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In the year 1865
85 Notable deaths
Stephen Allen Benson
Former president of liberia (1816-1865).
Born May 21st, 1816 in Cambridge.
Died January 24th, 1865 at 48 years old in Grand Bassa County.
Robert Remak
Polish/german embryologist, physiologist, and neurologist (1815–1865).
Born July 26th, 1815 in Poznań. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1865 at 50 years old in Bad Kissingen. [ref]
Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman
Diocesan bishop, philosopher and theologian (1802-1865).
Born August 2nd, 1802 in Seville.
Died February 15th, 1865 at 62 years old in London.
Adolph Kolping
German catholic priest (1813-1865).
Born December 8th, 1813 in Kerpen. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1865 at 51 years old in Cologne (lung cancer). [ref]
Lord Francis Douglas
British novice mountain climber (1847-1865).
Born February 8th, 1847 in Dumfries.
Died July 14th, 1865 at 18 years old in Matterhorn.
Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
German-danish prince (1800-1865).
Born August 23rd, 1800 in Kiel.
Died July 2nd, 1865 at 64 years old in Beirut.
Fitz Henry Lane
American painter and printmaker (1804-1865).
Born December 19th, 1804 in Gloucester. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1865 at 60 years old in Gloucester. [ref]
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
Czech violinist, composer and violist (1814-1865).
Born May 6th, 1814 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1865 at 51 years old in Nice. [ref]
Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine
Consort and second wife of friedrich franz ii, grand duke of mecklenburg-schwerin.
Born May 25th, 1843 in Darmstadt.
Died April 16th, 1865 at 21 years old in Schwerin (puerperal infection).
Fredrika Bremer
Swedish writer and feminist (1801–1865).
Born August 17th, 1801 in Piikkiö.
Died December 31st, 1865 at 64 years old in Årsta Castle. [ref]
Sebastián Iradier
Spanish composer from basque country.
Born January 20th, 1809 in Lanciego/Lantziego.
Died December 6th, 1865 at 56 years old in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden
British photographer (1822-1865).
Born June 1st, 1822 in Cumbernauld.
Died January 19th, 1865 at 42 years old in London (pneumonia).
Michel Croz
French mountain climber and guide (1830–1865).
Born April 22nd, 1830 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Died July 14th, 1865 at 35 years old in Matterhorn.
Gerardo Barrios
Salvadoran politician (1813-1865).
Born September 24th, 1813 in Nuevo Edén de San Juan.
Died August 29th, 1865 at 51 years old in San Salvador.
Constant Troyon
French painter (1810-1865).
Born August 28th, 1810 in Sèvres.
Died March 20th, 1865 at 54 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Friedrich August Stüler
Prussian architect and builder (1800-1865).
Born January 28th, 1800 in Mühlhausen/Thuringia. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1865 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Vincent Wallace
Irish composer and musician (1812–1865).
Born June 1st, 1814 in Waterford. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1865 at 51 years old in Vieuzos, Sauveterre-de-Comminges. [ref]
Robert Hermann Schomburgk
German explorer, botanist, and ichthyologist (1804-1865).
Born June 5th, 1804 in Freyburg.
Died March 11th, 1865 at 60 years old in Schöneberg.
Manuel Isidoro Belzu
President of bolivia (1808-1865).
Born April 4th, 1808 in La Paz.
Died March 23rd, 1865 at 56 years old in La Paz.
Preston King
American politician.
Born October 14th, 1806 in Ogdensburg.
Died November 12th, 1865 at 59 years old in New York Harbor (drowning).
Hugh Falconer
Scottish scientist (1808–1865).
Born February 29th, 1808 in Forres.
Died January 31st, 1865 at 56 years old in London.
Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German opera singer (1836-1865).
Born July 2nd, 1836 in Munich.
Died July 21st, 1865 at 29 years old in Dresden (meningitis).
Carl Bergmann
German biologist (1814–1865).
Born May 18th, 1814 in Göttingen.
Died April 30th, 1865 at 50 years old in Geneva.
Maria Micaela Desmaisieres
Spanish saint (1809–1865).
Born January 1st, 1809 in Madrid.
Died August 24th, 1865 at 56 years old in Valencia (cholera).
Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière
French general (1806-1865).
Born February 5th, 1806 in Nantes.
Died September 11th, 1865 at 59 years old
Deaths 26 to 50 of 85
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