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In the year 1848
25 Notable deaths
Emily Brontë
English novelist and poet (1818–1848).
Born July 30th, 1818 in The Brontë Birthplace.
Died December 19th, 1848 at 30 years old in Haworth (tuberculosis).
Branwell Brontë
British artist (1817–1848).
Born June 26th, 1817 in Yorkshire.
Died September 24th, 1848 at 31 years old in Haworth (tuberculosis).
Thomas Cole
19th-century american painter (1801-1848).
Born February 1st, 1801 in Bolton, Bolton le Moors.
Died February 11th, 1848 at 47 years old in New York City, Catskill (myocardial infarction).
Mohammad Shah Qajar
The third shah of iran qajar (1834–1848).
Born January 5th, 1808 in Tabriz.
Died September 5th, 1848 at 40 years old in Tehran (gout, erysipelas).
Prince Alexander of the Netherlands
Prince of orange-nassau.
Born August 2nd, 1818 in Soestdijk Palace.
Died February 20th, 1848 at 29 years old in Funchal.
Horace Wells
American dentist and anaesthesia pioneer (1815-1848).
Born February 2nd, 1819 in Hartford.
Died February 5th, 1848 at 29 years old in New York City (exsanguination, bleeding).
Vissarion Belinsky
Russian literary critic.
Born June 11th, 1811 in Suomenlinna.
Died June 7th, 1848 at 36 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Khachatur Abovian
Armenian writer, activist, academic (1809-1848).
Born October 15th, 1809 in Kanaker. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1848 at 38 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Robert Blum
German democratic politician (1807-1848).
Born November 10th, 1807 in Cologne.
Died November 9th, 1848 at 40 years old in Brigittenau (gunshot wound).
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams
English poet, hymnwriter (1805–1848).
Born February 22nd, 1805 in Old Harlow, Essex.
Died August 14th, 1848 at 43 years old in Greater London (cancer, tuberculosis).
Christen Købke
Danish artist (1810-1848).
Born May 26th, 1810 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 1848 at 37 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia).
Jaime Balmes
Spanish philosopher (1810–1848).
Born August 28th, 1810 in Vic. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1848 at 37 years old in Vic, Casa Bojons. [ref]
Martinus Rørbye
Danish artist (1803-1848).
Born May 17th, 1803 in Drammen. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1848 at 45 years old in Copenhagen.
Gabriel Bibron
French herpetologist and zoologist (1805–1848).
Born October 20th, 1806 in Paris.
Died March 27th, 1848 at 41 years old in Loire (tuberculosis).
Yevgeny Grebyonka
Russian and ukrainian poet (1812-1848).
Born February 2nd, 1812 in Marianivka.
Died December 15th, 1848 at 36 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Johan Lundbye
Danish painter and graphic artist (1818-1848).
Born September 1st, 1818 in Kalundborg.
Died April 26th, 1848 at 29 years old in Bedsted.
Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler
German sculptor (1802–1848).
Born August 26th, 1802 in Munich.
Died November 28th, 1848 at 46 years old in Munich.
Felix Lichnowsky
German politician (1814-1848).
Born April 5th, 1814 in Vienna.
Died September 19th, 1848 at 34 years old in Frankfurt (lynching).
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
German entomologist and physician (1809–1848).
Born November 26th, 1809 in Stralsund.
Died December 18th, 1848 at 39 years old in Berlin.
Eugénie de Guérin
French women writer (1805-1848).
Born January 15th, 1805 in Andillac. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1848 at 43 years old in Andillac. [ref]
Dixon Hall Lewis
American politician (1802-1848).
Born August 10th, 1802 in Dinwiddie County.
Died October 25th, 1848 at 46 years old in New York City.
Ambrose H. Sevier
American politician (1801-1848).
Born November 4th, 1801 in Greene County.
Died December 31st, 1848 at 47 years old in Pulaski County.
Johannes Conrad Schauer
German botanist (1813-1848).
Born February 16th, 1813 in Frankfurt.
Died October 24th, 1848 at 35 years old in Eldena.
Alexander Egorovich Varlamov
Russian composer (1801–1848).
Born November 27th, 1801 in Moscow.
Died October 27th, 1848 at 46 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown