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In the year 1866
77 Notable deaths
Louis Meijer
Dutch painter (1809-1866).
Born March 9th, 1809 in Amsterdam.
Died March 31st, 1866 at 57 years old in Utrecht.
Pierre-Henri Dorie
French missionary, martyr, saint of the catholic church (1839–1866).
Born September 23rd, 1839 in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.
Died March 7th, 1866 at 26 years old in Saenamteo (decapitation).
Léon Gozlan
French writer (1803–1866).
Born September 1st, 1803 in Marseille.
Died September 14th, 1866 at 63 years old in Paris.
Ferdinand von Arnim
German watercolour painter, architect and prussian building official (1814-1866).
Born September 15th, 1814 in Trzebiatów.
Died March 27th, 1866 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Francis Mary of Camporosso
Italian saint (1804–1866).
Born December 27th, 1804 in Camporosso.
Died September 17th, 1866 at 61 years old in Genoa.
Émile Verdet
French physicist (1824-1866).
Born March 13th, 1824 in Nîmes.
Died June 3rd, 1866 at 42 years old in Avignon.
Theodor Kotschy
Austrian botanist and explorer (1813-1866).
Born April 15th, 1813 in Ustroń.
Died June 11th, 1866 at 53 years old in Vienna.
Otto Karl Berg
German botanist (1815–1866).
Born August 18th, 1815 in Szczecin.
Died November 20th, 1866 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Józef Warszewicz
Polish botanist (1812-1866).
Born November 8th, 1812 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1866 at 54 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Guglielmo Gasparrini
Italian botanist (1803-1866).
Born January 3rd, 1803 in Castelgrande.
Died June 28th, 1866 at 63 years old in Naples.
Brita Sofia Hesselius
Swedish photographer (1801–1866).
Born June 12th, 1801 in Alster. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1866 at 65 years old in Menton.
Emil Dessewffy
Hungarian politician (1814–1866).
Born February 16th, 1814 in Prešov.
Died January 10th, 1866 at 51 years old in Bratislava.
Gergely Czuczor
Poet, linguist, librarian (1800-1866).
Born December 17th, 1800 in Andovce.
Died September 9th, 1866 at 65 years old in Pest (cholera).
Ivan Vahylevych
Ukrainian poet (1811–1866).
Born September 2nd, 1811 in Rozhniativ Raion.
Died June 10th, 1866 at 54 years old in Lviv.
Matvey Gusev
Russian astronomer (1826–1866).
Born November 28th, 1826 in Kirov.
Died April 22nd, 1866 at 39 years old in Berlin.
Georg Fresenius
German botanist (1808–1866).
Born September 25th, 1808 in Frankfurt.
Died December 1st, 1866 at 58 years old in Frankfurt.
Johann Wilhelm von Müller
German scientist (1824–1866).
Born March 4th, 1824 in Kochersteinsfeld.
Died October 24th, 1866 at 42 years old in Kochersteinsfeld.
Francisco Armero Peñaranda
Spanish politician (1804-1866).
Born May 3rd, 1804 in Fuentes de Andalucía.
Died July 2nd, 1866 at 62 years old in Seville.
Gábor Egressy
Hungarian actor (1808–1866).
Born November 3rd, 1808 in Sajólászlófalva.
Died July 30th, 1866 at 57 years old in Pest (stroke).
Georg Heinrich Mettenius
German botanist (1823-1866).
Born November 24th, 1823 in Frankfurt.
Died August 18th, 1866 at 42 years old in Leipzig (cholera).
Karol Kuzmány
Slovak writer, journalist and pastor (1806-1866).
Born November 16th, 1806 in Brezno. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1866 at 59 years old in Turčianske Teplice. [ref]
Filaret Gumilevsky
Russian priest and historian (1805-1866).
Born November 4th, 1805 in Shatskiy Uyezd.
Died August 21st, 1866 at 60 years old in Konotop.
Édouard Thouvenel
French politician (1818–1866).
Born November 11th, 1818 in Verdun.
Died October 18th, 1866 at 47 years old in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris.
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