In the year 1855

23 Notable deaths

Søren Kierkegaard

Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855).

Born May 5th, 1813 in Copenhagen. [ref]

Died November 11th, 1855 at 42 years old in Copenhagen (tuberculosis, paralysis).

Charlotte Brontë

British novelist and poet (1816-1855).

Born April 21st, 1816 in Thornton.

Died March 31st, 1855 at 38 years old in Haworth (hyperemesis gravidarum). [ref]

John Gorrie

Physician, scientist, inventor (1803–1855).

Born October 3rd, 1803 in Nevis.

Died June 29th, 1855 at 51 years old in Apalachicola (disease).

Pavel Nakhimov

Russian fleet commander.

Born July 5th, 1802 in Khmelita.

Died July 12th, 1855 at 53 years old in Sevastopol.

Mariano Arista

President of mexico (1851–1853).

Born July 26th, 1802 in San Luis Potosí.

Died August 7th, 1855 at 53 years old in Lisbon.

Empress Xiaojingcheng

Qing dynasty empress (1812-1855).

Born June 19th, 1812 in Tongliao.

Died August 21st, 1855 at 43 years old

Princess Charlotte Frederica of Prussia

Prussian princess (1831–1855).

Born June 21st, 1831 in Schönhausen Palace.

Died March 30th, 1855 at 23 years old in Meiningen (puerperal disorders).

Mihály Vörösmarty

Hungarian writer (1800-1855).

Born December 1st, 1800 in Kápolnásnyék.

Died November 19th, 1855 at 54 years old in Pest.

Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa

Italian prince (1822-1855).

Born November 15th, 1822 in Florence.

Died February 10th, 1855 at 32 years old in Turin.

Charles Sturm

Mathematician from geneva (1803-1855).

Born September 29th, 1803 in Geneva. [ref]

Died December 18th, 1855 at 52 years old in Paris.

Ahmad I ibn Mustafa

Bey of tunis (1837-1855).

Born December 2nd, 1806 in Tunis. [ref]

Died May 30th, 1855 at 48 years old in La Goulette. [ref]

Piotr Michałowski

Polish artist (1800–1855).

Born July 2nd, 1800 in Kraków. [ref]

Died June 9th, 1855 at 54 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Delphine de Girardin

French writer (1804–1855).

Born January 24th, 1804 in Aachen.

Died June 29th, 1855 at 51 years old in former 1st arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer). [ref]

Vladimir Istomin

Russian admiral (1810-1855).

Born February 21st, 1810 in Lomovka.

Died March 19th, 1855 at 45 years old in Sevastopol.

Fruto Chamorro

1st president of nicaragua (1804-1855).

Born October 20th, 1804 in Guatemala City.

Died March 12th, 1855 at 50 years old in Granada (dysentery).

Timofey Granovsky

Russian historian (1813-1855).

Born March 21st, 1813 in Oryol.

Died October 16th, 1855 at 42 years old in Moscow.

Ernst Dieffenbach

German physician, geologist and naturalist (1811-1855).

Born January 27th, 1811 in Giessen.

Died October 1st, 1855 at 44 years old in Giessen.

Henry W. Collier

American politician (1801-1855).

Born January 17th, 1801 in Lunenburg County.

Died August 28th, 1855 at 54 years old in Alabama.

Wilhem de Haan

Dutch zoologist (1801–1855).

Born February 7th, 1801 in Amsterdam.

Died April 15th, 1855 at 54 years old in Haarlem.

Karl Friedrich Hermann

German classical scholar (1804–1855).

Born August 4th, 1804 in Frankfurt.

Died December 31st, 1855 at 51 years old in Göttingen.

Carl Kellner

German businessman (1826–1855).

Born March 26th, 1826 in Hirzenhain.

Died May 13th, 1855 at 29 years old in Wetzlar (tuberculosis).

Frédéric Bérat

French composer and songwriter (1801–1855).

Born March 11th, 1801 in Rouen. [ref]

Died December 2nd, 1855 at 54 years old in rue de Lille.

Carlos Martínez de Irujo, Duke of Sotomayor

Former prime minister of spain (1847).

Born December 14th, 1802 in Washington, D.C..

Died December 26th, 1855 at 53 years old in Madrid.

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