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In the year 1883
145 Notable deaths
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883).
Born May 5th, 1818 in Trier. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1883 at 64 years old in London (lung disease). [ref]
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883).
Born May 22nd, 1813 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1883 at 69 years old in Venice (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Édouard Manet
French painter (1832–1883).
Born January 23rd, 1832 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1883 at 51 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Dayananda Saraswati
Indian social reformer (1824-1883).
Born February 12th, 1824 in Tankara.
Died October 30th, 1883 at 59 years old in Ajmer.
General Tom Thumb
American circus performer (1838–1883).
Born January 4th, 1838 in Bridgeport.
Died July 15th, 1883 at 45 years old in Bridgeport (stroke).
Gustave Doré
French illustrator and painter (1832–1883).
Born January 6th, 1833 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1883 at 50 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Brown
Scottish personal servant and favourite of queen victoria (1826–1883).
Born December 8th, 1826 in Crathie.
Died March 27th, 1883 at 56 years old in Windsor Castle.
J. Marion Sims
American physician and gynecologist (1813-1883).
Born January 25th, 1813 in Lancaster County.
Died November 13th, 1883 at 70 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Alexander H. Stephens
Vice president of the confederate states from 1861 to 1865 (1812–1883).
Born February 11th, 1812 in Taliaferro County. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1883 at 71 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Ivan Turgenev
Russian writer (1818–1883).
Born November 9th, 1818 in Oryol. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1883 at 64 years old in Bougival (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Samuel Mudd
Medical doctor implicated in the lincoln assassination (1833-1883).
Born December 20th, 1833 in Charles County.
Died January 10th, 1883 at 49 years old in Waldorf (pneumonia).
Joseph Plateau
Belgian physicist (1801–1883).
Born October 14th, 1801 in Brussels.
Died September 15th, 1883 at 81 years old in Ghent.
John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough
British conservative cabinet minister, politician and nobleman (1822-1883).
Born June 2nd, 1822 in Norfolk.
Died July 4th, 1883 at 61 years old in Berkeley Square.
Prince Henri, Count of Chambord
French royal (1820–1883).
Born September 29th, 1820 in Paris.
Died August 24th, 1883 at 62 years old in Schloss Frohsdorf.
Jenny Longuet
Karl marx's eldest daughter (1844-1883).
Died January 11th, 1883 at 38 years old in Argenteuil (bladder cancer).
Matthew Webb
English steamship captain and channel swimmer (1848–1883).
Born January 19th, 1848 in Dawley.
Died July 24th, 1883 at 35 years old in Niagara Falls (drowning).
Vasudev Balwant Phadke
Indian revolutionary (1845–1883).
Born November 4th, 1845 in Shirdhon.
Died February 17th, 1883 at 37 years old in Aden (hunger strike).
Edward FitzGerald
English poet and translator (1809–1883).
Born March 31st, 1809 in Woodbridge, Bredfield House.
Died June 14th, 1883 at 74 years old in Lowestoft.
Ángela Peralta
Mexican operatic soprano (1845-1883).
Born July 6th, 1845 in Mexico City.
Died August 30th, 1883 at 38 years old in Mazatlán (yellow fever).
Midhat Pasha
Ottoman grand vizier, reformist, and creator of the first ottoman constitution (1822-1883).
Born October 18th, 1822 in Istanbul.
Died April 26th, 1883 at 60 years old in Ta'if (strangling, assassination). [ref]
Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye
French politician (1811-1883).
Born January 18th, 1811 in former 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1883 at 72 years old in Paris.
Prince Charles of Prussia
Third son of frederick william iii of prussia (1801–1883).
Born June 29th, 1801 in Charlottenburg Palace.
Died January 21st, 1883 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Montgomery Blair
American judge (1813-1883).
Born May 10th, 1813 in Franklin County.
Died July 27th, 1883 at 70 years old in Silver Spring.
Eva Gonzalès
French painter (1849-1883).
Born April 19th, 1849 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1883 at 34 years old in Paris (puerperal disorders).
Tự Đức
Vietnamese emperor (1829–1883).
Born September 22nd, 1829 in Huế.
Died July 17th, 1883 at 53 years old in Huế.
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus