In the year 1871
102 Notable deaths
Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti
Spanish infante (1846–1871).
Born January 12th, 1846 in Caserta.
Died November 26th, 1871 at 25 years old in Lucerne (gunshot wound).
İbrahim Şinasi
Ottoman journalist (1826-1871).
Born August 5th, 1826 in Istanbul.
Died September 13th, 1871 at 45 years old in Istanbul (brain tumor).
William Denison
British colonial administrator (1804-1871).
Died January 19th, 1871 at 66 years old in East Sheen.
Charles Hugo
French journalist and photographer, son of victor hugo (1826–1871).
Born November 2nd, 1826 in Paris.
Died March 15th, 1871 at 44 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
Moritz von Schwind
Austrian painter (1804–1871).
Born January 21st, 1804 in Vienna.
Died February 8th, 1871 at 67 years old in Pöcking.
Mehmed Emin Âli Paşa
Ottoman statesman and grand vizier (1815–1871).
Born March 5th, 1815 in Istanbul.
Died September 7th, 1871 at 56 years old in Istanbul (tuberculosis).
Mariano Melgarejo
President of bolivia (1820-1871).
Born April 13th, 1820 in Cochabamba.
Died November 23rd, 1871 at 51 years old in Lima. [ref]
Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1802-1871).
Born November 3rd, 1802 in Regensburg.
Died November 10th, 1871 at 69 years old in Regensburg.
Robert Chambers
Scottish publisher and writer (1802–1871).
Born July 10th, 1802 in Peebles.
Died March 17th, 1871 at 68 years old in St Andrews.
Eugen Kvaternik
Croatian politician (1825-1871).
Born October 31st, 1825 in Zagreb.
Died October 11th, 1871 at 45 years old in Rakovica.
József Eötvös
Hungarian politician (1813-1871).
Born September 3rd, 1813 in Buda.
Died February 2nd, 1871 at 57 years old in Pest.
Alice Cary
American writer (1820–1871).
Born April 26th, 1820 in Cincinnati.
Died February 12th, 1871 at 50 years old in New York City (tuberculosis).
Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso
Italian noblewoman, patriot, editor and philanthropist (1808–1871).
Born June 28th, 1808 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1871 at 63 years old in Milan. [ref]
Josef Mánes
Czech painter (1820-1871).
Born May 12th, 1820 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1871 at 51 years old in Prague. [ref]
Robert Anderson
Union army general (1805–1871).
Born June 14th, 1805 in Louisville.
Died October 27th, 1871 at 66 years old in Nice.
Alexander Serov
Russian composer (1820–1871).
Born January 23rd, 1820 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 1st, 1871 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
Charles Buxton
English brewer, philanthropist, writer and politician.
Born November 18th, 1823 in Cobham.
Died August 10th, 1871 at 47 years old
Proby Thomas Cautley
British palaeontologist (1802-1871).
Born January 3rd, 1802 in Suffolk.
Died January 25th, 1871 at 69 years old in London Borough of Lewisham.
Théophile Ferré
French politician (1846–1871).
Died November 28th, 1871 at 25 years old in Satory (gunshot wound).
José Trinidad Cabañas
President of honduras (1805-1871).
Born June 9th, 1805 in Tegucigalpa.
Died January 8th, 1871 at 65 years old in Comayagua.
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
French writer (1829-1871).
Born July 8th, 1829 in Montmaur.
Died January 20th, 1871 at 41 years old in Bordeaux (smallpox).
Carl Tausig
Polish pianist (1841–1871).
Born November 4th, 1841 in Warsaw.
Died July 17th, 1871 at 29 years old in Leipzig (typhoid fever).
Konstantin Ushinsky
Russian teacher and writer (1823–1870).
Died January 3rd, 1871 at 46 years old in Odesa (lung disease).
Eugène Varlin
French socialist (1839-1871).
Born October 5th, 1839 in Claye-Souilly.
Died May 28th, 1871 at 31 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
Adolph Strecker
German chemist (1822–1871).
Born October 21st, 1822 in Darmstadt.
Died November 7th, 1871 at 49 years old in Würzburg.
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold