In the year 1863
59 Notable deaths
William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
Scottish nobleman (1811-1863).
Born February 19th, 1811 in London.
Died July 15th, 1863 at 52 years old in Paris.
Shi Dakai
Leader in the taiping rebellion and poet.
Born March 1st, 1831 in Guanxi Township.
Died June 27th, 1863 at 32 years old in Sichuan (slow slicing).
Emma Livry
French ballet dancer (1841-1863).
Born September 24th, 1841 in Paris.
Died July 26th, 1863 at 21 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (sepsis).
Auguste Bravais
French physicist (1811-1863).
Born August 23rd, 1811 in Annonay.
Died March 30th, 1863 at 51 years old in Le Chesnay (unknown).
George Cornewall Lewis
British politician; (1806-1863).
Born April 21st, 1806 in London.
Died April 13th, 1863 at 56 years old in Radnorshire.
August Beer
German scientist (1825-1863).
Born July 31st, 1825 in Trier.
Died November 18th, 1863 at 38 years old in Bonn.
Ferdinand Beyer
German composer and pianist.
Born July 25th, 1806 in Querfurt. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1863 at 56 years old in Mainz.
Peter Andreas Munch
Norwegian historian (1810-1863).
Born December 15th, 1810 in Christiania.
Died May 25th, 1863 at 52 years old in Rome.
Émile Prudent
Pianist and composer.
Born February 3rd, 1817 in Angoulême.
Died May 14th, 1863 at 46 years old in Paris.
Ogata Kōan
Japanese physician (1810–1863).
Born August 13th, 1810 in Ashimori.
Died July 25th, 1863 at 52 years old in Edo (tuberculosis).
Andrei Mureșanu
Romanian writer (1816–1863).
Born November 16th, 1816 in Bistrița.
Died October 24th, 1863 at 46 years old in Brașov, Sibiu.
Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
German prince (1805-1863).
Born March 2nd, 1805 in Ballenstedt.
Died August 19th, 1863 at 58 years old in Hoym.
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
German landscape artist (1807-1863).
Born September 5th, 1807 in Jülich.
Died September 11th, 1863 at 56 years old in Karlsruhe.
Alphonse de Polignac
French mathematician (1826–1863).
Born March 27th, 1826 in London.
Died June 30th, 1863 at 37 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Adolph Friedrich Hesse
German organist and composer (1809-1863).
Born August 30th, 1809 in Wrocław.
Died August 5th, 1863 at 53 years old in Wrocław.
Salomon Müller
German naturalist (1804-1863).
Born April 7th, 1804 in Heidelberg.
Died December 29th, 1863 at 59 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Laure Cinti-Damoreau
French opera singer (1801-1863).
Born February 6th, 1801 in Paris.
Died February 25th, 1863 at 62 years old in Paris.
Juan Francisco de Vidal
President of peru (1800-1863).
Died September 23rd, 1863 at 63 years old in Lima.
Friedrich Hebbel
German poet and dramatist (1813-1863).
Born March 18th, 1813 in Wesselburen.
Died December 13th, 1863 at 50 years old in Vienna.
Giuseppe La Farina
Italian leader (1815-1863).
Born July 20th, 1815 in Messina.
Died September 5th, 1863 at 48 years old in Turin (stroke).
Dorothea de Ficquelmont
Russian salon-holder (1804-1863).
Born November 7th, 1804 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 10th, 1863 at 58 years old in Venice.
Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger
German zoologist and ornithologist (1803-1863).
Born September 17th, 1803 in Jaszów.
Died December 30th, 1863 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Otto Deiters
German anatomist (1834-1863).
Born November 15th, 1834 in Bonn.
Died December 5th, 1863 at 29 years old in Bonn.
Justinus van der Brugghen
Prime minister of the netherlands (1804-1863).
Born August 6th, 1804 in Nijmegen.
Died October 2nd, 1863 at 59 years old in Ubbergen.
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