In the year 1866
77 Notable deaths
Bernhard Riemann
German mathematician (1826–1866).
Born September 17th, 1826 in Breselenz.
Died July 20th, 1866 at 39 years old in Selasca (tuberculosis).
Miguel I of Portugal
King of portugal from 1828 to 1834.
Born October 26th, 1802 in Lisbon.
Died November 14th, 1866 at 64 years old in Esselbach.
Tokugawa Iemochi
Japanese shogun (1846–1866).
Born July 17th, 1846 in Minato.
Died August 29th, 1866 at 20 years old in Osaka Castle (shoshin beriberi).
John McDouall Stuart
British explorer (1815-1866).
Born September 7th, 1815 in Dysart.
Died June 5th, 1866 at 50 years old in London.
Phineas Quimby
American writer (1802–1866).
Born February 16th, 1802 in Lebanon.
Died January 16th, 1866 at 63 years old in Belfast.
John Mason Neale
Anglican priest and hymnwriter.
Born January 24th, 1818 in London.
Died August 6th, 1866 at 48 years old in East Grinstead.
Jane Welsh Carlyle
Scottish writer (1801–1866).
Born January 14th, 1801 in Lebanon, Haddington.
Died April 21st, 1866 at 65 years old in London, Hyde Park.
Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte
Pretender to the emperor of mexico (1807–1866).
Born September 30th, 1807 in Morelia.
Died December 11th, 1866 at 59 years old in New York City.
Pinklao
Thai prince (1808-1866).
Born September 4th, 1808 in Bangkok.
Died January 7th, 1866 at 57 years old in Bangkok (tuberculosis).
Samuel Curtis
American union army general (1805–1866).
Born February 3rd, 1805 in Champlain.
Died December 26th, 1866 at 61 years old in Council Bluffs.
Dmitry Karakozov
Russian assassin (1840-1866).
Born November 4th, 1840 in Kostroma, Zhmakino.
Died September 15th, 1866 at 25 years old in Saint Petersburg (hanging to death).
Minna Planer
German actress and the first wife of composer richard wagner (1809–1866).
Born September 5th, 1809 in Oederan.
Died January 26th, 1866 at 56 years old in Dresden.
Joseph Weydemeyer
Us union army officer (1818–1866).
Born February 2nd, 1818 in Münster.
Died August 26th, 1866 at 48 years old in St. Louis (cholera).
Paul Gavarni
French caricaturist (1804-1866).
Born January 13th, 1804 in Paris.
Died November 24th, 1866 at 62 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Henry Watkins Allen
American politician (1820–1866).
Born April 29th, 1820 in Prince Edward County.
Died April 22nd, 1866 at 45 years old in Mexico City.
Daniel S. Dickinson
American politician, lawyer and postmaster (1800-1866).
Born September 11th, 1800 in Goshen.
Died April 12th, 1866 at 65 years old in New York City.
Jules Dupuit
French economist and civil engineer (1804-1866).
Born May 18th, 1804 in Fossano.
Died September 5th, 1866 at 62 years old in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Solomon Foot
U.s. senator, vermont state representative, american lawyer (1802-1866).
Born November 19th, 1802 in Cornwall.
Died March 28th, 1866 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ferdinand Cohen-Blind
Jewish german student who attempted to assassinate otto von bismarck (1844–1866).
Born March 24th, 1844 in Mannheim.
Died May 8th, 1866 at 22 years old in Berlin (exsanguination).
Gustave de Beaumont
French magistrate, prison reformer, and companion to alexis de tocqueville (1802-1866).
Born December 2nd, 1802 in Beaumont-sur-Dême.
Died March 31st, 1866 at 63 years old in Tours.
Juan José Nieto Gil
President of colombia (1805–1866).
Born June 24th, 1805 in Baranoa.
Died July 16th, 1866 at 61 years old in Cartagena.
Jan Kalivoda
Bohemian violinist and composer (1801–1866).
Born February 21st, 1801 in Prague.
Died December 3rd, 1866 at 65 years old in Karlsruhe (myocardial infarction).
Louis Le Breton
French painter (1818–1866).
Born January 15th, 1818 in Douarnenez. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1866 at 48 years old in Paris, Douarnenez. [ref]
Rikard Nordraak
Norwegian composer (1842–1866).
Born June 12th, 1842 in Christiania.
Died March 20th, 1866 at 23 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Robert Kennicott
American zoologist (1835-1866).
Born November 13th, 1835 in New Orleans.
Died May 13th, 1866 at 30 years old in Nulato (myocardial infarction).
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris