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In the year 1890
177 Notable deaths
Vincentia Maria López y Vicuña
Foundress of daughters of mary immaculate for domestic service (1847-1890).
Born March 22nd, 1847 in Cascante.
Died December 26th, 1890 at 43 years old in Madrid.
Melchior Neumayr
Austrian paleontologist (1845-1890).
Born October 24th, 1845 in Munich.
Died January 29th, 1890 at 44 years old in Vienna.
Amadeo I of Spain
Italian royal and temporary head of state of spain (1845–1890).
Died January 18th, 1890 at 44 years old in Turin (bronchopneumonia).
John Boyle O'Reilly
Irish-born poet and novelist (1844–1890).
Born June 28th, 1844 in County Meath.
Died August 10th, 1890 at 46 years old in Boston.
Julián Gayarre
Spanish opera singer (1844–1890).
Born January 9th, 1844 in Roncal – Erronkari.
Died January 2nd, 1890 at 45 years old in Madrid.
Kobayashi Eitaku
Japanese painter (1843–1890).
Born April 22nd, 1843 in Nihonbashi.
Died May 27th, 1890 at 47 years old in Mukōjima (lung disease).
Joseph Hardy Neesima
Japanese missionary (1843-1890).
Born February 12th, 1843 in Kanda.
Died January 23rd, 1890 at 46 years old in Oiso (peritonitis).
Mihkel Veske
Estonian poet and linguist (1843–1890).
Born January 28th, 1843 in Holstre Rural Municipality.
Died May 16th, 1890 at 47 years old in Kazan.
Viktor Nessler
German composer (1841-1890).
Born January 28th, 1841 in Baldenheim.
Died May 28th, 1890 at 49 years old in Strasbourg.
Ivan Minayev
Russian indologist.
Born October 21st, 1840 in Tambov.
Died June 13th, 1890 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Eugene Schuyler
American scholar, writer, explorer and diplomat (1840–1890).
Born February 26th, 1840 in Ithaca.
Died July 16th, 1890 at 50 years old in Venice (malaria).
George Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Prince of schwarzburg-rudolstadt (1838-1890).
Born November 23rd, 1838 in Rudolstadt.
Died January 19th, 1890 at 51 years old in Rudolstadt.
Victor von Janka
Botanist (1837–1890).
Born December 24th, 1837 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1890 at 52 years old in Budapest.
African Spir
Russian philosopher (1837-1890).
Born November 15th, 1837 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died March 26th, 1890 at 52 years old in Geneva (influenza).
Louis Artan
Painter from the netherlands (1837-1890).
Born April 20th, 1837 in The Hague.
Died May 23rd, 1890 at 53 years old in Nieuwpoort (influenza).
Felice Casorati
Italian mathematician (1835-1890).
Born December 17th, 1835 in Pavia.
Died September 11th, 1890 at 54 years old in Pavia.
Constanze von Ruttenstein
Austrian composer, pianist, and actor (1836-1890).
Born October 16th, 1835 in Vienna.
Died August 27th, 1890 at 54 years old in Dieppe.
Rasmus Malling-Hansen
Danish inventor (1835–1890).
Born September 5th, 1835 in Hunseby.
Died September 27th, 1890 at 55 years old in Copenhagen.
George W. McCrary
American politician (1835–1890).
Born August 29th, 1835 in Evansville.
Died June 23rd, 1890 at 54 years old in St. Joseph (stomach cancer). [ref]
Émile Léonard Mathieu
French mathematician (1835-1890).
Died October 19th, 1890 at 55 years old in Nancy.
Alexander Litovchenko
Ukrainian artist (1835-1890).
Born March 26th, 1835 in Kremenchuk.
Died June 28th, 1890 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Joseph Edgar Boehm
British sculptor (1834-1890).
Born July 4th, 1834 in Vienna.
Died December 12th, 1890 at 56 years old in London.
Carl Bloch
Danish painter (1834–1890).
Born May 23rd, 1834 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1890 at 55 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
Bavarian princess; wife of maximilian anton, hereditary prince of thurn and taxis (1834-1890).
Born April 4th, 1834 in Munich.
Died May 16th, 1890 at 56 years old in Regensburg (stomach cancer).
Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal
German neurologist (1833–1890).
Born March 23rd, 1833 in Berlin.
Died January 27th, 1890 at 56 years old in Kreuzlingen (influenza).
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