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Chronological Index

Year Index
to Politician Births, Marriages, and Deaths

17th Century
1601
4 born
1602
1603
1604
1605
1 born
1606
1 born
1607
1608
1609
1 married
1610
1611
1612
1613
1 born
1614
1615
1 married
1616
1 born
1617
1618
1 born
1619
1620
1 born
1621
1622
1623
1624
1 born
1625
1 born
1626
1 born
1627
1628
1629
1 married
1630
1 born
1631
1 born
1 married
1632
1633
1634
1 born
1635
2 born
1636
1 married
1637
1 born
1638
2 born
1639
2 born
1640
1641
1 born
1642
1643
1 born
1644
1645
1 died
1646
1 married
1647
1648
1649
1 died
1650
1651
1 born
1652
1653
1654
2 born
1 died
1655
1 born
1656
1657
2 born
1658
1 born
1 died
1659
1660
1 died
1661
1662
1 born
1663
1 born
1 married
1664
1665
2 born
1 married
1666
3 born
1 married
1667
2 born
1668
2 born
1669
1 born
1670
2 born
1671
2 born
2 married
1672
3 born
2 died
1673
1674
1 died
1675
1 married
1 died
1676
1 died
1677
1678
1 born
1679
1 born
1 married
1 died
1680
1 born
1681
1 married
1682
1 died
1683
1 married
1 died
1684
1 married
1 died
1685
1 died
1686
1 born
1 married
1687
1 died
1688
1 born
1 married
1689
1 born
1 married
1690
3 born
1691
1 born
2 married
4 died
1692
1693
1 born
1694
3 born
3 married
1695
2 born
1 died
1696
1697
3 born
1 married
1698
1699
2 born
2 married
1 died
1700
2 born
1 died

18th Century
1701
1 born
1 married
2 died
1702
1 born
1 died
1703
1 born
1 married
1704
4 born
1705
2 born
1 died
1706
2 born
1 married
1707
2 born
3 died
1708
2 born
1 married
1 died
1709
1 born
1 married
1710
7 born
1 died
1711
2 born
2 died
1712
4 born
1 died
1713
2 born
1714
4 born
1 married
2 died
1715
1 born
1 married
2 died
1716
4 born
1 died
1717
4 born
1 married
1 died
1718
2 born
1719
6 born
1720
5 born
1 died
1721
12 born
1 married
3 died
1722
4 born
1723
9 born
2 died
1724
7 born
4 married
4 died
1725
7 born
1 married
1 died
1726
13 born
1 married
1727
12 born
1 died
1728
9 born
3 died
1729
16 born
2 died
1730
26 born
1 married
1731
15 born
1 married
1732
14 born
2 died
1733
15 born
1 married
1 died
1734
17 born
1 married
1 died
1735
19 born
1 died
1736
23 born
1 died
1737
25 born
1 died
1738
35 born
1 married
1739
29 born
2 married
1 died
1740
38 born
2 married
3 died
1741
27 born
5 married
1 died
1742
29 born
2 married
1 died
1743
30 born
2 married
1744
31 born
1 married
2 died
1745
37 born
2 married
1746
28 born
5 married
3 died
1747
29 born
1 married
1 died
1748
29 born
8 married
2 died
1749
36 born
5 married
1750
36 born
5 married
1 died
1751
30 born
2 married
1 died
1752
43 born
1 died
1753
37 born
2 married
1754
47 born
5 married
2 died
1755
47 born
8 married
1 died
1756
51 born
4 married
4 died
1757
48 born
5 married
1 died
1758
36 born
5 married
1 died
1759
39 born
3 married
1760
51 born
8 married
1761
37 born
14 married
1 died
1762
63 born
6 married
1763
51 born
16 married
2 died
1764
59 born
12 married
1 died
1765
53 born
9 married
2 died
1766
56 born
10 married
1 died
1767
45 born
6 married
2 died
1768
73 born
6 married
1 died
1769
64 born
8 married
1 died
1770
71 born
13 married
1771
43 born
12 married
1 died
1772
60 born
10 married
1773
74 born
8 married
1774
55 born
13 married
1 died
1775
55 born
5 married
4 died
1776
71 born
11 married
3 died
1777
56 born
12 married
5 died
1778
70 born
14 married
7 died
1779
90 born
7 married
8 died
1780
91 born
7 married
10 died
1781
71 born
15 married
11 died
1782
85 born
14 married
5 died
1783
91 born
19 married
8 died
1784
97 born
12 married
7 died
1785
70 born
15 married
10 died
1786
123 born
22 married
9 died
1787
99 born
11 married
8 died
1788
126 born
10 married
12 died
1789
104 born
19 married
20 died
1790
115 born
19 married
23 died
1791
106 born
10 married
17 died
1792
120 born
15 married
13 died
1793
123 born
16 married
17 died
1794
93 born
15 married
12 died
1795
104 born
18 married
18 died
1796
118 born
11 married
18 died
1797
113 born
19 married
19 died
1798
125 born
19 married
23 died
1799
119 born
18 married
25 died
1800
172 born
21 married
33 died

19th Century
1801
151 born
20 married
18 died
1802
162 born
24 married
29 died
1803
125 born
24 married
23 died
1804
186 born
25 married
27 died
1805
169 born
23 married
22 died
1806
159 born
16 married
33 died
1807
154 born
21 married
29 died
1808
196 born
17 married
33 died
1809
188 born
27 married
33 died
1810
206 born
20 married
31 died
1811
202 born
29 married
33 died
1812
202 born
25 married
34 died
1813
189 born
25 married
39 died
1814
176 born
28 married
38 died
1815
204 born
24 married
40 died
1816
220 born
29 married
51 died
1817
203 born
23 married
34 died
1818
234 born
38 married
48 died
1819
245 born
30 married
49 died
1820
215 born
20 married
33 died
1821
218 born
27 married
51 died
1822
232 born
24 married
59 died
1823
237 born
21 married
69 died
1824
241 born
33 married
45 died
1825
242 born
39 married
44 died
1826
240 born
35 married
59 died
1827
254 born
44 married
62 died
1828
238 born
32 married
57 died
1829
220 born
45 married
55 died
1830
229 born
37 married
47 died
1831
236 born
28 married
65 died
1832
243 born
48 married
59 died
1833
262 born
52 married
57 died
1834
248 born
50 married
78 died
1835
257 born
44 married
76 died
1836
254 born
48 married
68 died
1837
276 born
41 married
71 died
1838
277 born
48 married
77 died
1839
287 born
34 married
72 died
1840
325 born
58 married
63 died
1841
267 born
64 married
74 died
1842
315 born
53 married
75 died
1843
276 born
60 married
80 died
1844
301 born
67 married
96 died
1845
301 born
69 married
73 died
1846
326 born
66 married
87 died
1847
299 born
62 married
79 died
1848
342 born
60 married
97 died
1849
305 born
66 married
110 died
1850
339 born
60 married
92 died
1851
336 born
61 married
90 died
1852
364 born
70 married
113 died
1853
344 born
78 married
105 died
1854
365 born
69 married
94 died
1855
341 born
80 married
103 died
1856
414 born
64 married
101 died
1857
358 born
74 married
114 died
1858
448 born
81 married
98 died
1859
424 born
78 married
106 died
1860
470 born
60 married
108 died
1861
441 born
60 married
133 died
1862
400 born
84 married
156 died
1863
415 born
82 married
140 died
1864
423 born
91 married
167 died
1865
383 born
97 married
154 died
1866
432 born
110 married
157 died
1867
448 born
123 married
126 died
1868
449 born
112 married
176 died
1869
515 born
112 married
138 died
1870
479 born
120 married
161 died
1871
448 born
102 married
143 died
1872
448 born
96 married
160 died
1873
461 born
107 married
147 died
1874
440 born
129 married
150 died
1875
455 born
106 married
176 died
1876
471 born
123 married
169 died
1877
476 born
104 married
158 died
1878
433 born
135 married
159 died
1879
423 born
137 married
192 died
1880
409 born
139 married
149 died
1881
364 born
153 married
188 died
1882
336 born
148 married
192 died
1883
394 born
150 married
178 died
1884
383 born
179 married
157 died
1885
385 born
151 married
197 died
1886
335 born
184 married
183 died
1887
393 born
186 married
186 died
1888
385 born
181 married
161 died
1889
433 born
198 married
175 died
1890
383 born
198 married
208 died
1891
376 born
169 married
242 died
1892
419 born
185 married
225 died
1893
387 born
198 married
207 died
1894
366 born
164 married
206 died
1895
369 born
212 married
228 died
1896
380 born
210 married
248 died
1897
342 born
175 married
181 died
1898
335 born
214 married
246 died
1899
295 born
198 married
245 died
1900
328 born
228 married
225 died

20th Century
1901
311 born
191 married
239 died
1902
322 born
234 married
241 died
1903
362 born
206 married
240 died
1904
338 born
206 married
247 died
1905
317 born
231 married
222 died
1906
340 born
216 married
216 died
1907
336 born
210 married
243 died
1908
332 born
188 married
232 died
1909
261 born
200 married
243 died
1910
287 born
193 married
229 died
1911
267 born
182 married
267 died
1912
261 born
196 married
264 died
1913
259 born
198 married
228 died
1914
310 born
188 married
235 died
1915
277 born
193 married
269 died
1916
280 born
186 married
257 died
1917
268 born
234 married
271 died
1918
261 born
164 married
250 died
1919
243 born
182 married
229 died
1920
314 born
224 married
272 died
1921
276 born
180 married
268 died
1922
275 born
160 married
271 died
1923
254 born
153 married
276 died
1924
275 born
157 married
276 died
1925
264 born
164 married
284 died
1926
250 born
135 married
286 died
1927
282 born
141 married
305 died
1928
239 born
148 married
288 died
1929
224 born
147 married
322 died
1930
236 born
135 married
307 died
1931
210 born
137 married
285 died
1932
184 born
109 married
305 died
1933
197 born
139 married
303 died
1934
219 born
126 married
284 died
1935
174 born
133 married
301 died
1936
202 born
121 married
318 died
1937
164 born
139 married
318 died
1938
194 born
104 married
307 died
1939
187 born
123 married
316 died
1940
189 born
114 married
303 died
1941
213 born
128 married
315 died
1942
208 born
158 married
275 died
1943
238 born
102 married
284 died
1944
201 born
87 married
303 died
1945
181 born
91 married
269 died
1946
228 born
102 married
288 died
1947
228 born
117 married
270 died
1948
207 born
93 married
276 died
1949
197 born
101 married
254 died
1950
194 born
83 married
286 died
1951
213 born
65 married
292 died
1952
169 born
69 married
276 died
1953
151 born
70 married
279 died
1954
141 born
61 married
251 died
1955
140 born
67 married
263 died
1956
127 born
54 married
266 died
1957
112 born
47 married
301 died
1958
108 born
59 married
283 died
1959
102 born
43 married
277 died
1960
110 born
39 married
259 died
1961
77 born
46 married
271 died
1962
83 born
51 married
234 died
1963
78 born
40 married
270 died
1964
66 born
35 married
254 died
1965
62 born
30 married
264 died
1966
53 born
31 married
257 died
1967
47 born
40 married
253 died
1968
46 born
30 married
265 died
1969
38 born
25 married
259 died
1970
44 born
25 married
243 died
1971
32 born
29 married
266 died
1972
21 born
18 married
285 died
1973
18 born
23 married
246 died
1974
19 born
23 married
239 died
1975
9 born
25 married
234 died
1976
22 born
17 married
219 died
1977
10 born
24 married
189 died
1978
11 born
18 married
234 died
1979
15 born
16 married
194 died
1980
15 born
18 married
201 died
1981
10 born
30 married
209 died
1982
9 born
23 married
200 died
1983
7 born
14 married
204 died
1984
4 born
13 married
179 died
1985
1 born
16 married
195 died
1986
5 born
16 married
212 died
1987
1 born
13 married
214 died
1988
1 born
7 married
197 died
1989
2 born
9 married
186 died
1990
1 born
15 married
204 died
1991
5 married
176 died
1992
13 married
207 died
1993
1 born
7 married
196 died
1994
5 married
197 died
1995
1 born
4 married
191 died
1996
10 married
203 died
1997
7 married
226 died
1998
8 married
217 died
1999
9 married
255 died
2000
11 married
290 died

21st Century
2001
8 married
259 died
2002
2 married
203 died
2003
7 married
197 died
2004
3 married
173 died
2005
7 married
157 died
2006
6 married
171 died
2007
5 married
143 died
2008
5 married
127 died
2009
1 married
115 died
2010
2 married
115 died
2011
2 married
128 died
2012
1 married
102 died
2013
3 married
100 died
2014
5 married
96 died
2015
3 married
92 died
2016
88 died
2017
1 married
66 died
2018
1 married
69 died
2019
47 died
2020
26 died
2021
3 married
26 died
2022
16 died
2023
10 died
2024
1 married
7 died
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
2036
2037
2038
2039
2040
2041
2042
2043
2044
2045
2046
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2048
2049
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