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Famous People Born in April 1829

Person of interestWilliam Booth

Apr 10 William Booth, English preacher and founder of the Salvation Army, born in Sneinton, Nottingham, England (d. 1912) [1]

Co-founder of the Salvation Army William Booth
Co-founder of the Salvation Army
William Booth
  • Apr 15 Mary Harris Thompson, 1st American woman surgeon, born in Fort Ann, New York (d. 1895)
  • Apr 24 George Peabody Estey, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (d. 1881)

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