In the year 1864
78 Notable deaths
James J. Archer
Confederate army general (1817–1864).
Born December 19th, 1817 in Harford County.
Died October 26th, 1864 at 46 years old in Richmond.
Emil Oskar Nobel
Alfred nobel's brother.
Born October 29th, 1843 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 3rd, 1864 at 20 years old
Adelaide Anne Procter
English poet and philanthropist (1825–1864).
Born October 30th, 1825 in Bloomsbury.
Died February 2nd, 1864 at 38 years old in London (tuberculosis).
George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle
British politician (1802–1864).
Born April 18th, 1802 in Berkeley Square.
Died December 5th, 1864 at 62 years old in Castle Howard.
Gonçalves Dias
Brazilian poet and dramatist (1823–1864).
Born August 10th, 1823 in Caxias.
Died November 3rd, 1864 at 41 years old in Guimarães (drowning).
Jakob Lorber
Austrian mystic (1800-1864).
Born July 22nd, 1800 in Kaniža.
Died August 24th, 1864 at 64 years old in Graz.
William Dyce
Scottish artist (1806-1864).
Born September 19th, 1806 in Aberdeen.
Died February 14th, 1864 at 57 years old in Streatham.
Romuald Traugutt
Polish general and war hero (1826-1864).
Born January 16th, 1826 in Šastakova.
Died August 5th, 1864 at 38 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
British politician (1811-1864).
Died October 18th, 1864 at 53 years old
Hong Rengan
Chinese politician (1822-1864).
Born February 18th, 1822 in Huadu District.
Died November 23rd, 1864 at 42 years old in Nanchang (slow slicing).
Wilhelm Wolff
German politician (1809-1864).
Born June 21st, 1809 in Tarnawa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died May 9th, 1864 at 54 years old in Manchester.
James Frederick Ferrier
Scottish philosopher (1808-1864).
Born June 16th, 1808 in Edinburgh.
Died June 11th, 1864 at 55 years old in St Andrews.
Owen Lovejoy
American politician (1811-1864).
Born January 6th, 1811 in Albion.
Died March 25th, 1864 at 53 years old in Brooklyn.
Rudolf Wagner
German scientist (1805–1864).
Born July 30th, 1805 in Bayreuth.
Died May 13th, 1864 at 58 years old in Göttingen.
Antoinette de Mérode
Monegasque princess (1828-1864).
Born September 28th, 1828 in Brussels.
Died February 10th, 1864 at 35 years old in Paris (cancer).
Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann
German musical instrument maker (1805-1864).
Born June 17th, 1805 in Friedrichroda.
Died October 1st, 1864 at 59 years old in Hamburg.
Eugenio Barsanti
Italian engineer (1821–1864).
Born October 12th, 1821 in Pietrasanta.
Died April 18th, 1864 at 42 years old in Seraing (typhoid fever).
Imre Madách
Hungarian writer (1823-1864).
Born January 21st, 1823 in Dolná Strehová.
Died October 5th, 1864 at 41 years old in Dolná Strehová.
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg
German duchess (1802–1864).
Born February 27th, 1802 in Vircava.
Died December 5th, 1864 at 62 years old in Karlsruhe.
Alexandre Calame
Swiss painter (1810-1864).
Born May 28th, 1810 in Vevey. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1864 at 53 years old in Menton.
Prince Hermann, 4th Prince of Wied
19th-century german nobleman (1814-1864).
Born May 22nd, 1814 in Neuwied.
Died March 5th, 1864 at 49 years old in Neuwied.
Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn
German botanist (1809–1864).
Born October 26th, 1809 in Mansfeld.
Died April 24th, 1864 at 54 years old in Lembang.
Solon Borland
American politician (1808-1864).
Born September 21st, 1808 in Nansemond County.
Died January 1st, 1864 at 55 years old in Harris County (infectious disease).
Albert Smith White
American politician (1803-1864).
Born October 24th, 1803 in Orange County.
Died September 4th, 1864 at 60 years old in Stockwell.
Eliza Farnham
American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform.
Born November 17th, 1815 in Rensselaerville.
Died December 15th, 1864 at 49 years old in New York City.
Deaths 26 to 50 of 78
The phoenix must burn to emerge. Janet Fitch