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In the year 1879
154 Notable deaths
Édouard Pierre Marie Chassaignac
French surgeon (1804-1879).
Born December 24th, 1805 in Nantes.
Died August 26th, 1879 at 73 years old in Versailles.
Louis Favre
Swiss engineer (1826-1879).
Born January 26th, 1826 in Chêne-Bourg.
Died July 19th, 1879 at 53 years old in Göschenen.
Hippolyte de Villemessant
French journalist (1812–1879).
Born April 22nd, 1810 in Rouen.
Died April 12th, 1879 at 68 years old in Monte Carlo.
Jakob Dubs
Swiss politician (1822-1879).
Born July 26th, 1822 in Affoltern am Albis.
Died January 13th, 1879 at 56 years old in Lausanne.
Franz Christian Boll
German physiologist and histologist (1849–1879).
Born February 26th, 1849 in Neubrandenburg.
Died December 19th, 1879 at 30 years old in Rome.
Henriette Nissen-Saloman
Swedish opera singer and singing teacher (1819–1879).
Born March 12th, 1819 in Gothenburg.
Died August 27th, 1879 at 60 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Karl Anton Eckert
German composer, conductor and choirmaster (1820–1879).
Born December 7th, 1820 in Berlin.
Died October 14th, 1879 at 58 years old in Berlin.
Antoine Chevrier
French presbyter (1826–1879).
Born April 16th, 1826 in Lyon. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1879 at 53 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Otto Funke
German physiologist (1828–1879).
Born October 27th, 1828 in Chemnitz.
Died August 17th, 1879 at 50 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Bernhard von Cotta
German geologist and botanist (1808-1879).
Born October 24th, 1808 in Zillbach.
Died September 14th, 1879 at 70 years old in Freiberg.
Alfred Henry Garrod
English zoologist (1846-1879).
Born May 18th, 1846 in London Borough of Islington.
Died October 17th, 1879 at 33 years old
Anna Nordlander
Swedish artist from skellefteå (1843-1879).
Born March 26th, 1843 in Skellefteå.
Died April 28th, 1879 at 36 years old in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Saint-René Taillandier
French writer and critic (1817-1879).
Born December 16th, 1817 in Paris.
Died February 23rd, 1879 at 61 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Eugen Anton Theophil von Podbielski
German general (1814–1879).
Born October 17th, 1814 in Köpenick.
Died October 31st, 1879 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Karl Isidor Beck
Austrian-hungarian poet.
Born May 1st, 1817 in Baja. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1879 at 61 years old in Währing. [ref]
Carlo Luigi Morichini
Catholic cardinal (1805–1879).
Born November 21st, 1805 in Rome.
Died April 26th, 1879 at 73 years old in Rome.
William Wilson Saunders
British insurance broker, entomologist and botanist (1809-1879).
Born June 4th, 1809 in Little London.
Died September 13th, 1879 at 70 years old in Worthington.
Stepanos Nazarian
Armenian historian (1812-1879).
Born May 27th, 1812 in Tbilisi.
Died May 9th, 1879 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Jan Swerts
Belgian painter (1820-1879).
Born December 25th, 1820 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1879 at 58 years old in Mariánské Lázně.
George Gordon
British botanist (1806-1879).
Born February 25th, 1806 in Lucan.
Died October 11th, 1879 at 73 years old in Kew.
Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto
Catholic cardinal (1805–1879).
Born July 12th, 1805 in Naples.
Died June 17th, 1879 at 73 years old in Naples.
Karl Karmarsch
German chemist, educator, and technologist (1803–1879).
Born October 17th, 1803 in Vienna.
Died March 24th, 1879 at 75 years old in Hanover.
Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera
Spanish writer and politician (1828-1879).
Born May 1st, 1828 in Guadalcanal.
Died December 30th, 1879 at 51 years old in Madrid.
Camillo Rondani
Italian entomologist (1808–1879).
Born November 21st, 1808 in Parma.
Died September 17th, 1879 at 70 years old in Parma.
Carl Giskra
Austro-hungarian politician (1820-1879).
Born June 29th, 1820 in Moravská Třebová. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1879 at 58 years old in Baden.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson