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In the year 1891
229 Notable deaths
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
British viceroy of india, diplomat and author (1831–1891).
Born November 8th, 1831 in London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Died November 24th, 1891 at 60 years old in Paris, France.
Georges Ernest Boulanger
French general (1837-1891).
Born April 29th, 1837 in Rennes.
Died September 30th, 1891 at 54 years old in Ixelles Cemetery (gunshot wound).
Alphonso Taft
American diplomat (1810–1891).
Born November 5th, 1810 in Townshend.
Died May 21st, 1891 at 80 years old in San Diego (heart failure).
Jules Grévy
French statesman and lawyer (1807–1891).
Born August 15th, 1807 in Mont-sous-Vaudrey.
Died September 9th, 1891 at 84 years old in Mont-sous-Vaudrey (engorgement).
Sofia Kovalevskaya
19th-century russian mathematician.
Born January 15th, 1850 in Moscow.
Died February 10th, 1891 at 41 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (viral pneumonia). [ref]
James Gamble
British co-founder of procter & gamble.
Born April 3rd, 1803 in Enniskillen.
Died April 29th, 1891 at 88 years old in Cincinnati.
David Dixon Porter
United states navy admiral (1813-1891).
Born June 8th, 1813 in Chester.
Died February 13th, 1891 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
George Bancroft
American historian, statesman, founder of united states naval academy (1800-1891).
Born October 3rd, 1800 in Worcester. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1891 at 90 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
John Owen Dominis
American-born hawaiian statesman and prince consort to queen liliʻuokalani.
Born March 10th, 1832 in Schenectady.
Died August 27th, 1891 at 59 years old in Washington Place.
Leopold Kronecker
German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra (1823–1891).
Born December 7th, 1823 in Legnica.
Died December 29th, 1891 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Ivan Goncharov
Russian novelist and official (1812–1891).
Born June 6th, 1812 in Ulyanovsk.
Died September 27th, 1891 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Charles Bradlaugh
British freethinker and politician (1833–1891).
Born September 26th, 1833 in Hoxton.
Died January 30th, 1891 at 57 years old in London.
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
Daughter of george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia; wife of grand duke paul alexandrovich of russia.
Born August 30th, 1870 in Corfu.
Died September 24th, 1891 at 21 years old in Moscow (puerperal disorders).
George Jones
American journalist who co-founded the new-york daily times (1811–1891).
Born August 16th, 1811 in Poultney. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1891 at 79 years old in Poland. [ref]
Wilhelm Eduard Weber
German physicist (1804–1891).
Born October 4th, 1804 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1891 at 86 years old in Göttingen.
Karl I of Württemberg
Third king of württemberg (1864–1891).
Born March 6th, 1823 in Stuttgart.
Died October 6th, 1891 at 68 years old in Stuttgart.
Yixuan, Prince Chun
Qing dynasty prince.
Born October 16th, 1840 in Beijing.
Died January 1st, 1891 at 50 years old in Beijing (disease).
Nicolaus Otto
German inventor (1832–1891).
Born June 10th, 1832 in Holzhausen an der Haide.
Died January 26th, 1891 at 58 years old in Cologne.
Robert Caldwell
British orientalist and dravidologist (1814–1891).
Died August 28th, 1891 at 77 years old in Kodaikanal.
Prince Napoléon-Jérôme, Prince Napoléon
Napoleon's nephew (1822–1891).
Born September 9th, 1822 in Trieste.
Died March 18th, 1891 at 68 years old in Rome.
Edmond Becquerel
French physicist (1820-1891).
Born March 24th, 1820 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 11th, 1891 at 71 years old in Paris.
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
British liberal statesman (1815-1891).
Born May 11th, 1815 in London.
Died March 31st, 1891 at 75 years old in London.
Mihail Kogălniceanu
Romanian statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist (1817–1891).
Born September 6th, 1817 in Iași.
Died July 1st, 1891 at 73 years old in Paris.
Calixa Lavallée
Canadian composer (1842-1891).
Born December 28th, 1842 in Verchères.
Died January 21st, 1891 at 48 years old in Boston.
Joseph Leidy
American anatomist and paleontologist (1823 – 1891).
Born September 9th, 1823 in Philadelphia.
Died April 30th, 1891 at 67 years old in Philadelphia.
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