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In the year 1879
154 Notable deaths
Frances Ridley Havergal
British poet and hymn-writer (1836-1879).
Born December 14th, 1836 in Astley.
Died June 3rd, 1879 at 42 years old in Wales, Gower Peninsula (peritonitis).
Richard Taylor
Confederate general (1826-1879).
Born January 27th, 1826 in Louisville.
Died April 12th, 1879 at 53 years old in New York City.
Thomas Couture
French painter (1815-1870).
Born December 21st, 1815 in Senlis.
Died March 29th, 1879 at 63 years old in Villiers-le-Bel. [ref]
Zachariah Chandler
American politician (1813–1879).
Born December 10th, 1813 in Bedford.
Died November 1st, 1879 at 65 years old in Chicago.
Isaac Butt
British politician (1813-1879).
Born September 6th, 1813 in County Donegal.
Died May 5th, 1879 at 65 years old in Dublin.
Caleb Cushing
American politician (1800-1879).
Born January 17th, 1800 in Salisbury.
Died January 2nd, 1879 at 78 years old in Newburyport.
James Shields
Irish-american politician and general (1806-1879).
Born May 10th, 1806 in Altmore.
Died June 1st, 1879 at 73 years old in Ottumwa.
Henry Sewell
19th-century new zealand politician (1807-1879).
Born September 7th, 1807.
Died May 14th, 1879 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Arturo Prato
Chilean lawyer and navy officer (1848-1879).
Born April 3rd, 1848 in Ninhue.
Died May 21st, 1879 at 31 years old in Iquique.
Maurycy Gottlieb
Polish painter and student of jan matejko (1856-1879).
Born February 21st, 1856 in Drohobych. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1879 at 23 years old in Kraków (pharyngitis). [ref]
Jón Sigurðsson
Leader of the 19th-century icelandic independence movement (1811-1879).
Born June 17th, 1811 in Hrafnseyri.
Died December 7th, 1879 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
William Morris Hunt
American artist (1824-1879).
Born March 31st, 1824 in Brattleboro.
Died September 8th, 1879 at 55 years old in Appledore Island (drowning).
Jacob Abbott
American writer of children's books (1803-1879).
Born November 14th, 1803 in Hallowell.
Died October 31st, 1879 at 75 years old in Farmington.
William Fothergill Cooke
English inventor (1806-1879).
Died June 25th, 1879 at 73 years old in Farnham.
August Bournonville
Danish ballet master and choreographer (1805–1879).
Born August 21st, 1805 in Copenhagen.
Died November 30th, 1879 at 74 years old in Copenhagen.
Charles De Coster
Belgian novelist (1827–1879).
Born August 20th, 1827 in Munich.
Died May 7th, 1879 at 51 years old in Brussels, Ixelles.
William Allen
American politician, 31st governor of ohio (1803-1879).
Born December 18th, 1803 in Edenton.
Died July 11th, 1879 at 75 years old in Chillicothe.
William Froude
British engineer and naval architect (1810–1879).
Born November 28th, 1810 in Devon.
Died May 4th, 1879 at 68 years old in Simon's Town (dysentery).
Marguerite Bays
Canonized catholic laywoman (1815-1879).
Born September 8th, 1815 in Siviriez. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1879 at 63 years old in Siviriez. [ref]
George W. M. Reynolds
British writer (1814-1879).
Born July 23rd, 1814 in Sandwich.
Died June 19th, 1879 at 64 years old
Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands
Son of king william ii of the netherlands (1820–1879).
Born June 13th, 1820 in Soestdijk Palace.
Died January 14th, 1879 at 58 years old in Walferdange Castle (measles).
Prince Paul of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1843–1879).
Born May 27th, 1843 in Donaustauf.
Died March 10th, 1879 at 35 years old in Cannes (tuberculosis).
Malbim
Polish rabbi (1809-1879).
Born March 7th, 1809 in Volochysk.
Died September 18th, 1879 at 70 years old in Kyiv.
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove
German scientist (1803–1879).
Born October 6th, 1803 in Legnica.
Died April 4th, 1879 at 75 years old in Berlin.
George S. Houston
American politician, alabama (1811-1879).
Born January 17th, 1811 in Franklin.
Died December 31st, 1879 at 68 years old in Athens (heart disease). [ref]
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti