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In the year 1849
30 Notable deaths
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849).
Born January 19th, 1809 in Boston. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1849 at 40 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Frédéric Chopin
Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849).
Born March 1st, 1810 in Żelazowa Wola. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1849 at 39 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Anne Brontë
British novelist and poet (1820-1849).
Born January 17th, 1820 in Thornton.
Died May 28th, 1849 at 29 years old in Scarborough (tuberculosis).
Johann Strauss I
Austrian romantic composer.
Born March 14th, 1804 in Leopoldstadt.
Died September 25th, 1849 at 45 years old in Vienna (infectious disease).
Heonjong of Joseon
24th king of joseon dynasty in korean history.
Born September 8th, 1827 in Changgyeonggung.
Died July 25th, 1849 at 21 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).
Sándor Petőfi
Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary (1823–1849).
Born January 1st, 1823 in Kiskőrös. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1849 at 26 years old in Albești. [ref]
Anita Garibaldi
Italian-brazilian revolutionary, wife of garibaldi (1821-1849).
Born August 30th, 1821 in Laguna.
Died August 4th, 1849 at 27 years old in Ravenna, Mandriole (typhoid fever).
France Prešeren
Slovene national poet, a carniolan romantic poet of slovene descent (1800–1849).
Born December 3rd, 1800 in Vrba.
Died February 8th, 1849 at 48 years old in Kranj (liver cirrhosis).
Juliusz Słowacki
Polish romantic poet (1809–1849).
Born September 4th, 1809 in Kremenets. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1849 at 39 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Lajos Batthyány
Hungarian politician (1807–1849).
Born February 10th, 1807 in Bratislava.
Died October 6th, 1849 at 42 years old in Pest (execution, gunshot wound).
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
Austrian archduke (1821-1849).
Born July 20th, 1821 in Modena.
Died December 15th, 1849 at 28 years old in Brno (typhus).
James Clarence Mangan
Irish poet (1803–1849).
Born May 1st, 1803 in Dublin. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1849 at 46 years old in Ireland, Dublin (cholera). [ref]
Goffredo Mameli
Poet, patriot and writer from italy.
Born September 5th, 1827 in Genoa.
Died July 6th, 1849 at 21 years old in Rome.
Otto Nicolai
German composer and conductor (1810-1849).
Born June 9th, 1810 in Königsberg.
Died May 11th, 1849 at 38 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Pierre François Verhulst
Belgian mathematician (1804–1849).
Born October 28th, 1804 in Brussels.
Died February 15th, 1849 at 44 years old in Brussels (tuberculosis).
Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon
British politician (1800-1849).
Born June 8th, 1800 in London.
Died December 10th, 1849 at 49 years old in Pusey.
Thomas Lovell Beddoes
English poet, dramatist and physician (1803–1849).
Born June 30th, 1803 in Clifton.
Died January 26th, 1849 at 45 years old in Basel (intoxication).
János Damjanich
Hungarian general (1804-1849).
Born December 8th, 1804 in Staza. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1849 at 44 years old in Arad (hanging to death). [ref]
Stephan Endlicher
Austrian botanist, linguist and numismatist (1804–1849).
Born June 24th, 1804 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1849 at 44 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Elias Parish Alvars
English harpist and composer (1808-1849).
Born February 28th, 1808 in Teignmouth.
Died January 25th, 1849 at 40 years old in Vienna (pneumonia).
Mariano Rivera Paz
Guatemalan statesman; 1st president of guatemala (1804-1849).
Born December 24th, 1804 in Guatemala City.
Died February 26th, 1849 at 44 years old in Jalapa.
Ugo Bassi
Italian priest (1801-1849).
Born August 12th, 1801 in Cento.
Died August 8th, 1849 at 47 years old in Bologna (gunshot wound).
Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben
Austrian psychiatrist, poet and philosopher (1806-1849).
Born April 29th, 1806 in Vienna.
Died September 3rd, 1849 at 43 years old in Vienna.
August Carl Joseph Corda
Czech biologist and mycologist (1809–1849).
Born September 10th, 1811 in Liberec. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1849 at 37 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Max Schneckenburger
German poet (1819–1849).
Born February 17th, 1819 in Talheim.
Died May 3rd, 1849 at 30 years old in Burgdorf.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler