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In the year 1890
177 Notable deaths
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter (1853–1890).
Born March 30th, 1853 in Zundert. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1890 at 37 years old in Auvers-sur-Oise (gunshot wound). [ref]
Joseph Merrick
British man with severe deformities known as the elephant man.
Born August 5th, 1862 in Leicester.
Died April 11th, 1890 at 27 years old in Whitechapel.
Jyotirao Phule
Indian social reformer (1827-1890).
Born April 11th, 1827 in Satara.
Died November 28th, 1890 at 63 years old in Pune.
John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890).
Born February 21st, 1801 in London.
Died August 11th, 1890 at 89 years old in Edgbaston (pneumonia).
John C. Frémont
American politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890).
Born January 21st, 1813 in Savannah. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1890 at 77 years old in Manhattan (peritonitis). [ref]
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890).
Born March 19th, 1821 in Torquay.
Died October 20th, 1890 at 69 years old in Trieste.
William III of the Netherlands
King of the netherlands and grand duke of luxembourg (1817-1890).
Born February 17th, 1817 in Palace of the Nation.
Died November 23rd, 1890 at 73 years old in Het Loo Palace.
Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890).
Born January 6th, 1822 in Neubukow. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1890 at 68 years old in Naples (bacterial meningitis). [ref]
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).
Carlo Collodi
Italian writer (1826–1890).
Born November 24th, 1826 in Florence.
Died October 26th, 1890 at 63 years old in Florence.
William Kemmler
American murderer (1860–1890).
Born May 9th, 1860 in Philadelphia.
Died August 6th, 1890 at 30 years old in Auburn Correctional Facility (electrocution). [ref]
Henri Nestlé
Businessman (1814-1890).
Born August 10th, 1814 in Frankfurt.
Died July 7th, 1890 at 75 years old in Glion (myocardial infarction).
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).
César Franck
Belgian-french composer and organist (1822–1890).
Born December 10th, 1822 in Liège.
Died November 8th, 1890 at 67 years old in boulevard Saint-Michel (pleural effusion).
George Crook
United states army general during american civil war and indian wars (1828–1890).
Born September 8th, 1828 in Dayton.
Died March 21st, 1890 at 61 years old in Chicago.
Junius Spencer Morgan
American banker and financier (1813–1890).
Born April 14th, 1813 in Holyoke.
Died April 8th, 1890 at 76 years old in Monte Carlo.
Christopher atoles BR BR patapin
American politician (1819–1890).
Born February 14th, 1819 in Mooresburg.
Died February 17th, 1890 at 71 years old in Milwaukee (tuberculosis). [ref]
Gyula Andrássy
Hungarian statesman (1823–1890).
Born March 8th, 1823 in Zemun, Vlachovo.
Died February 18th, 1890 at 66 years old in Volosko.
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
German empress (1811-1890).
Born September 30th, 1811 in Weimar.
Died January 7th, 1890 at 78 years old in Berlin (influenza).
Lucia Zarate
Mexican entertainer with dwarfism (1864–1890).
Born January 2nd, 1864 in Zempoala.
Died January 15th, 1890 at 26 years old in Sierra Nevada (hypothermia).
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Californian military commander, politician, and rancher (1807–1890).
Born July 4th, 1807 in Monterey.
Died January 18th, 1890 at 82 years old in Sonoma.
Edwin Chadwick
British social reformer (1800-1890).
Born January 24th, 1800 in Longsight.
Died July 6th, 1890 at 90 years old in East Sheen.
Michael J. McGivney
American roman catholic priest, founder of the knights of columbus and blessed (1852–1890).
Born August 12th, 1852 in Waterbury.
Died August 14th, 1890 at 38 years old in Thomaston (influenza).
William W. Belknap
Union army general (1829-1890).
Born September 22nd, 1829 in New York City, Hudson.
Died October 13th, 1890 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia).
Carl Bloch
Danish painter (1834–1890).
Born May 23rd, 1834 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1890 at 55 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
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