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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]
Philipp von Jolly
German physicist and mathematician (1809–1884).
Born September 26th, 1809 in Mannheim.
Died December 24th, 1884 at 75 years old in Munich.
Leona Florentino
Filipino writer (1849-1884).
Born April 19th, 1849.
Died October 4th, 1884 at 35 years old in Philippines.
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.
Aloisius Scrosoppi
Italian roman catholic priest (1804-1884).
Born August 4th, 1804 in Udine.
Died April 3rd, 1884 at 79 years old in Udine.
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]
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.
Charles Reade
British novelist and dramatist (1814–1884).
Born June 8th, 1814 in Ipsden.
Died April 11th, 1884 at 69 years old in London.
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.
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.
Henry Clay Work
American composer and songwriter (1832-1884).
Born October 1st, 1832 in Middletown.
Died June 8th, 1884 at 51 years old
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fanny Elssler
Austrian ballerina (1810-1884).
Born June 23rd, 1810 in Gumpendorf.
Died November 27th, 1884 at 74 years old in Vienna.
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.
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.
Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne
French priest and missionary (1812–1884).
Born May 1st, 1814 in Strasbourg.
Died May 6th, 1884 at 70 years old in Ein Karem.
Giuseppe De Nittis
Italian painter (1846-1884).
Born February 22nd, 1846 in Barletta. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1884 at 38 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (stroke). [ref]
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson