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In the year 1857
35 Notable deaths
Ivan Franjo Jukić
Bosnian francisca and writer (1818–1857).
Born July 8th, 1818 in Banja Luka.
Died May 20th, 1857 at 38 years old in Vienna.
James C. Dobbin
American politician (1814-1857).
Born January 17th, 1814 in Fayetteville.
Died August 4th, 1857 at 43 years old in Fayetteville.
Antonio María Esquivel
Spanish painter (1806-1857).
Born March 8th, 1806 in Seville.
Died April 9th, 1857 at 51 years old in Madrid.
Elena Andreianova
Russian dancer (1819-1857).
Born July 13th, 1819 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 26th, 1857 at 38 years old in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Albert Schwegler
German philosopher (1819–1857).
Born February 10th, 1819 in Michelbach an der Bilz.
Died January 5th, 1857 at 37 years old in Tübingen.
Jacob Whitman Bailey
American naturalist (1811-1857).
Born April 29th, 1811 in Auburn. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1857 at 45 years old in West Point.
Federico de Roncali, 1st Count of Alcoy
Spanish politician (1806-1857).
Born May 31st, 1806 in Cádiz. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1857 at 50 years old in Madrid.
Ole Vig
Magazine editor, poet and writer (1824–1857).
Born February 6th, 1824 in Stjørdal Municipality.
Died December 19th, 1857 at 33 years old in Oslo.
André Dumont
Belgian geologist (1809-1857).
Born February 15th, 1809 in Liège.
Died February 28th, 1857 at 48 years old in Liège.
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