Year was a Common Year Starting On Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year Starting On Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian Calendar ).
- January 2 - Rudolf Clausius , German physicist (d. 1888 )
- January 6 - Heinrich Schliemann , German archaeologist (d. 1890 )
- January 28 - Alexander Mackenzie , second Prime Minister Of Canada (d. 1892 )
- February 16 - Sir Francis Galton , English explorer and biologist (d. 1911 )
- March 4 - Jules Antoine Lissajous , French mathematician (d. 1880 )
- April 3 - Edward Everett Hale , American writer (d. 1909 )
- April 27 - Ulysses S. Grant , 18th President Of The United States (d. 1885 )
- May 20 - Frédéric Passy , French economist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1912 )
- May 26 - Edmond De Goncourt , French writer (d. 1896 )
- June 10 - John Jacob Astor III , American businessman (d. 1890 )
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