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In the year 1873
119 Notable deaths
Robert John McClure
Royal navy admiral and arctic explorer (1807–1873).
Born January 28th, 1807 in Wexford.
Died October 17th, 1873 at 66 years old in Portsmouth.
Princess Charlotte of Württemberg
Russian grand duchess (1807-1873).
Born January 9th, 1807 in Stuttgart.
Died February 2nd, 1873 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Karl II, Duke of Brunswick
Duke of brunswick (1804-1873).
Born October 30th, 1804 in Brunswick.
Died August 19th, 1873 at 68 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Viktor Hartmann
Russian artist (1834-1873).
Born May 5th, 1834 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 4th, 1873 at 39 years old in Kireyevo (aneurysm).
Ferdinand David
German musician (1810–1873).
Born June 19th, 1810 in Hamburg.
Died July 18th, 1873 at 63 years old in Klosters.
Robert William Thomson
Scottish businessman and inventor (1822-1873).
Born July 26th, 1822 in Stonehaven.
Died March 8th, 1873 at 50 years old in Edinburgh.
James Lawrence Orr
American politician (1822-1873).
Born May 5th, 1822 in Anderson County.
Died May 5th, 1873 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Edward Johnson
Confederate army general (1816–1873).
Born April 16th, 1816 in Midlothian.
Died March 2nd, 1873 at 56 years old in Richmond.
Émile Gaboriau
French writer (1832-1873).
Born November 9th, 1832 in Saujon. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1873 at 40 years old in rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. [ref]
Edward Blyth
English zoologist and pharmacist (1810–1873).
Born December 23rd, 1810 in London.
Died December 27th, 1873 at 63 years old in London.
Prince August, Duke of Dalarna
Swedish prince (1831-1873).
Born August 24th, 1831 in Drottningholm Palace. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1873 at 41 years old in Stockholm Palace (pneumonia). [ref]
Johann I of Saxony
King of saxony (1801-1873).
Born December 12th, 1801 in Dresden.
Died October 29th, 1873 at 71 years old in Pillnitz.
Pauline Therese of Württemberg
Queen of wurttemberg (1800-1873).
Born September 4th, 1800 in Riga.
Died March 10th, 1873 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
Cuban-spanish playwright and poet, editor.
Born December 11th, 1814 in Camagüey. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1873 at 58 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Francis Garnier
French navy officer (1839-1873).
Born July 25th, 1839 in Saint-Étienne.
Died December 21st, 1873 at 34 years old in Hanoi.
Manuel Acuña
Mexican writer (1849–1873).
Born August 27th, 1849 in Saltillo.
Died December 6th, 1873 at 24 years old in Mexico City.
Malek Jahan Khanom
Regent of persia, qajar queen mother and princess (1805-1873).
Born February 26th, 1805 in Tehran.
Died April 2nd, 1873 at 68 years old in Tehran.
Urbano Rattazzi
Italian politician (1808–1873).
Born June 30th, 1808 in Alessandria.
Died June 5th, 1873 at 64 years old in Frosinone.
Gheorghe Bibescu
Romanian prince (1804–1873).
Born April 26th, 1802 in Craiova.
Died June 1st, 1873 at 71 years old in Paris.
Bénédict Morel
French psychiatrist (1809–1873).
Born November 22nd, 1809 in Vienna.
Died March 30th, 1873 at 63 years old in Rouen.
Charles Rigault de Genouilly
French admiral (1807-1873).
Born April 12th, 1807 in Rochefort.
Died May 4th, 1873 at 66 years old in Paris.
Wilhelm Marstrand
Painter and illustrator (1810-1873).
Born December 24th, 1810 in Copenhagen.
Died March 25th, 1873 at 62 years old in Copenhagen.
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
Prussian admiral; fifth child of prince wilhelm of prussia and princess marie anna of hesse-homburg.
Born October 29th, 1811 in Berlin.
Died June 6th, 1873 at 61 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Fyodor Vasilyev
Russian painter (1850-1873).
Born February 22nd, 1850 in Gatchina.
Died October 6th, 1873 at 23 years old in Yalta (tuberculosis).
Charles Allston Collins
British painter, writer and illustrator (1828-1873).
Born January 25th, 1828 in London.
Died April 9th, 1873 at 45 years old in London.
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