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In the year 1886
147 Notable deaths
Henry Hopkins Sibley
Confederate army general (1816–1886).
Born May 25th, 1816 in Natchitoches.
Died August 23rd, 1886 at 70 years old in Fredericksburg.
Randolph Caldecott
British artist and illustrator (1846-1886).
Born March 22nd, 1846 in Chester.
Died February 13th, 1886 at 39 years old in St. Augustine.
Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois
French chemist and mineralogist (1820-1886).
Born January 20th, 1821 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1886 at 65 years old in Paris.
Narmadashankar Dave
Gujarati author, poet, scholar and public speaker (1833–1886).
Born August 24th, 1833 in Surat. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1886 at 52 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Paul Bert
French zoologist, physiologist and politician (1833-1886).
Born October 17th, 1833 in Auxerre.
Died November 11th, 1886 at 53 years old in Hanoi (cholera).
William Barnes
English writer, poet, clergyman, and philologist (1801–1886).
Born February 22nd, 1801 in Dorset. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1886 at 85 years old in Dorset. [ref]
José Hernández
Argentine writer (1834-1886).
Born November 10th, 1834 in San Andrés de Giles.
Died October 21st, 1886 at 51 years old in Belgrano.
Jules Hetzel
French editor and publisher (1814–1889).
Born January 15th, 1814 in Chartres. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1886 at 72 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Mayer Carl von Rothschild
German banker (1820-1886).
Born August 5th, 1820 in Naples.
Died October 16th, 1886 at 66 years old in Frankfurt.
William Bliss Baker
American artist (1859–1886).
Born November 27th, 1859 in New York City.
Died November 20th, 1886 at 26 years old in Hoosick Falls.
Richard Chenevix Trench
Irish bishop (1807–1886).
Born September 9th, 1807 in Dublin.
Died March 28th, 1886 at 78 years old in Eaton Square.
Stephen Pearl Andrews
American anarchist (1812-1886).
Born March 22nd, 1812 in Templeton.
Died May 21st, 1886 at 74 years old in New York City.
Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli
French painter (1824-1886).
Born October 14th, 1824 in Marseille.
Died June 29th, 1886 at 61 years old in Marseille.
Prince Louis, Count of Trani
Prince of bourbon-two sicilies.
Born August 1st, 1838 in Naples.
Died June 8th, 1886 at 47 years old in Paris.
William Edward Forster
British politician (1818-1886).
Born July 11th, 1818 in Bradpole.
Died April 6th, 1886 at 67 years old
Lydia Koidula
Estonian poet (1843-1886).
Born December 24th, 1843 in Vändra.
Died August 11th, 1886 at 42 years old in Kronstadt (breast cancer).
Frances Polidori
Italian model (1800-1886).
Born April 27th, 1800 in London.
Died April 8th, 1886 at 85 years old in London.
Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry
French painter (1828-1886).
Born November 7th, 1828 in La Roche-sur-Yon. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1886 at 57 years old in Paris.
Marco Minghetti
Italian politician (1818–1886).
Born November 18th, 1818 in Bologna.
Died December 10th, 1886 at 68 years old in Rome.
Adolf Lüderitz
Founder of german southwest africa (1834-1886).
Born July 16th, 1834 in Bremen.
Died October 24th, 1886 at 52 years old in Orange River (drowning).
John W. Stevenson
American politician, kentucky (1812-1886).
Born May 4th, 1812 in Richmond.
Died August 10th, 1886 at 74 years old in Covington.
Pyotr Tkachev
Russian revolutionary (1844–1886).
Born July 11th, 1844 in Sivtsovo.
Died January 4th, 1886 at 41 years old in Paris.
James Fergusson
Scottish architectural historian (1808–1886).
Born January 22nd, 1808 in Ayr.
Died January 9th, 1886 at 77 years old in London.
Karl von Piloty
German painter (1826-1886).
Born October 1st, 1826 in Munich. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1886 at 59 years old in Ambach. [ref]
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