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In the year 1885
182 Notable deaths
Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg
Dutch politician (1826-1885).
Born February 24th, 1826 in Utrecht.
Died November 18th, 1885 at 59 years old in Langbroek.
Próspero Fernández Oreamuno
Costa rican politician (1834-1885).
Born July 18th, 1834 in San José.
Died March 12th, 1885 at 50 years old in Alajuela.
Ernst Falkbeer
Austria-hungarian chess player (1819-1885).
Died December 14th, 1885 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Ludvig Norman
Swedish composer, conductor, pianist, and music teacher (1831-1885).
Born August 28th, 1831 in Stockholm.
Died March 28th, 1885 at 53 years old in Stockholm.
Gustav Merkel
German musician (1827-1885).
Born November 12th, 1827 in Oderwitz.
Died October 30th, 1885 at 57 years old in Dresden.
Johann Georg Theodor Grässe
German literary historian (1814–1885).
Born January 31st, 1814 in Grimma.
Died August 27th, 1885 at 71 years old in Niederlößnitz.
Georg Curtius
German classical scholar and philologist (1820-1885).
Born April 16th, 1820 in Lübeck.
Died August 12th, 1885 at 65 years old in Helmsdorf.
Ernest Goüin
French engineer and businessman (1815–1885).
Born July 22nd, 1815 in Tours.
Died March 24th, 1885 at 69 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Ferdinand Minding
German-russian mathematician (1806–1885).
Born January 11th, 1806 in Kalisz. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1885 at 79 years old in Tartu. [ref]
Nikolay Orlov
Russian diplomat (1827–1885).
Born May 9th, 1827 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1885 at 57 years old in Fontainebleau.
Cesareo Guillermo
President of the dominican republic (1847-1885).
Born March 8th, 1847 in Hato Mayor Province.
Died November 8th, 1885 at 38 years old in Azua Province.
Pavol Dobšinský
Slovak poet, writer and children books writer (1828–1885).
Born March 16th, 1828 in Slavošovce.
Died October 22nd, 1885 at 57 years old in Drienčany.
Aleksey Uvarov
Russian archaeologist (1825–1885).
Born March 12th, 1825 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 10th, 1885 at 59 years old in Moscow.
August Gottfried Ritter
German composer (1811–1885).
Born August 25th, 1811 in Erfurt.
Died August 26th, 1885 at 74 years old in Magdeburg.
Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs
German pathologist (1819–1885).
Born March 24th, 1819 in Aurich.
Died March 14th, 1885 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Rudolf Eitelberger
Austrian art historian (1817–1885).
Born April 14th, 1817 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1885 at 68 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Karl Stieler
German writer (1842–1885).
Born December 15th, 1842 in Munich.
Died April 21st, 1885 at 42 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
Lauro Rossi
Italian opera composer (1812–1885).
Born February 19th, 1812 in Macerata.
Died May 5th, 1885 at 73 years old in Cremona.
Edward MacCabe
Catholic cardinal (1816-1885).
Born February 14th, 1816 in Dublin.
Died February 11th, 1885 at 68 years old in Dublin.
José de Posada Herrera
Spanish politician (1814-1885).
Born March 31st, 1814 in Llanes.
Died September 7th, 1885 at 71 years old in Llanes.
Pieter Harting
Dutch biologist (1812-1885).
Born February 27th, 1812 in Rotterdam.
Died December 3rd, 1885 at 73 years old in Amersfoort.
Edmond Tulasne
French mycologist (1815-1885).
Born September 12th, 1815 in Azay-le-Rideau.
Died December 22nd, 1885 at 70 years old in Hyères.
Charles Philippe Robin
French biologist (1821-1885).
Born June 4th, 1821 in Jasseron.
Died October 6th, 1885 at 64 years old in Jasseron.
Samuel Friedrich Stein
German entomologist (1818–1885).
Born November 3rd, 1818 in Niemegk.
Died January 9th, 1885 at 66 years old in Prague. [ref]
Marc Monnier
French writer (1827-1885).
Born December 7th, 1827 in Florence.
Died April 18th, 1885 at 57 years old in Geneva.
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