In the year 1883
145 Notable deaths
Édouard Roche
French astronomer (1820-1883).
Born October 17th, 1820 in Montpellier.
Died April 27th, 1883 at 62 years old in Montpellier (pneumonia).
Lorenz Diefenbach
German writer and academic (1806-1883).
Born July 29th, 1806 in Germany.
Died March 28th, 1883 at 76 years old in Darmstadt.
John Lawrence LeConte
American entomologist (1825-1883).
Born May 13th, 1825 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1883 at 58 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Reinhart Dozy
Dutch orientalist (1820-1883).
Born February 21st, 1820 in Leiden.
Died April 29th, 1883 at 63 years old in Leiden.
William Spottiswoode
British mathematician (1825-1883).
Born January 11th, 1825 in London.
Died June 27th, 1883 at 58 years old in London (typhoid fever).
Christian Hansen
Danish architect (1803–1883).
Born April 20th, 1803 in Copenhagen.
Died May 2nd, 1883 at 80 years old in Vienna.
Henri Rivière
French naval officer (1827–1883).
Born July 12th, 1827 in Paris.
Died May 19th, 1883 at 55 years old in Hanoi.
John Richard Green
British historian (1837-1883).
Born December 12th, 1837 in Oxford.
Died March 7th, 1883 at 45 years old in Menton.
Jules Sandeau
French writer (1811–1883).
Born February 19th, 1811 in Aubusson.
Died April 24th, 1883 at 72 years old in Paris.
Timothy O. Howe
American politician (1816-1883).
Born February 24th, 1816 in Livermore. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1883 at 67 years old in Kenosha. [ref]
Bertrando Spaventa
Italian philosopher (1817-1883).
Born June 26th, 1817 in Bomba.
Died February 21st, 1883 at 65 years old in Naples.
Napoleon Orda
Polish artist (1807-1883).
Born February 11th, 1807 in Varacevičy.
Died April 26th, 1883 at 76 years old in Warsaw.
Heinrich von Ferstel
Austrian architect (1828-1883).
Born July 7th, 1828 in Vienna.
Died July 14th, 1883 at 55 years old in Grinzing.
Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Kars
Nova scotian officer of the british army (1800-1883).
Born December 4th, 1800 in Annapolis Royal.
Died July 26th, 1883 at 82 years old in London.
Yevfimiy Vasilyevich Putyatin
Russian admiral (1803-1883).
Born December 2nd, 1803 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 9th, 1883 at 79 years old in Paris.
Frederick Francis II
Prussian noble and general (1823–1883).
Born February 28th, 1823 in Ludwigslust.
Died April 15th, 1883 at 60 years old in Schwerin.
Jens Adolf Jerichau
Danish sculptor (1816-1883).
Born April 17th, 1816 in Assens.
Died July 25th, 1883 at 67 years old in Neder Dråby.
Svend Grundtvig
Folklorist, author (1824–1883).
Born September 9th, 1824 in Copenhagen.
Died July 14th, 1883 at 58 years old in Frederiksberg.
Antoine Chanzy
French general and diplomat (1823-1883).
Born March 18th, 1823 in Nouart.
Died January 5th, 1883 at 59 years old in Châlons-en-Champagne (cerebral hemorrhage).
François Lenormant
French archaeologist and assyriologist (1837-1883).
Born January 17th, 1837 in Paris.
Died December 9th, 1883 at 46 years old in Paris.
Karl Wilhelm Dindorf
German classical philologist (1802–1883).
Born January 2nd, 1802 in Leipzig.
Died August 1st, 1883 at 81 years old in Leipzig.
Gustave Aimard
French author (1818–1883).
Born September 13th, 1818 in Paris.
Died June 20th, 1883 at 64 years old in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Henri Martin
French historian (1810-1883).
Born February 20th, 1810 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1883 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Edouard Louis Dubufe
French painter (1819–1883).
Born March 30th, 1820 in former 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 11th, 1883 at 63 years old in Versailles (disease).
Giacomo Di Chirico
Italian painter (1844-1883).
Born January 27th, 1844 in Venosa.
Died December 26th, 1883 at 39 years old in Naples.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 145
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