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In the year 1884
153 Notable deaths
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.
William H. Hunt
American judge, politician and civil servant from louisiana (1823-1884).
Born June 12th, 1823 in Charleston.
Died February 27th, 1884 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux
French painter (1815–1884).
Born April 3rd, 1815 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1884 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
LeRoy Pope Walker
Confederate army general (1817-1884).
Born February 7th, 1817 in Huntsville.
Died August 23rd, 1884 at 67 years old in Huntsville.
Paul Abadie
French architect and building restorer (1812–1884).
Born November 9th, 1812 in former 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1884 at 71 years old in Chatou. [ref]
Alfred Brehm
German naturalist (1829-1884).
Born February 2nd, 1829 in Renthendorf. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1884 at 55 years old in Renthendorf. [ref]
Leopold Fitzinger
Austrian zoologist (1802-1884).
Born April 13th, 1802 in Vienna.
Died September 20th, 1884 at 82 years old in Vienna.
Alfred Francis Russell
President of liberia (1817-1884).
Born August 25th, 1817 in Lexington. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1884 at 66 years old in Liberia. [ref]
Johann Gottfried Piefke
Prussian composer and conductor (1815-1884).
Born September 9th, 1815 in Skwierzyna.
Died January 25th, 1884 at 68 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).
Isaac Todhunter
English mathematician (1820-1884).
Born November 23rd, 1820 in Rye.
Died March 1st, 1884 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
Aníbal Pinto
Chilean politician and president (1825-1884).
Born March 15th, 1825 in Santiago.
Died June 9th, 1884 at 59 years old in Valparaíso.
Antonio García Gutiérrez
Spanish writer (1813–1884).
Born October 4th, 1813 in Chiclana de la Frontera.
Died August 6th, 1884 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Samuel Wells Williams
U.s. linguist, missionary, diplomat, naturalist and sinologist (1812–1884).
Born September 22nd, 1812 in Utica.
Died February 16th, 1884 at 71 years old in New Haven.
Charles J. Folger
American politician (1818-1884).
Born April 16th, 1818 in Nantucket.
Died September 4th, 1884 at 66 years old in Geneva.
Arnaud Henri Guyot
Swiss-american geographer, paleontologist, meteorologist and naturalist (1807-1884).
Born September 28th, 1807 in Boudevilliers. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1884 at 76 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Carlo Alberto Castigliano
Italian mathematician (1847–1884).
Born November 8th, 1847 in Asti.
Died October 25th, 1884 at 36 years old in Milan (pneumonia).
Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley
British diplomat (1804-1884).
Born June 17th, 1804 in Mayfair.
Died July 15th, 1884 at 80 years old in London.
Robert Angus Smith
British chemist (1817-84).
Born February 15th, 1817 in Glasgow.
Died May 12th, 1884 at 67 years old
Odo Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill
British diplomat (1829-1884).
Born February 20th, 1829 in Florence.
Died August 25th, 1884 at 55 years old in Potsdam.
Bernardo Guimarães
Brazilian writer (1825-1884).
Born August 15th, 1825 in Ouro Preto.
Died March 10th, 1884 at 58 years old in Ouro Preto.
Auguste Franchomme
French musician (1808-1884).
Born April 10th, 1808 in Lille.
Died January 21st, 1884 at 75 years old in Paris.
Michael Costa
Italian conductor and composer (1808–1884).
Born February 14th, 1808 in Naples.
Died April 29th, 1884 at 76 years old in Brighton, Hove.
Aaron Bernstein
German scientist, author and reformer (1812-1884).
Born April 6th, 1812 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1884 at 71 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
German geologist (1829–1884).
Born April 30th, 1829 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died July 18th, 1884 at 55 years old in Oberdöbling, Vienna.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 153
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