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In the year 1890
177 Notable deaths
Vassili Vladimirovich Pukiryov
Russian painter (1832-1890).
Born December 13th, 1832 in Tula Governorate.
Died June 13th, 1890 at 57 years old in Moscow.
James Croll
British scientist (1821-1890).
Born January 2nd, 1821 in Scotland.
Died December 15th, 1890 at 69 years old in Perth.
Auguste Toulmouche
French painter (1829-1890).
Born September 21st, 1829 in Nantes. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1890 at 61 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Franz Delitzsch
German lutheran theologian and hebraist (1813-1890).
Born February 23rd, 1813 in Leipzig.
Died March 4th, 1890 at 77 years old in Leipzig.
Joseph Hardy Neesima
Japanese missionary (1843-1890).
Born February 12th, 1843 in Kanda.
Died January 23rd, 1890 at 46 years old in Oiso (peritonitis).
Alexander John Ellis
English mathematician, philologist and musician.
Born June 14th, 1814 in London.
Died October 28th, 1890 at 76 years old in Kensington.
Lydia Becker
British activist, botanist and astronomist (1827-1890).
Born February 24th, 1827 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1890 at 63 years old in Geneva (diphtheria). [ref]
Apollonie Sabatier
French model (1822–1890).
Born April 7th, 1822 in Mézières.
Died January 3rd, 1890 at 67 years old in Paris.
Ivan Mažuranić
Croatian writer and politician (1814-1890).
Born August 11th, 1814 in Novi Vinodolski.
Died August 4th, 1890 at 75 years old in Zagreb.
Giuseppe Pecci
Italian cardinal (1807-1890).
Born December 13th, 1807 in Carpineto Romano.
Died February 8th, 1890 at 82 years old in Rome.
Robert C. Schenck
Union army general (1809–1890).
Born October 4th, 1809 in Franklin.
Died March 23rd, 1890 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C..
Cadmus M. Wilcox
Confederate army general (1824-1890).
Born May 20th, 1824 in Wayne County.
Died December 2nd, 1890 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
William Bell Scott
British artist (1811-1890).
Born September 12th, 1811 in Edinburgh.
Died November 22nd, 1890 at 79 years old in South Ayrshire.
Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria
Austrian archduke (1852-1890).
Born November 25th, 1852 in Florence.
Died July 12th, 1890 at 37 years old in Cape Horn.
Adin Ballou
American minister (1803–1890).
Born April 23rd, 1803 in Cumberland.
Died August 5th, 1890 at 87 years old
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).
Lorenz von Stein
German legal scholar (1815-1890).
Born November 15th, 1815 in Borby.
Died September 23rd, 1890 at 74 years old in Hadersdorf-Weidlingau.
Joseph Edgar Boehm
British sculptor (1834-1890).
Born July 4th, 1834 in Vienna.
Died December 12th, 1890 at 56 years old in London.
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]
Antonio Raimondi
Italian-peruvian naturalist, botanist and explorer (1826-1890).
Born September 19th, 1826 in Milan.
Died October 26th, 1890 at 64 years old in San Pedro de Lloc.
Franz Lachner
German composer and conductor (1803-1890).
Died January 20th, 1890 at 85 years old in Munich.
Alexander Mozhaysky
Russian aerospace engineer (1825–1890).
Born March 21st, 1825 in Kotka.
Died April 1st, 1890 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Cristóbal Rojas
Venezuelan painter (1857-1890).
Born December 15th, 1857 in Cúa.
Died November 8th, 1890 at 32 years old in Caracas.
Jeanne Samary
French actress (1857–1890).
Born March 4th, 1857 in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 18th, 1890 at 33 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (typhoid fever).
Philip Francis Thomas
American politician (1810-1890).
Born September 12th, 1810 in Easton.
Died October 2nd, 1890 at 80 years old in Baltimore.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 177
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson