In the year 1884
153 Notable deaths
Juan Bautista Alberdi
Argentinian politician, lawyer and diplomat (1810–1884).
Born August 29th, 1810 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died June 19th, 1884 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (stroke). [ref]
Leona Florentino
Filipino writer (1849-1884).
Born April 19th, 1849.
Died October 4th, 1884 at 35 years old in Philippines.
Jean-Baptiste Dumas
French chemist (1800–1884).
Born July 14th, 1800 in Alès. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1884 at 83 years old in Cannes. [ref]
George Bentham
British botanist (1800-1884).
Born September 22nd, 1800 in Stoke.
Died September 10th, 1884 at 83 years old in London.
Karl Richard Lepsius
German archaeologist, egyptologist and librarian (1810-1884).
Born December 23rd, 1810 in Naumburg.
Died July 10th, 1884 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Charles Reade
British novelist and dramatist (1814–1884).
Born June 8th, 1814 in Ipsden.
Died April 11th, 1884 at 69 years old in London.
Aloisius Scrosoppi
Italian roman catholic priest (1804-1884).
Born August 4th, 1804 in Udine.
Died April 3rd, 1884 at 79 years old in Udine.
Gustave Le Gray
French photographer (1820–1884).
Born August 30th, 1820 in Villiers-le-Bel.
Died July 30th, 1884 at 63 years old in Cairo.
Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
German prince.
Born January 31st, 1824 in Vienna.
Died May 20th, 1884 at 60 years old in Vienna.
Buenaventura Báez
President of the dominican republic (1812–1884).
Born July 14th, 1812 in Cabral.
Died March 14th, 1884 at 71 years old in Hormigueros.
Henry Clay Work
American composer and songwriter (1832-1884).
Born October 1st, 1832 in Middletown.
Died June 8th, 1884 at 51 years old
Johann Gustav Droysen
German historian (1808–1884).
Born July 6th, 1808 in Trzebiatów.
Died June 19th, 1884 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Henry Fawcett
British academic, politician and economist (1833–1884).
Born August 26th, 1833 in Salisbury.
Died November 6th, 1884 at 51 years old in Cambridge.
William, Duke of Brunswick
Duke of brunswick (1806–1884).
Born April 25th, 1806 in Brunswick.
Died October 18th, 1884 at 78 years old in Szczodre, Wrocław County.
Hans Rott
Austrian composer (1858–1884).
Born August 1st, 1858 in Braunhirschen.
Died June 25th, 1884 at 25 years old in Vienna (tuberculosis).
Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe
German chemist (1818–1884).
Born September 27th, 1818 in Elliehausen.
Died November 25th, 1884 at 66 years old in Leipzig.
Fanny Elssler
Austrian ballerina (1810-1884).
Born June 23rd, 1810 in Gumpendorf.
Died November 27th, 1884 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Eduard Totleben
Baltic german engineer and statesman (1818-1884).
Born May 20th, 1818 in Jelgava.
Died July 1st, 1884 at 66 years old in Bad Soden am Taunus.
Henry B. Anthony
United states journalist and politician (1815-1884).
Born April 1st, 1815 in Coventry.
Died September 2nd, 1884 at 69 years old in Providence.
Kiến Phúc
Vietnamese emperor (1869–1884).
Born February 12th, 1869 in Huế.
Died July 31st, 1884 at 15 years old in Huế.
Frances Dana Barker Gage
American writer (1808-1884).
Born October 12th, 1808 in Marietta. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1884 at 76 years old in Greenwich.
George Engelmann
German-american physician and botanist (1809-1884).
Born February 2nd, 1809 in Frankfurt.
Died February 4th, 1884 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
Alexander Wood
Scottish physician.
Born December 10th, 1817 in Cupar.
Died February 26th, 1884 at 66 years old in Edinburgh.
Hermann Schlegel
German ornithologist and herpetologist (1804-1884).
Born June 10th, 1804 in Altenburg.
Died January 17th, 1884 at 79 years old in Leiden.
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman