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In the year 1874
87 Notable deaths
Jules Janin
French writer and critic (1804–1874).
Born February 4th, 1804 in Saint-Étienne.
Died June 19th, 1874 at 70 years old in rue de la Pompe. [ref]
Thomas Tellefsen
Norwegian pianist and composer (1823–1874).
Born November 26th, 1823 in Trondheim.
Died October 6th, 1874 at 50 years old in Paris.
Etō Shinpei
Japanese politician (1834-1874).
Born March 18th, 1834 in Saga district.
Died April 13th, 1874 at 40 years old in Saga.
Maksymilian Gierymski
Polish painter (1846–1874).
Born October 9th, 1846 in Warsaw.
Died September 16th, 1874 at 27 years old in Bad Reichenhall (tuberculosis).
Adolfo Ballivián
President of bolivia (1831-1874).
Born November 15th, 1831 in La Paz.
Died February 14th, 1874 at 42 years old in Cochabamba Department (stomach cancer).
Vítězslav Hálek
Czech poet, publicist and writer (1835–1874).
Born April 5th, 1835 in Dolínek. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1874 at 39 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Vilém Blodek
Czech composer, flautist, and pianist (1834-1874).
Born October 3rd, 1834 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1874 at 39 years old in Prague. [ref]
Richard Thomas Lowe
British botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist and cleric (1802-1874).
Born December 4th, 1802 in Derbyshire.
Died April 13th, 1874 at 71 years old in Isles of Scilly.
Ludwig von Gablenz
Austrian general (1814–1874).
Died January 28th, 1874 at 59 years old in Zurich (gunshot wound).
Ernesto Cavallini
Italian musician (1807–1874).
Born August 30th, 1807 in Milan.
Died January 7th, 1874 at 66 years old in Milan.
Theodor Hildebrandt
Painter from germany (1804-1874).
Born July 2nd, 1804 in Szczecin.
Died September 29th, 1874 at 70 years old in Düsseldorf.
Francis Kiernan
Anatomist and physician (1800–1874).
Born October 2nd, 1800 in Ireland.
Died December 31st, 1874 at 74 years old in London.
Charles Ernest Beulé
French archaeologist and politician (1826-1874).
Born June 29th, 1826 in Rue de la Petite-Bilange.
Died April 4th, 1874 at 47 years old in quai de Conti. [ref]
Égide Charles Gustave Wappers
Painter (1803-1874).
Born August 23rd, 1803 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1874 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Charles-Mathias Simons
Belgian politician (1802-1874).
Born March 27th, 1802 in Bitburg.
Died October 5th, 1874 at 72 years old in Luxembourg.
Hippolyte Boulenger
Painter (1837-1874).
Born October 8th, 1837 in Tournai.
Died July 4th, 1874 at 36 years old in Brussels.
Francisco de Lersundi y Hormaechea
Spanish politician (1817-1874).
Born January 28th, 1817 in Valencia.
Died November 17th, 1874 at 57 years old in Bayonne.
Augustin Theiner
German oratorian priest and scholar (1804–1874).
Born April 11th, 1804 in Wrocław.
Died August 10th, 1874 at 70 years old in Civitavecchia.
Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi
Austrian member of austrian empire council, romanian patriot and regional mayor (1812–1874).
Born September 29th, 1812 in Chornivka.
Died February 10th, 1874 at 61 years old in Chernivtsi.
Xavier de Mérode
Roman catholic bishop (1820–1874).
Born March 26th, 1820 in Brussels.
Died July 12th, 1874 at 54 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Pamfil Yurkevich
Ukrainian philosopher (1826–1874).
Born February 28th, 1826 in Lipliave.
Died October 16th, 1874 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Johan August Gripenstedt
Swedish statesman (1813-1874).
Born August 11th, 1813 in Holstein. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1874 at 60 years old in Bälinge parish. [ref]
Hans Conon von der Gabelentz
German linguist (1807-1874).
Born October 13th, 1807 in Altenburg.
Died September 3rd, 1874 at 66 years old in Lemnitz.
Giuseppe Gabriel Balsamo-Crivelli
Italian zoologist (1800-1874).
Born September 1st, 1800 in Milan.
Died November 15th, 1874 at 74 years old in Pavia.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 87
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