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In the year 1890
177 Notable deaths
C. H. D. Buys Ballot
Dutch physicist (*1817 – †1890).
Born October 10th, 1817 in Goes, Kloetinge.
Died February 3rd, 1890 at 72 years old in Utrecht.
Johann Voldemar Jannsen
Estonian journalist and cultural activist (1819–1890).
Born May 16th, 1819 in Vana-Vändra Rural Municipality.
Died July 13th, 1890 at 71 years old in Tartu.
Dennis Miller Bunker
American artist (1861-1890).
Born November 6th, 1861 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 1890 at 29 years old in Boston (meningitis).
Edward A. O'Neal
Confederate army general and 26th governor of alabama (1818–1890).
Born September 20th, 1818 in Madison County.
Died November 7th, 1890 at 72 years old in Florence.
Carl Jacob Löwig
German chemist (1803–1890).
Born March 17th, 1803 in Bad Kreuznach.
Died March 27th, 1890 at 87 years old in Wrocław.
George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
British politician (1819–1890).
Born July 23rd, 1819 in London.
Died April 3rd, 1890 at 70 years old in Brighton.
Aurelio Saffi
Italian politician (1819-1890).
Born August 13th, 1819 in Forlì.
Died April 10th, 1890 at 70 years old in Forlì.
Félix du Temple de la Croix
French inventor (1823-1890).
Born July 18th, 1823 in Lorris.
Died November 3rd, 1890 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Joseph Hergenröther
German church historian and canonist (1824-1890).
Born September 15th, 1824 in Würzburg.
Died October 3rd, 1890 at 66 years old in Bregenz.
Johann Georg Halske
German master mechanic (1814-1890).
Born July 30th, 1814 in Hamburg.
Died March 18th, 1890 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Edward Follansbee Noyes
Union army officer (1832-1890).
Born October 3rd, 1832 in Haverhill.
Died September 4th, 1890 at 57 years old in Cincinnati.
Johanne Luise Heiberg
Danish actress (1812–1890).
Born November 22nd, 1812 in Copenhagen.
Died December 21st, 1890 at 78 years old in Copenhagen.
Alexander Litovchenko
Ukrainian artist (1835-1890).
Born March 26th, 1835 in Kremenchuk.
Died June 28th, 1890 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
German counter admiral (1831–1890).
Born October 3rd, 1831 in Steinfurt.
Died January 17th, 1890 at 58 years old in Rotenburg an der Fulda.
Marcus Thrane
Norwegian politician (1817-1890).
Born October 14th, 1817 in Christiania.
Died April 30th, 1890 at 72 years old in Eau Claire.
James E. English
American politician (1812-1890).
Born March 13th, 1812 in New Haven.
Died March 2nd, 1890 at 77 years old in New Haven.
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
Canadian politician (1820-1890).
Born May 30th, 1820 in Quebec City.
Died April 4th, 1890 at 69 years old in Quebec City.
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
German-american academic and astronomer (1813–1890).
Born September 19th, 1813 in Koldenbüttel.
Died July 18th, 1890 at 76 years old in Clinton.
Oskar Kolberg
Polish ethnologist, folklorist, and composer (1814-1890).
Born February 22nd, 1814 in Przysucha. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1890 at 76 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Ulrich Ochsenbein
Member of the swiss federal council (1811-1890).
Born November 11th, 1811 in Unterlangenegg.
Died November 3rd, 1890 at 78 years old in Port.
Rasmus Malling-Hansen
Danish inventor (1835–1890).
Born September 5th, 1835 in Hunseby.
Died September 27th, 1890 at 55 years old in Copenhagen.
Kobayashi Eitaku
Japanese painter (1843–1890).
Born April 22nd, 1843 in Nihonbashi.
Died May 27th, 1890 at 47 years old in Mukōjima (lung disease).
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.
Thorold Rogers
English economist, historian and liberal politician (1823-1890).
Born March 23rd, 1823 in West Meon.
Died October 14th, 1890 at 67 years old in Oxford.
John Turtle Wood
British architect (1821–1890).
Born February 13th, 1821 in London.
Died March 25th, 1890 at 69 years old in Worthing.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 177
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