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In the year 1879
154 Notable deaths
Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński
Polish writer (1819–1879).
Born February 28th, 1819 in Poznań.
Died November 19th, 1879 at 60 years old in Istanbul, Constantinople.
Félicien Chapuis
Belgian doctor and entomologist (1824–1879).
Born April 29th, 1824 in Verviers.
Died September 30th, 1879 at 55 years old in Verviers.
Thilo Irmisch
German botanist (1816–1879).
Born January 4th, 1816 in Sondershausen.
Died April 28th, 1879 at 63 years old in Sondershausen.
Filippo Maria Guidi
Italian archbishop and cardinal (1815–1879).
Born July 18th, 1815 in Bologna.
Died February 27th, 1879 at 63 years old in Rome.
Deaths 151 to 154 of 154
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran