In the year 1876
120 Notable deaths
Edward William Lane
British orientalist, translator, lexicographer and peace maker (1801–1876).
Born September 17th, 1801 in Hereford.
Died August 10th, 1876 at 74 years old in Worthing.
Samuel Sebastian Wesley
English organist and composer (1810-1876).
Born August 14th, 1810 in London.
Died April 19th, 1876 at 65 years old in Gloucester.
Adolph Tidemand
Norwegian painter (1814-1876).
Born August 14th, 1814 in Mandal.
Died August 25th, 1876 at 62 years old in Christiania.
John Forster
English biographer and critic (1812–1876).
Born April 2nd, 1812 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died February 2nd, 1876 at 63 years old in London.
Francesco Maria Piave
Italian librettist (1810–1876).
Born May 18th, 1810 in Murano.
Died March 5th, 1876 at 65 years old in Milan.
Johannes Rebmann
German missionary and african explorer (1820-1876).
Born January 16th, 1820 in Gerlingen.
Died October 4th, 1876 at 56 years old in Korntal-Münchingen (pneumonia).
John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
Irish politician (1807–1876).
Born August 31st, 1807 in Mumbai.
Died October 6th, 1876 at 69 years old in Bailieborough.
John Bacchus Dykes
British clergyman and hymnist (1823–1876).
Born March 10th, 1823 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died January 22nd, 1876 at 52 years old in Ticehurst.
Martin Haug
German orientalist (1827–1876).
Born January 30th, 1827 in Ostdorf.
Died June 3rd, 1876 at 49 years old in Bad Ragaz.
Louise Colet
French poet, editor (1810–1876).
Born September 15th, 1810 in Aix-en-Provence.
Died March 8th, 1876 at 65 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Félicien-César David
French composer (1810–1876).
Born April 13th, 1810 in Cadenet.
Died August 29th, 1876 at 66 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Ferenc Deák
Hungarian politician (1803-1876).
Born October 17th, 1803 in Söjtör.
Died January 29th, 1876 at 72 years old in Budapest (cardiovascular disease).
Johann Löwenthal
Hungarian chess player (1810-1876).
Died July 24th, 1876 at 66 years old in Hastings.
Maria Francesca Rossetti
English author (1827–1876).
Born February 17th, 1827 in London.
Died November 24th, 1876 at 49 years old in London.
Henri-Gustave Delvigne
19th-century french soldier and inventor.
Born April 10th, 1800 in Hamburg.
Died October 18th, 1876 at 76 years old in Toulon.
Antoine Jérôme Balard
French chemist.
Born September 30th, 1802 in Montpellier.
Died March 30th, 1876 at 73 years old in Paris.
Robert Barnwell Rhett
American politician (1800–1876).
Born December 21st, 1800 in Beaufort.
Died September 14th, 1876 at 75 years old in St. James Parish.
James W. Nye
American judge (1815-1876).
Born June 10th, 1815 in DeRuyter.
Died December 25th, 1876 at 61 years old in White Plains.
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz
French painter (1807-1876).
Born August 21st, 1807 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1876 at 69 years old in Menton (tuberculosis).
Giacomo Antonelli
Catholic cardinal (1806–1876).
Born April 2nd, 1806 in Sonnino.
Died November 6th, 1876 at 70 years old in Rome.
Isabel Maria of Portugal
Portuguese princess (1801–1876).
Born July 4th, 1801 in Lisbon.
Died April 22nd, 1876 at 74 years old in Benfica.
Duke George August of Mecklenburg
German royal (1824–1876).
Born January 11th, 1824 in Neustrelitz.
Died June 20th, 1876 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Georgi Benkovski
Bulgarian revolutionary (1843–1876).
Born September 21st, 1843 in Koprivshtitsa.
Died May 24th, 1876 at 32 years old in Ribaritsa (decapitation).
Eugène Fromentin
French painter (1820-1876).
Born October 24th, 1820 in La Rochelle.
Died August 27th, 1876 at 55 years old in La Rochelle.
Christian Lassen
Norwegian-german orientalist (1800-1876).
Born October 22nd, 1800 in Bergen.
Died May 8th, 1876 at 75 years old in Bonn.
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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard