Who was born in January 1809

American writer, poet, and literary critic known for pioneering detective and science fiction, master of mystery and the macabre, and a central figure of American Romanticism and Gothic fiction.

French philosopher, politician, and economist widely regarded as the "father of anarchism" and founder of mutualist philosophy

French inventor, organist, and educator who, blinded at a young age, developed the enduring system of braille for reading and writing