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In the year 1871
102 Notable deaths
Stand Watie
2nd principal chief of the cherokee nation.
Born December 12th, 1806 in Cherokee Nation.
Died September 9th, 1871 at 64 years old in Cherokee Nation.
Clement Vallandigham
American lawyer and politician (1820–1871).
Born July 29th, 1820 in Lisbon.
Died June 17th, 1871 at 50 years old in Lebanon.
Augustus De Morgan
British mathematician and logician (1806–1871).
Born June 27th, 1806 in Madurai.
Died March 18th, 1871 at 64 years old in London.
Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Indian carmelite priest and religious founder (1805–1871).
Born February 10th, 1805 in Kainakary.
Died January 3rd, 1871 at 65 years old in Koonammavu.
Louise of the Netherlands
Queen consort of sweden and queen consort of norway from 1859 to 1871.
Born August 5th, 1828 in The Hague.
Died March 30th, 1871 at 42 years old in Stockholm Palace (pneumonia).
Omer Lutfi Pasha
Ottoman general and governor of serb origin (1806–1871).
Born November 24th, 1806 in Janja Gora.
Died April 18th, 1871 at 64 years old in Constantinople.
John B. Magruder
Confederate army general (1807–1871).
Born May 1st, 1807 in Port Royal.
Died February 19th, 1871 at 63 years old in Houston.
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
French magician (1805-1871).
Born December 7th, 1805 in Blois.
Died June 13th, 1871 at 65 years old in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt.
Princess Leopoldina of Brazil
Brazilian princess (1847-1871).
Born July 13th, 1847 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 7th, 1871 at 23 years old in Vienna (typhoid fever).
Alexander Afanasyev
Russian folklorist, collector of folk tales (1826-1871).
Born July 23rd, 1826 in Boguchar.
Died October 5th, 1871 at 45 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Phoebe Caryary
American writer (1824-1871).
Born September 4th, 1824 in Cincinnati.
Died July 31st, 1871 at 46 years old in Newport (hepatitis).
Louis Charles Delescluze
French revolutionary leader, journalist, and military commander of the paris commune (1809–1871).
Born October 2nd, 1809 in Dreux.
Died May 25th, 1871 at 61 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Jarosław Dąbrowski
Polish left-wing independence activist and general, supporter of the paris commune (1836-1871).
Born November 12th, 1836 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1871 at 34 years old in Paris.
Sigismond Thalberg
Swiss composer and pianist (1812–1871).
Born January 7th, 1812 in Geneva.
Died April 27th, 1871 at 59 years old in Naples.
Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
Austro-hungarian admiral (1827-1871).
Born December 23rd, 1827 in Maribor.
Died April 7th, 1871 at 43 years old in Vienna, Graz (pneumonia).
Paul Kane
Irish-canadian painter (1810-1871).
Born September 3rd, 1810 in Mallow.
Died February 20th, 1871 at 60 years old in Toronto.
James Busby
Scottish/australian/new zealand viticulturalist, farmer and politician (1802-1871).
Born February 7th, 1802 in Edinburgh.
Died July 15th, 1871 at 69 years old in Anerley (pneumonia).
Wilhelm Weitling
German-american socialist (1808–1871).
Born October 5th, 1808 in Magdeburg.
Died January 25th, 1871 at 62 years old in New York City. [ref]
François Delsarte
French singer and teacher (1811–1871).
Born November 19th, 1811 in Solesmes. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1871 at 59 years old in Paris.
John Bigler
Governor of california (1805-1871).
Born January 8th, 1805 in Carlisle.
Died November 29th, 1871 at 66 years old in Sacramento.
Jacob M. Howard
American politician (1805-1871).
Born July 10th, 1805 in Shaftsbury.
Died April 2nd, 1871 at 65 years old in Detroit.
Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves
Brazilian poet (1847-1871).
Born March 14th, 1847 in Muritiba.
Died July 6th, 1871 at 24 years old in Salvador (tuberculosis).
Henri Regnault
19th century french painter (1843-1871).
Born October 31st, 1843 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 19th, 1871 at 27 years old in Buzenval (gunshot wound).
Martín Carrera
President of mexico (1806-1871).
Born December 20th, 1806 in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.
Died April 22nd, 1871 at 64 years old in Mexico City.
Georges Darboy
Catholic archbishop (1813-1871).
Born January 16th, 1813 in Fayl-Billot. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1871 at 58 years old in Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
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