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In the year 1884
153 Notable deaths
Zhao Zhiqian
Chinese calligrapher (1829-1884).
Born August 8th, 1829 in Shaoxing.
Died November 18th, 1884 at 55 years old
Johann Gerhard Oncken
German baptist preacher (1800–1884).
Born January 26th, 1800 in Varel.
Died January 2nd, 1884 at 83 years old in Zurich.
Tomás Frías Ametller
President of bolivia (1804-1884).
Born December 21st, 1804 in Potosí.
Died May 10th, 1884 at 79 years old in Florence.
Julius von Kirchmann
German jurist and philosopher (1802-1884).
Born November 5th, 1802 in Bad Lauchstädt, Schafstädt.
Died October 20th, 1884 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Luigi Maria Bilio
Catholic cardinal (1826–1884).
Born March 25th, 1826 in Alessandria.
Died January 30th, 1884 at 57 years old in Rome.
Camillo di Pietro
Catholic cardinal (1806–1884).
Born January 10th, 1806 in Rome.
Died March 6th, 1884 at 78 years old in Rome.
Jean Becker
German violinist (1833-1884).
Born May 11th, 1833 in Mannheim.
Died October 10th, 1884 at 51 years old in Mannheim.
Francisco Diez Canseco
President of peru (1821-1884).
Born March 21st, 1821 in Arequipa.
Died May 5th, 1884 at 63 years old in Lima.
Xavier Forneret
French writer, poet, playwright and journalist.
Born September 16th, 1809 in Beaune. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1884 at 74 years old in Beaune. [ref]
Louis Brassin
Belgian musician (1836-1884).
Born June 24th, 1836 in Aachen.
Died May 5th, 1884 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Vito D'Ancona
Painter from italy (1825-1884).
Born August 12th, 1825 in Pesaro.
Died January 9th, 1884 at 58 years old in Florence.
Eugène Bourdon
French clockwork maker and inventor (1808-1884).
Born April 8th, 1808 in former 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1884 at 76 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Erminia Frezzolini
Singer (1818-1884).
Born March 27th, 1818 in Orvieto. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1884 at 66 years old in Paris (disease). [ref]
Andreas Munch
Norwegian writer (1811–1884).
Born October 19th, 1811 in Christiania.
Died June 27th, 1884 at 72 years old in Vedbæk.
Charles Tulasne
French mycologist (1816-1884).
Born September 5th, 1816 in Langeais.
Died August 28th, 1884 at 67 years old in Hyères.
Thora Hallager
Danish photographer (1821–1884).
Born February 3rd, 1821 in Copenhagen.
Died June 16th, 1884 at 63 years old in Slagelse.
Nina de Callias
French poet (1843–1884).
Born July 12th, 1843 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1884 at 41 years old in Rue Falret.
Louis Ehlert
German composer.
Born January 23rd, 1825 in Königsberg.
Died January 4th, 1884 at 58 years old in Wiesbaden.
Heinrich Göppert
German botanist and university teacher (1800–1884).
Born July 25th, 1800 in Szprotawa.
Died May 18th, 1884 at 83 years old in Wrocław.
Julius Friedländer
Numismatist (1813–1884).
Born August 26th, 1813 in Berlin.
Died April 14th, 1884 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Louis Lacombe
French composer (1818–1884).
Born November 26th, 1818 in Bourges.
Died September 30th, 1884 at 65 years old in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.
Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch
Scottish politician and nobleman (1806-1884).
Born November 25th, 1806 in Dalkeith Palace.
Died April 16th, 1884 at 77 years old in Bowhill House.
Maximilian Perty
German naturalist (1804-1884).
Born September 17th, 1804 in Ornbau.
Died August 8th, 1884 at 79 years old in Bern.
José Eusebio Otalora
Colombian politician (1826–1884).
Born September 16th, 1826 in Fomeque.
Died May 8th, 1884 at 57 years old in Tocaima.
Jan Arnošt Smoler
Sorbian philologist and writer (1816–1884).
Born March 3rd, 1816 in Merzdorf.
Died June 13th, 1884 at 68 years old in Bautzen.
Deaths 101 to 125 of 153
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