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In the year 1882
170 Notable deaths
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Duke of saxe-meiningen from 1803 to 1866.
Born December 17th, 1800 in Meiningen.
Died December 3rd, 1882 at 81 years old in Meiningen.
Benjamin Harvey Hill
American politician (1823-1882).
Born September 14th, 1823 in Jasper County.
Died August 16th, 1882 at 58 years old in Gurley.
Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont
German princess (1857–1882).
Born May 23rd, 1857 in Bad Arolsen.
Died April 30th, 1882 at 24 years old in Ludwigsburg (puerperal disorders).
Louise de Broglie, comtesse d'Haussonville
Swiss-french writer (1818-1882).
Born May 25th, 1818 in Coppet.
Died April 21st, 1882 at 63 years old in Paris.
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
Estonian writer, author of the national epic kalevipoeg (1803–1882).
Born December 26th, 1803 in Jõepere manor.
Died August 25th, 1882 at 78 years old in Tartu.
Luís Gama
Brazilian lawyer, poet, abolitionist and journalist (1830-1882).
Born June 21st, 1830 in Salvador.
Died August 24th, 1882 at 52 years old in São Paulo (diabetes).
Amedeo Preziosi
Maltese artist (1816-1882).
Born December 2nd, 1816 in Malta.
Died September 27th, 1882 at 65 years old in Yeşilköy.
Clement Claiborne Clay
American lawyer, judge and politician (1816-1882).
Born December 13th, 1816 in Huntsville.
Died January 3rd, 1882 at 65 years old in Gurley.
Rabbi Shmuel Schneersohn
Orthodox rabbi (1834-1882).
Born March 29th, 1834 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Died September 26th, 1882 at 48 years old in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Henry Draper
American physician and astronomer (1837–1882).
Born March 7th, 1837 in Prince Edward County.
Died November 20th, 1882 at 45 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Horace Maynard
American politician (1814–1882).
Born August 30th, 1814 in Westborough. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1882 at 67 years old in Knoxville. [ref]
Edward Henry Palmer
British orientalist (1840-1882).
Born August 7th, 1840 in Cambridge.
Died August 10th, 1882 at 42 years old in Sinai Peninsula.
Nain Singh Rawat
Pundit who explored the himalayas for the british.
Born October 21st, 1830 in Milam.
Died February 1st, 1882 at 51 years old in Moradabad (myocardial infarction).
Charles Wyville Thomson
Scottish marine zoologist (1830-1882).
Born March 5th, 1830 in Scotland, Linlithgow.
Died March 10th, 1882 at 52 years old in Linlithgow.
Henry Kendall
Australian author and bush poet (1839-1882).
Born April 18th, 1839 in New South Wales.
Died August 1st, 1882 at 43 years old in Redfern.
Berthold Auerbach
German author (1812–1882).
Born February 28th, 1812 in Nordstetten.
Died February 8th, 1882 at 69 years old in Cannes.
Hesya Helfman
Belarusian revolutionary (1855-1882).
Born November 30th, 1855 in Mazyr.
Died February 13th, 1882 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (peritonitis).
Jørgen Moe
Norwegian folklorist, poet and bishop (1813–1882).
Born April 22nd, 1813 in Hole.
Died March 27th, 1882 at 68 years old in Kristiansand.
Wilhelm Mauser
German weapon designer (1834–1882).
Born May 2nd, 1834 in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Died January 13th, 1882 at 47 years old in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Carl Robert Jakobson
Estonian writer, politician and teacher (1841-1882).
Born July 26th, 1841 in Tartu.
Died March 19th, 1882 at 40 years old in Kurgja.
Georges Leclanché
French electrical engineer (1839–1882).
Born October 9th, 1839 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1882 at 42 years old in rue de Laval. [ref]
Henri Lehmann
French historical and portrait painter (1814-1882).
Born April 14th, 1814 in Kiel. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1882 at 67 years old in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
William Dennison Jr.
American politician (1815–1882).
Born November 23rd, 1815 in Cincinnati.
Died June 15th, 1882 at 66 years old in Columbus.
Mütercim Rüşdü Paşa
Ottoman reformist, statesman and grand vizier (1811–1882).
Born February 1st, 1811 in Sinop. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1882 at 71 years old in Manisa. [ref]
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
Brazilian writer (1820-1882).
Born June 24th, 1820 in Itaboraí.
Died May 11th, 1882 at 61 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 170
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus