history into three parts: British, Muslim, and Hindu. The classification has played an influential role in the field of Indian historical studies.

Francisco Espoz y Mina

(General)

Birthdate: June 17, 1781

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Idocin, Idocin, Spain

Died: December 24

William Henry

(Chemist)

Birthdate: December 12, 1774

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Manchester, England

Died: September 2

John Loudon McAdam

(Scottish Civil Engineer and Road-Builder)

Birthdate: September 23, 1756

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Ayr, Scotland

Died: November 26

Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam introduced the world to the macadam road surface, which was more economical and effective than all previous road-construction methods. He suggested that roads should be constructed at an elevated level for better drainage. He also became Britain’s Surveyor-General of Metropolitan Roads.

Antonio Franconi

(Physician)

Birthdate: 1737 AD

Birthplace: Venice, Italy

Died: December 6

George Colman the Younger

(Dramatist)

Birthdate: October 21, 1762

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: London, England

Died: October 17

Claude-Louis Navier

(physicist, economist, mathematician, engineer of roads and bridges)

Birthdate: February 10, 1785

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Burlada

Died: August 21

Daniel Mendoza

(Former Bare-knuckle boxer)

Birthdate: July 5, 1764

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom

Died: September 3

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

(Army Officer)

Birthdate: May 10, 1760

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Lons-le-Saunier, France

Died: June 26

Dániel Berzsenyi

(Hungarian Poet)

Birthdate: May 7, 1776

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Egyházashetye, Hungary

Died: February 24

The first Hungarian poet to work with classical themes and meters, Dániel Berzsenyi initially worked on a farm and led an isolated life, till he was discovered by author Ferenc Kazinczy. He quit writing after his only volume of poems was bitterly criticized and he was labeled as a person who copied Horatius.

John Pond

(Astronomer)

Birthdate: 1767 AD

Birthplace: London, England

Died: September 7

Hurrell Froude

(British Priest and Theologian)

Birthdate: March 25, 1803

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Dartington, England

Died: February 28

Anglican priest Hurrell Froude was a major figure of the Oxford movement, which aimed at bringing back traditional Christian ideals into the Church of England. He opposed both Erastianism and liberalism and viewed them as threats to the independence of the Anglican Church. He died of tuberculosis at age 32.

William Marsden

(British historian and linguist)

Birthdate: November 16, 1754

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Wicklow, Ireland

Died: October 6

Tenskwatawa

(Political leader)

Birthdate: 1775

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Ohio, United States

Died: October 31

Tenskwatawa was a Native American political and religious leader. Remembered for changing his ways after a near-death experience, Tenskwatawa led a purification movement that condemned the consumption of alcohol and promoted unity among Native Americans. He became known as the Prophet among his ethnic group and accumulated several followers.

Elizabeth Whitlock

(Actress)