In the year 1870
106 Notable deaths
Charles Dickens
English novelist and social critic (1812–1870).
Born February 7th, 1812 in Landport.
Died June 9th, 1870 at 58 years old in Gads Hill Place (cerebral hemorrhage).
Robert E. Lee
Confederate states general (1807–1870).
Born January 19th, 1807 in Stratford Hall.
Died October 12th, 1870 at 63 years old in Lexington (pneumonia). [ref]
Alexandre Dumas
French writer and dramatist (1802–1870).
Born August 5th, 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1870 at 68 years old in Puys (stroke). [ref]
David Farragut
United states navy admiral (1801–1870).
Born July 5th, 1801 in Knoxville.
Died August 14th, 1870 at 69 years old in Portsmouth.
Victor Noir
French journalist (1848–1870).
Born July 27th, 1848 in Attigny.
Died January 10th, 1870 at 21 years old in Paris (gunshot wound).
George Henry Thomas
United states army general (1816-1870).
Born July 31st, 1816 in Southampton County.
Died March 28th, 1870 at 53 years old in San Francisco.
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand duke of russia (1869–1870); second son of alexander iii of russia and maria feodorovna (dagmar of denmark).
Born June 7th, 1869 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died May 2nd, 1870 at 0 years old in Saint Petersburg (meningitis).
Francisco Solano López
2nd president of paraguay (1826-1870).
Born July 24th, 1827 in Asunción. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1870 at 42 years old in Amambay Department.
Alexander Herzen
Russian author, philosopher, and revolutionary (1812–1870).
Born April 6th, 1812 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1870 at 57 years old in Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870).
Born September 28th, 1803 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1870 at 66 years old in Cannes.
James Young Simpson
British obstetrician (1811–1870).
Born June 7th, 1811 in Bathgate.
Died May 6th, 1870 at 58 years old in Edinburgh.
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Spanish poet.
Born February 17th, 1836 in Seville. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1870 at 34 years old in Madrid (tuberculosis, syphilis). [ref]
Comte de Lautréamont
Uruguayan born french poet, isidore ducasse (1846-1870).
Born April 4th, 1846 in Montevideo.
Died November 24th, 1870 at 24 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Frédéric Bazille
French painter (1841–1870).
Born December 6th, 1841 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1870 at 28 years old in Beaune-la-Rolande. [ref]
Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte
Prince of france (1805–1870).
Born July 7th, 1805 in Camberwell. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1870 at 64 years old in Baltimore (cancer).
Josef Strauss
Austrian composer.
Born August 20th, 1827 in Vienna.
Died July 22nd, 1870 at 42 years old in Vienna.
Anthony Mary Claret
Spanish roman catholic bishop, missionary and saint (1807-1870).
Born December 23rd, 1807 in Sallent de Llobregat.
Died October 24th, 1870 at 62 years old in Fontfroide Abbey.
Nathaniel de Rothschild
British banker (1812-1870).
Born July 2nd, 1812 in London.
Died February 21st, 1870 at 57 years old in Paris.
Anson Burlingame
American politician, minister to china, and china's envoy to u.s. and european nations (1820–1870).
Born November 14th, 1820 in New Berlin.
Died February 23rd, 1870 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Jules Léotard
French entertainer (1838–1870).
Born August 1st, 1838 in Toulouse.
Died August 16th, 1870 at 32 years old in Toulouse (infectious disease).
Adam Lindsay Gordon
Australian poet, jockey and politician (1833-1870).
Born October 19th, 1833 in Faial Island.
Died June 24th, 1870 at 36 years old in Brighton (gunshot wound).
George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
British diplomat (1800-1870).
Born January 12th, 1800 in London.
Died June 27th, 1870 at 70 years old in London.
Princess Louise of Prussia
Youngest daughter and eighth child of frederick william iii of prussia (1808–1870).
Born February 1st, 1808 in Berlin.
Died December 6th, 1870 at 62 years old in Wassenaar.
Justo José de Urquiza
Argentine politician and military (1801–1870).
Born October 18th, 1801 in Entre Ríos Province.
Died April 11th, 1870 at 68 years old in San José palace.
Daniel Maclise
Irish history, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator (1806-1870).
Born January 25th, 1806 in Cork.
Died April 26th, 1870 at 64 years old in Chelsea (pneumonia).
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The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu