In the year 1889
194 Notable deaths
Jefferson Davis
President of the confederate states from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889).
Born June 3rd, 1808 in Fairview. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1889 at 81 years old in New Orleans.
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Austrian archduke (1858-1889).
Born August 21st, 1858 in Laxenburg.
Died January 30th, 1889 at 30 years old in Mayerling (gunshot wound).
Robert Browning
English poet and playwright (1812–1889).
Died December 12th, 1889 at 77 years old in Venice.
Belle Starr
American outlaw.
Born February 5th, 1848 in Jasper County.
Died February 3rd, 1889 at 40 years old in Eufaula.
Father Damien
19th century belgian roman catholic priest and saint (1840–1889).
Born January 3rd, 1840 in Ninde.
Died April 15th, 1889 at 49 years old in Kalaupapa (leprosy).
Antonio Meucci
Italian inventor and telephone pioneer (1808–1889).
Born April 13th, 1808 in Florence.
Died October 18th, 1889 at 81 years old in Staten Island.
Gerard Manley Hopkins
English poet (1844–1889).
Born July 28th, 1844 in Stratford. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1889 at 44 years old in Dublin (peritonitis). [ref]
Wilkie Collins
British writer (1824-1889).
Born January 8th, 1824 in London.
Died September 23rd, 1889 at 65 years old in London (stroke).
James Prescott Joule
English physicist and brewer (1818–1889).
Born December 24th, 1818 in Salford.
Died October 11th, 1889 at 70 years old in Sale.
Mihai Eminescu
Romanian poet, novelist and journalist (1850-1889).
Born January 15th, 1850 in Botoșani. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1889 at 39 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Mary von Vetsera
Austrian noblewoman, mistress to crown prince rudolf of austria (1871-1889).
Born March 19th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died January 30th, 1889 at 17 years old in Mayerling Castle (gunshot wound).
Alexandre Cabanel
French painter (1823–1889).
Born September 28th, 1823 in Montpellier.
Died January 23rd, 1889 at 65 years old in Paris.
Julia Gardiner Tyler
First lady of the united states (1820–1889).
Born May 4th, 1820 in Long Island. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1889 at 69 years old in Richmond.
John Cadbury
British businessman (1801–1889).
Born August 12th, 1801 in Birmingham.
Died May 11th, 1889 at 87 years old in Birmingham.
Luís I of Portugal
King of portugal from 1861 to 1889.
Born November 12th, 1838 in Lisbon.
Died October 31st, 1889 at 50 years old in Cascais.
Marcus Reno
Union army general (1834–1889).
Born November 15th, 1834 in Carrollton.
Died March 30th, 1889 at 54 years old in Washington, D.C. (surgical complications).
John Hughes
Welsh businessman, founder of donetsk.
Born June 25th, 1815 in Merthyr Tydfil. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1889 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Maria Mitchell
American astronomer.
Born August 1st, 1818 in Nantucket. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1889 at 70 years old in Lynn.
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1828–1889).
Born July 24th, 1828 in Saratov.
Died October 29th, 1889 at 61 years old in Saratov (stroke).
Lucy Webb Hayes
First lady of the united states from 1877 to 1881.
Born August 28th, 1831 in Chillicothe.
Died June 25th, 1889 at 57 years old in Fremont (stroke).
Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies
Princess of the kingdom of the two sicilies and empress of the empire of brazil (1822-1889).
Born March 14th, 1822 in Naples.
Died December 28th, 1889 at 67 years old in Porto (heart failure).
James Maybrick
British merchant.
Born October 24th, 1838 in Liverpool.
Died May 11th, 1889 at 50 years old in Liverpool (poison).
Samuel Brannan
American politician (1819–1889).
Born March 2nd, 1819 in Saco. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1889 at 70 years old in Escondido. [ref]
John Ericsson
Swedish-us engineer (1803-1889).
Born July 31st, 1803 in Färnebo församling.
Died March 8th, 1889 at 85 years old in New York City.
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi