In the year 1873
119 Notable deaths
Johann Jakob Kaup
German paleontologist, ornithologist and ichthyologist (1803–1873).
Born April 10th, 1803 in Darmstadt.
Died July 4th, 1873 at 70 years old in Darmstadt.
Hermann Hankel
German mathematician (1839–1873).
Born February 14th, 1839 in Halle (Saale).
Died March 29th, 1873 at 34 years old in Schramberg.
Ignacio Agramonte
Cuban revolutionary (1841-1873).
Born December 23rd, 1841 in Camagüey.
Died May 11th, 1873 at 31 years old in Jimaguayú.
Hardin Richard Runnels
American politician (1820-1873).
Born August 30th, 1820 in Mississippi.
Died December 25th, 1873 at 53 years old in Bowie County.
Nino Bixio
Italian general (1821-1873).
Born October 2nd, 1821 in Genoa.
Died December 16th, 1873 at 52 years old in Banda Aceh (cholera).
Johan Sebastian Welhaven
Norwegian writer (1807-1873).
Born December 22nd, 1807 in Bergen.
Died October 21st, 1873 at 65 years old in Christiania.
Rifa'a at-Tahtawi
Egyptian scholar (1801–1873).
Born October 15th, 1801 in Tahta. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1873 at 71 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Andrei Șaguna
Romanian saint (1809-1873).
Born January 1st, 1809 in Miskolc.
Died June 29th, 1873 at 64 years old in Sibiu.
Jules Verreaux
French biologist (1807-1873).
Born August 24th, 1807 in Paris.
Died September 7th, 1873 at 66 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Henry Bence Jones
English physician and chemist (1813–1873).
Born December 31st, 1813 in Stoke-by-Nayland.
Died April 20th, 1873 at 59 years old in London.
Andrew B. Moore
American politician (1807-1873).
Born March 7th, 1807 in Spartanburg.
Died April 5th, 1873 at 66 years old in Marion.
Robert Wilhelm Ekman
Finnish painter (1808–1873).
Born August 13th, 1808 in Uusikaupunki.
Died February 19th, 1873 at 64 years old in Turku.
Eduardo Rosales
Spanish artist (1836–1873).
Born November 4th, 1836 in Madrid.
Died September 13th, 1873 at 36 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Semen Hulak-Artemovsky
Ukrainian opera singer, composer, writer and musician (1813-1873).
Born February 16th, 1813 in Horodyshche. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1873 at 60 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Juan Bravo Murillo
Spanish politician (1803-1873).
Born June 24th, 1803 in Fregenal de la Sierra.
Died February 11th, 1873 at 69 years old in Madrid.
Claude Gay
French botanist, naturalist and illustrator (1800-1873).
Born March 18th, 1800 in Draguignan.
Died November 29th, 1873 at 73 years old in Flayosc.
Tomás Martínez Guerrero
President of nicaragua (1820-1873).
Born December 21st, 1820 in Nagarote.
Died March 12th, 1873 at 52 years old in León.
Julius Fürst
Jewish german orientalist (1805–1873).
Born May 12th, 1805 in Żerków.
Died February 9th, 1873 at 67 years old in Leipzig.
Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco
President of peru (1806-1873).
Born June 15th, 1806 in Lima. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1873 at 67 years old in Valparaíso. [ref]
Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi
Politician and writer from italy (1804-1873).
Born August 12th, 1804 in Livorno.
Died September 23rd, 1873 at 69 years old in Cecina.
Angelo Mariani
Italian opera conductor and composer (1821–1873).
Born October 11th, 1821 in Ravenna.
Died June 13th, 1873 at 51 years old in Genoa (cancer).
Mary Horner Lyell
British geologist (1808–1873).
Born October 9th, 1808 in St Pancras.
Died April 24th, 1873 at 64 years old in Kensington.
Margaret Gatty
British writer and botanist (1809-1873).
Born June 3rd, 1809 in Burnham-on-Crouch. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1873 at 64 years old in Yorkshire. [ref]
Jean Chacornac
French astronomer.
Born June 21st, 1823 in Lyon. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1873 at 50 years old in Saint-Jean-en-Royans. [ref]
Milivoje Petrović Blaznavac
Serbian politician and general (1824–1873).
Born May 16th, 1824 in Blaznava.
Died April 5th, 1873 at 48 years old in Belgrade.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain