In the year 1883
145 Notable deaths
Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutiérrez
Spanish politician (1820–1883).
Born September 24th, 1820 in Santander.
Died November 9th, 1883 at 63 years old in Madrid.
William Farr
British statistician and epidemiologist (1807-1883).
Born November 30th, 1807 in Kenley.
Died April 14th, 1883 at 75 years old
Edward Ord
Major general, union army general (1818–1883).
Born October 18th, 1818 in Cumberland.
Died July 22nd, 1883 at 64 years old in Havana (yellow fever).
Thomas Mayne Reid
American writer (1818–1883).
Born April 4th, 1818 in Ballyroney.
Died October 22nd, 1883 at 65 years old in London.
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
Engineer and inventor (1823–1883).
Born April 4th, 1823 in Lenthe. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1883 at 60 years old in London. [ref]
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands
Dutch royal; youngest child of king william i of the netherlands and princess wilhelmine of prussia (1810–1883).
Died May 29th, 1883 at 73 years old in Schloss Reinhartshausen.
Juliette Drouet
French actress (1806–1883).
Born April 10th, 1806 in Fougères.
Died May 11th, 1883 at 77 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Edmund J. Davis
Governor of texas from 1870 to 1874.
Born October 2nd, 1827 in St. Augustine.
Died February 7th, 1883 at 55 years old in Austin.
Edwin D. Morgan
Union army general and politician (1811–1883).
Born February 8th, 1811 in Washington.
Died February 14th, 1883 at 72 years old in New York City.
Pierre Auguste Cot
French painter (1837-1883).
Born February 17th, 1837 in Bédarieux. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1883 at 46 years old in Paris.
Ciprian Porumbescu
Romanian composer (1853-1883).
Born October 14th, 1853 in Shepit.
Died June 6th, 1883 at 29 years old in Ciprian Porumbescu (tuberculosis). [ref]
Cyprian Norwid
Polish poet (1821–1883).
Born September 24th, 1821 in Głuchy.
Died May 23rd, 1883 at 61 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
J. N. Andrews
American seventh-day adventist minister (1829–1883).
Born July 22nd, 1829 in Poland.
Died October 21st, 1883 at 54 years old in Basel.
Iwakura Tomomi
Japanese politician (1825-1883).
Born October 26th, 1825 in Kyoto.
Died July 20th, 1883 at 57 years old in Tokyo (laryngeal cancer).
William N. Pendleton
Confederate army general (1809–1883).
Born December 26th, 1809 in Richmond.
Died January 15th, 1883 at 73 years old in Lexington.
Emilie Mayer
German composer (1812-1883).
Born May 14th, 1812 in Friedland.
Died April 10th, 1883 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Jeremiah S. Black
American lawyer and politician (1810-1883).
Born January 10th, 1810 in York County.
Died August 19th, 1883 at 73 years old in York.
Andrew A. Humphreys
Union army general (1810–1883).
Born November 2nd, 1810 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1883 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Charles Bargue
French painter (1826-1883).
Born March 31st, 1825 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 6th, 1883 at 58 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Dục Đức
Fifth emperor of the nguyễn dynasty (1852–1883).
Born February 23rd, 1852 in Huế. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1883 at 31 years old in Huế.
Josiah Gorgas
Confederate army general (1818-1883).
Born July 1st, 1818 in Dauphin County.
Died May 15th, 1883 at 64 years old in Tuscaloosa.
Richard Doyle
British illustrator (1824-1883).
Born September 18th, 1824 in London.
Died December 11th, 1883 at 59 years old in London.
Elisha M. Pease
American politician (1812-1883).
Born January 3rd, 1812 in Enfield.
Died August 26th, 1883 at 71 years old in Lampasas.
Pierre Michaux
French blacksmith.
Born June 25th, 1813 in Bar-le-Duc.
Died January 9th, 1883 at 69 years old in Paris.
John Colenso
British bishop and mathematician (1814-1883).
Born January 24th, 1814 in St Austell.
Died July 20th, 1883 at 69 years old in Pietermaritzburg. [ref]
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa