In the year 1886
147 Notable deaths
Emily Dickinson
American poet (1830-1886).
Born December 10th, 1830 in Amherst. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1886 at 55 years old in Amherst (Bright's disease). [ref]
Chester A. Arthur
President of the united states from 1881 to 1885.
Born October 5th, 1829 in Fairfield.
Died November 18th, 1886 at 57 years old in New York City (stroke).
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886).
Born October 22nd, 1811 in Raiding. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1886 at 74 years old in Bayreuth (pneumonia). [ref]
Ramakrishna
Indian mystic and religious preacher (1836–1886).
Born February 18th, 1836 in Kamarpukur.
Died August 16th, 1886 at 50 years old in Kolkata (laryngeal cancer).
Ludwig II of Bavaria
King of bavaria (1845–1886).
Born August 25th, 1845 in Nymphenburg Palace. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1886 at 40 years old in Lake Starnberg (drowning). [ref]
Winfield Scott Hancock
United states army officer (1824–1886).
Born February 14th, 1824 in Montgomeryville.
Died February 9th, 1886 at 61 years old in Governors Island (infectious disease).
Samuel J. Tilden
American politician, governor of new york from 1875 to 1876, and 1876 democratic nominee for president (1814-1886).
Born February 9th, 1814 in New Lebanon.
Died August 4th, 1886 at 72 years old in Yonkers.
John Deere
American blacksmith and manufacturer (1804–1886).
Born February 7th, 1804 in Rutland.
Died May 17th, 1886 at 82 years old in Moline.
Charles Francis Adams Sr.
American historical editor, politician and diplomat from massachusetts (1807–1886).
Born August 18th, 1807 in Boston.
Died November 21st, 1886 at 79 years old in Boston.
David Rice Atchison
United states senator from missouri (1807-1886).
Born August 11th, 1807 in Lexington.
Died January 26th, 1886 at 78 years old in Gower.
John A. Logan
American soldier and politician (1826–1886).
Born February 9th, 1826 in Murphysboro.
Died December 27th, 1886 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C..
Richard Dadd
British artist (1817-1886).
Born August 1st, 1817 in Chatham.
Died January 7th, 1886 at 68 years old in Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne (lung disease).
Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1st Baronet
Colonial administrator and historian (1807-1886).
Born April 2nd, 1807 in Taunton.
Died June 19th, 1886 at 79 years old in Eaton Square.
Horatio Seymour
American politician (1810–1886).
Born May 31st, 1810 in Pompey.
Died February 12th, 1886 at 75 years old in Utica.
Mary Boykin Chesnut
American writer (1823-1886).
Born March 31st, 1823 in Stateburg.
Died November 22nd, 1886 at 63 years old in Camden.
Henry Hobson Richardson
American architect (1838–1886).
Born September 29th, 1838 in St. James Parish.
Died April 27th, 1886 at 47 years old in Brookline (nephritis).
Ilya Ulyanov
Russian teacher, father of vladimir lenin (1831-1886).
Born July 14th, 1831 in Astrakhan.
Died January 24th, 1886 at 54 years old in Ulyanovsk (cerebral hemorrhage).
David Levy Yulee
American senator (1810–1886).
Born June 12th, 1810 in Charlotte Amalie.
Died October 10th, 1886 at 76 years old in New York City.
David Davis
American lawyer, judge, supreme court justice, and politician (1815–1886).
Born March 9th, 1815 in Cecil County.
Died June 26th, 1886 at 71 years old in Bloomington.
Daniel Dunglas Home
Supposed british medium (1833-1886).
Born March 20th, 1833 in Currie.
Died June 21st, 1886 at 53 years old in France.
David Hunter
American union general during the civil war (1802–1886).
Died February 2nd, 1886 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Amilcare Ponchielli
Italian composer (1834-1886).
Born August 31st, 1834 in Paderno Ponchielli.
Died January 16th, 1886 at 51 years old in Milan (pneumonia).
William Smith Clark
American chemist, soldier, botanist and university teacher (1826 – 1886).
Born July 31st, 1826 in Ashfield. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1886 at 59 years old in Amherst (heart disease). [ref]
Alexander Ostrovsky
Russian playwright (1823-1886).
Born April 12th, 1823 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 1886 at 63 years old in Schelykovo.
Joseph M. Scriven
Irish philanthropist (1819–1886).
Born September 10th, 1819 in Banbridge.
Died August 10th, 1886 at 66 years old in Port Hope (drowning).
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Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown