In the year 1864
78 Notable deaths
Stephen Foster
American songwriter (1826-1864).
Born July 4th, 1826 in Lawrenceville.
Died January 13th, 1864 at 37 years old in Manhattan.
Hong Xiuquan
Chinese revolutionary and leader of taiping rebellion (1814–1864).
Born January 1st, 1814 in Huadu District.
Died June 1st, 1864 at 50 years old in Nanjing.
J. E. B. Stuart
Confederate cavalry general (1833–1864).
Born February 6th, 1833 in Laurel Hill Farm.
Died May 12th, 1864 at 31 years old in Richmond (gunshot wound).
Cheoljong of Joseon
King of joseon dynasty in korean history (1831-1864).
Born July 25th, 1831 in Hanseongbu.
Died January 16th, 1864 at 32 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).
John Sedgwick
American military officer (1813–1864).
Born September 13th, 1813 in Cornwall.
Died May 9th, 1864 at 50 years old in Spotsylvania County.
Maximilian II of Bavaria
King of bavaria between 1848 and 1864 (1811–1864).
Born November 28th, 1811 in Munich.
Died March 10th, 1864 at 52 years old in Munich.
Leonidas Polk
Confederate general (1806-1864).
Born April 10th, 1806 in Raleigh.
Died June 14th, 1864 at 58 years old in Marietta.
John Hunt Morgan
Confederate army general (1825–1864).
Born June 1st, 1825 in Huntsville.
Died September 4th, 1864 at 39 years old in Greeneville.
Ferdinand Lassalle
German jurist and socialist (1825–1864).
Born April 11th, 1825 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1864 at 39 years old in Carouge (gunshot wound). [ref]
John Hanning Speke
British military officer and explorer (1827–1864).
Born May 4th, 1827 in Bideford.
Died September 15th, 1864 at 37 years old in Corsham.
James B. McPherson
Career officer of the united states army (1828–1864).
Born November 14th, 1828 in Clyde.
Died July 22nd, 1864 at 35 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Hong Tianguifu
Young king of taiping executed by ling chi (1849–1864).
Born November 23rd, 1849 in Huadu District.
Died November 18th, 1864 at 14 years old in Nanchang (slow slicing).
John Leech
British caricaturist and illustrator (1817–1864).
Born August 29th, 1817 in London.
Died October 29th, 1864 at 47 years old in London.
Pedro Santana
President of the dominican republic.
Born June 29th, 1801 in Hinche.
Died June 14th, 1864 at 62 years old in Santo Domingo.
Juan José Flores
President of ecuador.
Born July 19th, 1800 in Puerto Cabello.
Died October 1st, 1864 at 64 years old in Puná Island (uremia).
Matías Ramón Mella
Dominican republic politician (1816-1864).
Born February 25th, 1816 in Santo Domingo.
Died June 4th, 1864 at 48 years old in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Konstanty Kalinowski
Nobleman, political activist, journalist, insurgent in january uprising. national hero of belarus, poland and lithuania.
Born February 2nd, 1838 in Mostowlany.
Died March 22nd, 1864 at 26 years old in Vilnius (hanging to death).
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Canadian politician (1807-1864).
Born October 10th, 1807 in Boucherville.
Died February 26th, 1864 at 56 years old in Montreal.
Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
Princess of bavaria (1825-1864).
Born April 1st, 1825 in Florence.
Died April 26th, 1864 at 39 years old in Munich (tuberculosis).
William Smith O'Brien
Irish nationalist politician (1803–1864).
Born October 17th, 1803 in Dromoland Castle. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1864 at 60 years old in Bangor.
Sakuma Shōzan
Japanese politician (1811-1864).
Born March 22nd, 1811 in Nagano Prefecture.
Died August 12th, 1864 at 53 years old in Kyoto.
James Henry Hammond
Governor of south carolina, south carolina politician (1807-1864).
Born November 15th, 1807 in Columbia.
Died November 13th, 1864 at 56 years old in Beech Island.
Robert E. Rodes
Confederate army general (1829-1864).
Born March 29th, 1829 in Lynchburg.
Died September 19th, 1864 at 35 years old in Winchester.
William L. Dayton
American politician (1807–1864).
Born February 17th, 1807 in Basking Ridge.
Died December 1st, 1864 at 57 years old in Paris.
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All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy. Scott Alexander