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In the year 1880
142 Notable deaths
Ned Kelly
Australian bushranger (1854–1880).
Born December 28th, 1854 in Victoria.
Died November 11th, 1880 at 25 years old in Melbourne (hanging).
George Eliot
English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880).
Born November 22nd, 1819 in Nuneaton. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1880 at 61 years old in London (kidney disease). [ref]
Emperor Norton
San francisco eccentric and self-proclaimed emperor of the united states.
Born February 4th, 1818 in London.
Died January 8th, 1880 at 61 years old in San Francisco.
Gustave Flaubert
French novelist (1821–1880).
Born December 12th, 1821 in Rouen.
Died May 8th, 1880 at 58 years old in Croisset (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jacques Offenbach
German-born french composer (1819–1880).
Born July 8th, 1822 in Cologne.
Died October 5th, 1880 at 58 years old in Paris (heart failure).
Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Marie of Hesse)
Empress consort of russia (1855-1880).
Born August 8th, 1824 in Darmstadt.
Died June 3rd, 1880 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
John Sutter
Pioneer of california known for his association with the california gold rush (1803–1880).
Born February 15th, 1803 in Kandern.
Died June 18th, 1880 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
George Brown
Scottish-born canadian politician (1818–1880).
Born November 29th, 1818 in Edinburgh.
Died May 9th, 1880 at 61 years old in Toronto.
Oliver Winchester
American businessman and politician (1810-1880).
Born November 30th, 1810 in Boston.
Died December 11th, 1880 at 70 years old in New Haven.
Paul Broca
French physician, anatomist and anthropologist (1824-1880).
Born June 28th, 1824 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Died July 9th, 1880 at 56 years old in rue des Saints-Pères (cerebral hemorrhage).
Edwin Drake
American oil driller, popularly credited with being the first to drill for oil in the united states (1819-1880).
Born March 29th, 1819 in Greenville.
Died November 9th, 1880 at 61 years old in Bethlehem.
Lydia Maria Child
American abolitionist, author and women's rights activist (1802-1880).
Born February 11th, 1802 in Medford. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1880 at 78 years old in Wayland. [ref]
Edmond Albius
Important figure in the cultivation of vanilla.
Born August 9th, 1829 in Sainte-Suzanne.
Died August 9th, 1880 at 51 years old in Sainte-Suzanne.
Tom Wills
Australian sportsman (1835–1880).
Born August 19th, 1835 in Molonglo Plain.
Died May 2nd, 1880 at 44 years old in Heidelberg (exsanguination).
Sunanda Kumariratana
Queen consort of thailand (1860-1880).
Born November 10th, 1860 in Bangkok.
Died May 31st, 1880 at 19 years old in Thailand (drowning).
Henryk Wieniawski
Russian-polish musician (1835–1880).
Born July 10th, 1835 in Lublin.
Died March 31st, 1880 at 44 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
German noble (1829–1880).
Born July 6th, 1829 in Augustenborg.
Died January 14th, 1880 at 50 years old in Wiesbaden.
Friedrich Bayer
German businessman (1825–1880).
Born June 6th, 1825 in Barmen.
Died May 6th, 1880 at 54 years old in Würzburg.
Ole Bull
Norwegian violinist (1810–1880).
Born February 5th, 1810 in Bergen.
Died August 17th, 1880 at 70 years old in Bergen.
Robert Fortune
British botanist.
Born September 16th, 1813 in Berwickshire.
Died April 13th, 1880 at 66 years old in London.
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
Brazilian hero and politician (1803-1880).
Born August 25th, 1803 in Duque de Caxias.
Died May 7th, 1880 at 76 years old in Valença.
Pagan Min
King of burma (1811–1880).
Born June 21st, 1811 in Amarapura.
Died March 14th, 1880 at 68 years old in Mandalay.
Joseph Seligman
American banker (1819-1880).
Born November 22nd, 1819 in Baiersdorf.
Died April 25th, 1880 at 60 years old in New Orleans.
Anselm Feuerbach
German painter (1829–1880).
Born September 12th, 1829 in Speyer.
Died January 4th, 1880 at 50 years old in Venice.
Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger
Austrian artist (1805–1880).
Born January 11th, 1805 in Mariahilf.
Died October 29th, 1880 at 75 years old in Vienna.
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