In the year 1883
145 Notable deaths
Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov
Russian writer (1818-1883).
Born November 3rd, 1819 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1883 at 64 years old in Lyakhovo. [ref]
Samo Chalupka
Slovak poet.
Born February 27th, 1812 in Horná Lehota. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1883 at 71 years old in Horná Lehota. [ref]
Louis Viardot
French literary critic, impresario and translator (1800-1883).
Born July 31st, 1800 in Dijon.
Died May 5th, 1883 at 82 years old in rue de Douai.
Léon Halévy
French historian (1802-1883).
Born January 4th, 1802 in Paris.
Died September 2nd, 1883 at 81 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Oswald Heer
Swiss naturalist (1809–1883).
Born August 31st, 1809 in Uzwil.
Died September 27th, 1883 at 74 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
Carlo Pellion di Persano
Italian admiral (1806-1883).
Born March 11th, 1806 in Vercelli.
Died July 28th, 1883 at 77 years old in Turin.
Julián Trujillo Largacha
President of colombia.
Born January 28th, 1828 in Popayán.
Died July 18th, 1883 at 55 years old in Bogotá.
Victor Puiseux
French mathematician, astronomer and alpinist.
Born April 16th, 1820 in Argenteuil.
Died September 9th, 1883 at 63 years old in Frontenay.
Vladimir Kovalevsky
Russian paleontologist.
Born August 14th, 1842.
Died April 27th, 1883 at 40 years old in Moscow (intoxication).
Gabriel Valentin
Physiologist (1810-1883).
Born July 8th, 1810 in Wrocław.
Died May 24th, 1883 at 72 years old in Bern.
Philipp Christoph Zeller
German entomologist (1808–1883).
Born April 8th, 1808 in Steinheim an der Murr.
Died March 27th, 1883 at 74 years old in Szczecin.
Heinrich August Jäschke
German missionary (1817–1883).
Born May 17th, 1817 in Herrnhut.
Died September 24th, 1883 at 66 years old in Herrnhut.
Victor de Laprade
French poet and critic (1812-1883).
Born January 13th, 1812 in Montbrison. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1883 at 71 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Louis-Adolphe Bertillon
French mathematician (1821-1883).
Born April 1st, 1821 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1883 at 61 years old in Paris.
Julius Stern
German musician (1820-1883).
Born August 8th, 1820 in Wrocław.
Died February 27th, 1883 at 62 years old in Berlin.
José María Rojas Garrido
Colombian politician (1824-1883).
Born June 7th, 1824 in El Agrado.
Died July 18th, 1883 at 59 years old in Bogotá.
Józef Szujski
Polish politician (1835-1883).
Born June 16th, 1835 in Tarnów. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1883 at 47 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Karl Bogislaus Reichert
German anatomist, embryologist and histologist (1811-1883).
Born December 20th, 1811 in Kętrzyn.
Died December 21st, 1883 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Levin Schücking
German writer (1814–1883).
Born September 6th, 1814 in Meppen.
Died August 31st, 1883 at 68 years old in Bad Pyrmont (pancreatic cancer).
Giovanni Matteo Mario
Italian opera singer (1810–1883).
Born October 17th, 1810 in Cagliari. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1883 at 73 years old in Rome.
Carlo Tenca
Italian writer (1816–1883).
Born October 19th, 1816 in Milan.
Died September 4th, 1883 at 66 years old in Milan.
Gaetano Moroni
Historian of the roman catholic church (1802–1883).
Born October 17th, 1802 in Rome.
Died November 3rd, 1883 at 81 years old in Rome.
William Alexander Forbes
British zoologist (1855-1883).
Born June 25th, 1855 in Cheltenham.
Died January 14th, 1883 at 27 years old
Sri Suriwongse
Regent of thailand.
Born December 23rd, 1808 in Thailand.
Died January 19th, 1883 at 74 years old in Ratchaburi (stroke).
Victor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps
Roman catholic cardinal (1810-1883).
Born December 6th, 1810 in Melle.
Died September 29th, 1883 at 72 years old in Mechelen.
Deaths 101 to 125 of 145
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