In the year 1882
170 Notable deaths
John William Draper
British-american academic (1811-1882).
Born May 5th, 1811 in St Helens.
Died January 4th, 1882 at 70 years old in Hastings-on-Hudson.
Ewelina Hańska
Polish noblewoman, honoré de balzac's wife (c. 1805 – 1882).
Born January 6th, 1805 in Pohrebyshche.
Died April 10th, 1882 at 77 years old in Paris.
Vasily Perov
Russian painter (1834-1882).
Born January 2nd, 1834 in Tobolsk. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1882 at 48 years old in Kuzminki District (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ignacy Łukasiewicz
Polish pharmacist and petroleum industry pioneer (1822-1882).
Born March 8th, 1822 in Zaduszniki, Podkarpackie Voivodeship.
Died January 7th, 1882 at 59 years old in Chorkówka (pneumonia).
Decimus Burton
British architect (1800–1881).
Born September 30th, 1800 in Bloomsbury.
Died December 14th, 1882 at 82 years old in Hyde Park.
William Barton Rogers
American scientist, founder of mit (1804-1882).
Born December 7th, 1804 in Philadelphia.
Died May 30th, 1882 at 77 years old in Boston.
George Perkins Marsh
American politician (1801-1882).
Born March 15th, 1801 in Woodstock.
Died July 23rd, 1882 at 81 years old in Vallombrosa Abbey.
Thomas Hill Green
British philosopher (1836-1882).
Born April 7th, 1836 in West Yorkshire.
Died March 26th, 1882 at 45 years old in Oxford (sepsis).
Alfred Escher
Swiss politician and railroad entrepreneur (1819–1882).
Born February 20th, 1819 in Zurich.
Died December 6th, 1882 at 63 years old in Enge.
Joachim Raff
Swiss composer (1822-1882).
Born May 27th, 1822 in Lachen.
Died June 25th, 1882 at 60 years old in Frankfurt.
Mikhail Skobelev
Russian general (1843–1882).
Born September 29th, 1843 in Peter and Paul Fortress.
Died July 8th, 1882 at 38 years old in Moscow (cardioplegia).
Cadwallader C. Washburn
General mills founder and politician (1818–1882).
Born April 22nd, 1818 in Livermore.
Died May 15th, 1882 at 64 years old in Eureka Springs.
Lord Frederick Cavendish
British politician (1836-1882).
Born November 30th, 1836 in Eastbourne.
Died May 6th, 1882 at 45 years old in Dublin.
Hablot Knight Browne
British artist (1815-1882).
Born July 12th, 1815 in Lambeth.
Died July 8th, 1882 at 66 years old in Brighton.
János Arany
Hungarian poet, journalist, writer and translator (1817–1882).
Born March 2nd, 1817 in Salonta.
Died October 22nd, 1882 at 65 years old in Budapest (pneumonia).
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
French engineer, sociologist and economist (1806-1882).
Born April 11th, 1806 in La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur.
Died April 5th, 1882 at 75 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
John Scott Russell
British naval engineer (1808–1882).
Born May 9th, 1808 in Glasgow.
Died June 8th, 1882 at 74 years old in Ventnor.
Henri Giffard
French engineer (1825-1882).
Born February 8th, 1825 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 14th, 1882 at 57 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
William Shanks
Amateur calculator, school owner.
Born January 25th, 1812 in Corsenside.
Died June 13th, 1882 at 70 years old in Houghton-le-Spring.
James Spriggs Payne
President of liberia (1819-1882)q.
Born December 19th, 1819 in Richmond.
Died January 31st, 1882 at 62 years old in Monrovia.
Estanislao Figueras
Spanish politician (1819–1882).
Born November 13th, 1819 in Barcelona.
Died November 11th, 1882 at 62 years old in Madrid.
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
German artist (1800–1882).
Born January 7th, 1800 in Hanau.
Died February 26th, 1882 at 82 years old in Frankfurt.
Milton Latham
American politician (1827–1882).
Born May 23rd, 1827 in Columbus.
Died March 4th, 1882 at 54 years old in New York City.
Emma Stebbins
American sculptor (1815-1882).
Born September 1st, 1815 in Manhattan.
Died October 25th, 1882 at 67 years old in Manhattan.
Johann Benedict Listing
German mathematician (1808-1882).
Born July 25th, 1808 in Frankfurt.
Died December 24th, 1882 at 74 years old in Göttingen.
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