1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar).
Events
Births
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January 8 - Alfred Russel Wallace, naturalist and biologist (d. 1913)
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February 27 - Ernest Renan, French professor of Old Testament (d. 1892)
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March 14 - Théodore de Banville, French writer (d. 1891)
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March 20 - Ned Buntline, publisher, writer, and publicist (d. 1886)
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March 23 - Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the United States (d. 1885)
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April 3 - William Marcy Tweed, American political boss (d. 1878)
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April 23 - Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1861)
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June 21 - Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (d. 1873)
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August 13 - Goldwin Smith, historian (d. 1910)
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December 6 - Friedrich Max Müller, German Orientalist (d. 1900)
Deaths
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