In the year 1847
17 Notable deaths
Felix Mendelssohn
German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of jewish descent (1809-1847).
Born February 3rd, 1809 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1847 at 38 years old in Leipzig (stroke). [ref]
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
Wife of edgar allan poe (1822-1847).
Born August 20th, 1822 in Baltimore.
Died January 30th, 1847 at 24 years old in Fordham (tuberculosis).
Marie Duplessis
19th-century french courtesan.
Born January 15th, 1824 in Nonant-le-Pin. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1847 at 23 years old in Boulevard de la Madeleine (tuberculosis). [ref]
Marcus Whitman
American physician and oregon missionary (1802-1847).
Born September 4th, 1802 in Rushville.
Died November 29th, 1847 at 45 years old in Oregon.
Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
Afonso was heir-apparent to the throne of the empire of brazil until his death at age 2.
Born February 23rd, 1845 in Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista.
Died June 11th, 1847 at 2 years old in Quinta da Boa Vista (epilepsy).
Thiệu Trị
Third emperor of the vietnamese nguyễn dynasty (1807–1847).
Died November 4th, 1847 at 40 years old in Huế.
Jérôme Napoléon Charles Bonaparte
Prince of france (1814-1847).
Born August 24th, 1814 in Trieste.
Died May 12th, 1847 at 32 years old in Florence.
Eugénie de Beauharnais
Franco-german princess (1808-1847).
Born December 22nd, 1808 in Milan.
Died September 11th, 1847 at 38 years old in Freudenstadt (tuberculosis).
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville
French caricaturist (1803-1847).
Born September 13th, 1803 in Nancy. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1847 at 43 years old in Vanves. [ref]
Grace Aguilar
English novelist, poet and writer on jewish history and religion.
Born June 2nd, 1816 in Hackney.
Died September 16th, 1847 at 31 years old in Frankfurt.
Archduke Friedrich of Austria
Austrian archduke and admiral (1821–1847).
Born May 14th, 1821 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1847 at 26 years old in Venice.
Shō Iku
King of ryūkyū.
Born August 19th, 1813 in Shuri Castle.
Died October 25th, 1847 at 34 years old in Shuri Castle.
Nikolay Yazykov
Russian poet (1803-1847).
Born March 16th, 1803 in Ulyanovsk.
Died January 7th, 1847 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Stefan Witwicki
Polish poet (1801-1847).
Born September 13th, 1801 in Ivaniv.
Died April 15th, 1847 at 45 years old in Rome (chickenpox).
Charles Januarius Acton
Catholic cardinal (1803-1847).
Born March 6th, 1803 in Naples.
Died June 23rd, 1847 at 44 years old in Naples (tuberculosis).
Frédéric Soulié
French writer (1800–1847).
Born December 24th, 1800 in Foix.
Died September 23rd, 1847 at 46 years old in Bièvres.
Fanny Mendelssohn
German pianist and composer (1805–1847).
Born November 14th, 1805 in Hamburg.
Died May 14th, 1847 at 41 years old in Berlin (cerebral hemorrhage).
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau