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In the year 1879
154 Notable deaths
Jakob Heine
German orthopaedist (1800–1879).
Born April 16th, 1800 in Lauterbach.
Died November 12th, 1879 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Jules Anspach
Belgian politician (1829-1879).
Born July 20th, 1829 in Brussels.
Died May 15th, 1879 at 49 years old in Etterbeek.
George Vickers
American politician (1801-1879).
Born November 19th, 1801 in Chestertown.
Died October 8th, 1879 at 77 years old in Chestertown.
Benjamin Franklin Mudge
American geologist, paleontologist, teacher, lawyer, chemist (1817-1879).
Born August 11th, 1817 in Orrington.
Died November 21st, 1879 at 62 years old in Manhattan.
George Walker
English chess player (1803–1879).
Born March 13th, 1803 in London.
Died April 23rd, 1879 at 76 years old in London.
Teodoro Cottrau
Italian composer, poet and writer (1827–1879).
Born December 7th, 1827 in Naples.
Died March 30th, 1879 at 51 years old in Naples.
Pieter Philip van Bosse
Dutch politician (1809-1879).
Born December 16th, 1809 in Amsterdam.
Died February 21st, 1879 at 69 years old in The Hague.
Léonie d'Aunet
French writer, playwright and explorer (1820–1879).
Died March 21st, 1879 at 58 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Peter Kozler
Carniolan lawyer (1824-1879).
Born February 16th, 1824 in Municipality of Kočevje.
Died April 16th, 1879 at 55 years old in Ljubljana.
Ernst Richter
German musical theorist (1808–1879).
Born October 24th, 1808 in Großschönau.
Died April 9th, 1879 at 70 years old in Leipzig.
Jakob Stämpfli
Member of the swiss federal council (1820-1879).
Born February 23rd, 1820 in Wengi.
Died May 15th, 1879 at 59 years old in Bern.
Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari
British east india company army officer (1841-1879).
Born July 4th, 1841 in Stenay.
Died September 3rd, 1879 at 38 years old in Kabul.
Andrew Aagesen
Danish jurist (1826–1879).
Born August 5th, 1826 in Copenhagen.
Died October 26th, 1879 at 53 years old in Copenhagen.
Johann von Lamont
Scottish-german astronomer (1805–1879).
Born December 13th, 1805 in Braemar.
Died August 6th, 1879 at 73 years old in Bogenhausen.
Carl Göring
German chess player (1841-1879).
Born April 28th, 1841 in Brüheim.
Died April 2nd, 1879 at 37 years old in Eisenach.
Anton Schiefner
Baltic german linguist and tibetologist (1817–1879).
Born June 18th, 1817 in Tallinn.
Died November 28th, 1879 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Halil Şerif Pasha
Ottoman diplomat and art collector (1831–1879).
Born June 20th, 1831 in Cairo.
Died January 12th, 1879 at 47 years old in Istanbul.
Adèle d'Affry
Swiss painter and sculptor (1836-1879).
Born July 6th, 1836 in Fribourg.
Died July 16th, 1879 at 43 years old in Castellammare di Stabia (tuberculosis).
Édouard Spach
French botanist (1801-1879).
Born November 23rd, 1801 in Strasbourg.
Died May 18th, 1879 at 77 years old in Paris.
Jean-Charles Chenu
French naturalist (1808–1879).
Born August 30th, 1808 in Metz.
Died November 12th, 1879 at 71 years old in Paris.
Joachim Heer
Member of the swiss federal council (1825-1879).
Born September 25th, 1825 in Glarus.
Died March 1st, 1879 at 53 years old in Glarus (cerebrovascular disease).
Peter Arnold Heise
Danish composer (1830-1879).
Born February 11th, 1830 in Copenhagen.
Died September 12th, 1879 at 49 years old in Taarbæk.
Juan de Zavala, 1st Marquis of Sierra Bullones
Prime minister of spain (1804-1879).
Born December 27th, 1804 in Lima.
Died December 29th, 1879 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Miķelis Krogzemis
Latvian poet (1850-1879).
Born September 18th, 1850 in Aloja Municipality.
Died February 6th, 1879 at 28 years old in Saint Petersburg (typhus).
László Paál
Hungarian artist (1846-1879).
Died March 4th, 1879 at 32 years old in Charenton-le-Pont.
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