In the year 1878
137 Notable deaths
Nikolay Nekrasov
Russian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher (1821–1878).
Born December 10th, 1821 in Nemyriv. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1878 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Scottish inventor of the bicycle (1812–1878).
Born September 2nd, 1812 in Keir.
Died January 26th, 1878 at 65 years old in Keir.
Crawford Williamson Long
American physician (1815–1878).
Born November 1st, 1815 in Danielsville. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1878 at 62 years old in Athens (stroke).
Townsend Harris
American diplomat (1804–1878).
Born October 3rd, 1804 in Washington County.
Died February 25th, 1878 at 73 years old in New York City.
Benjamin Davis Wilson
Politician from the united states (1811-1878).
Born December 1st, 1811 in Wilson County.
Died March 11th, 1878 at 66 years old in San Gabriel.
Robert Mayer
German physicist (1814-1878).
Born November 25th, 1814 in Heilbronn.
Died March 20th, 1878 at 63 years old in Heilbronn (tuberculosis).
Alexander Duff
Scottish christian missionary in india (1806–1878).
Born April 15th, 1806 in Pitlochry, Perthshire.
Died February 12th, 1878 at 71 years old in Edinburgh.
Charles-François Daubigny
French painter (1817–1878).
Born February 15th, 1817 in Paris.
Died February 19th, 1878 at 61 years old in Paris.
Mariam Baouardy
Melkite carmelite nun and saint (1846-1878).
Born January 5th, 1846 in I'billin.
Died August 26th, 1878 at 32 years old in Bethlehem (gangrene).
Sarah Helen Whitman
United states poet (1803-1878).
Born January 19th, 1803 in Providence.
Died June 27th, 1878 at 75 years old in Providence.
Alfonso La Marmora
Italian general and statesman (1804-1878).
Born November 18th, 1804 in Turin.
Died January 5th, 1878 at 73 years old in Florence.
Bayard Taylor
United states poet, novelist and travel writer (1825-1878).
Born January 11th, 1825 in Kennett Square. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1878 at 53 years old in Berlin.
Mirza Fatali Akhundov
Iranian azerbaijani playwright and literary critic.
Born July 12th, 1812 in Shaki. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1878 at 65 years old in Tbilisi.
Fabre Geffrard
President of haiti (1806-1878).
Born September 19th, 1806 in Anse-à-Veau.
Died December 31st, 1878 at 72 years old in Kingston.
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens
Self-proclaimed king of araucanía and patagonia.
Born May 12th, 1825 in Chourgnac.
Died September 17th, 1878 at 53 years old in Tourtoirac.
Sándor Rózsa
Hungarian outlaw (1813–1878).
Born July 10th, 1813 in Röszke.
Died November 22nd, 1878 at 65 years old in Gherla (tuberculosis). [ref]
Mehmed Ali Pasha
Prussian-born ottoman military figure (1827-1878).
Born November 18th, 1827 in Magdeburg.
Died September 7th, 1878 at 50 years old in Gjakova.
Carl von Rokitansky
Czech anatomist, dermatologist and patologist (1804-1878).
Born February 11th, 1804 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1878 at 74 years old in Vienna (angina pectoris). [ref]
Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Duke of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg (1813-1878).
Born September 30th, 1813 in Gottorf Castle. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1878 at 65 years old in Glücksburg Castle. [ref]
Richard Upjohn
English-american architect (1802–1878).
Born January 22nd, 1802 in Shaftesbury.
Died August 16th, 1878 at 76 years old in Putnam County.
Angelo Secchi
Italian astronomer.
Born June 18th, 1818 in Reggio Emilia.
Died February 26th, 1878 at 59 years old in Rome.
Catherine Winkworth
English hymn translator (1827–1878).
Born September 13th, 1827 in Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.
Died July 1st, 1878 at 50 years old in Geneva.
Đura Jakšić
Serbian poet, writer and painter (1832–1878).
Born July 27th, 1832 in Srpska Crnja. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1878 at 46 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis). [ref]
Pieter Bleeker
Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist and herpetologist (1819–1878).
Born July 10th, 1819 in Zaandam.
Died January 24th, 1878 at 58 years old in The Hague.
Andrew Scott Waugh
British army officer and surveyor general of india (1810-1878).
Born February 3rd, 1810 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1878 at 68 years old in London. [ref]
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