In the year 1891
229 Notable deaths
Frederick Weld
New zealand politician and governor of various british colonies (1823-1891).
Born May 9th, 1823 in Bridport.
Died July 20th, 1891 at 68 years old in Chideock.
Johan Jongkind
Dutch painter and printmaker regarded as a forerunner of impressionism (1819-1891).
Born June 3rd, 1819 in Lattrop.
Died February 9th, 1891 at 71 years old in La Côte-Saint-André.
Giovanni Caselli
Italian abbot, physicist and inventor (1815-1891).
Born May 25th, 1815 in Siena. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1891 at 76 years old in Florence. [ref]
Pōmare V
King of tahiti (1839-1891).
Born November 3rd, 1839 in Afaahiti.
Died June 12th, 1891 at 51 years old in Papeete (alcoholism).
Theodor Aman
Romanian painter (1831-1891).
Born March 20th, 1831 in Câmpulung.
Died August 19th, 1891 at 60 years old in Bucharest.
Carl Nägeli
Swiss botanist (1817–1891).
Born March 26th, 1817 in Kilchberg.
Died May 10th, 1891 at 74 years old in Munich.
Ernest Hoschedé
French businessman, art collector (1837-1891).
Born December 18th, 1837 in Paris.
Died March 18th, 1891 at 53 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Franz, Count of Meran
Count of meran.
Born March 11th, 1839 in Vienna.
Died March 27th, 1891 at 52 years old in Opatija.
Giovanni Morelli
Italian art critic (1816-1891).
Born February 25th, 1816 in Verona.
Died February 28th, 1891 at 75 years old in Milan.
Charles Joshua Chaplin
French painter and engraver (1825-1891).
Born June 8th, 1825 in Les Andelys.
Died January 30th, 1891 at 65 years old in Paris.
Antero de Quental
Portuguese poet (1842–1891).
Born April 18th, 1842 in Ponta Delgada.
Died September 11th, 1891 at 49 years old in Ponta Delgada (gunshot wound).
Joseph E. McDonald
United states representative and senator from indiana (1819–1891).
Born August 29th, 1819 in Butler County.
Died June 21st, 1891 at 71 years old in Indianapolis.
John Pope Hennessy
8th governor of hong kong (1834-1891).
Born April 5th, 1834 in County Cork.
Died October 7th, 1891 at 57 years old
Charles Devens
Union army general (1820–1891).
Born April 4th, 1820 in Charlestown. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1891 at 70 years old in Boston.
Henry Litolff
Piano virtuoso, composer and music publisher (1818–1891).
Born February 6th, 1818 in London.
Died August 6th, 1891 at 73 years old in Colombes. [ref]
Henriette Mendel
German actress, spouse of duke ludwig wilhelm in bavaria (1833-1891).
Born July 31st, 1833 in Darmstadt.
Died November 12th, 1891 at 58 years old in Munich (uterine cancer).
Louis Paulsen
German chess player (1833–1891).
Born January 15th, 1833 in Blomberg.
Died August 18th, 1891 at 58 years old in Blomberg.
Willoughby Smith
British engineer (1828–1891).
Born April 6th, 1828 in Great Yarmouth.
Died July 17th, 1891 at 63 years old in Eastbourne.
Rajendralal Mitra
Bengali scholar.
Born February 15th, 1824 in Kolkata.
Died July 26th, 1891 at 67 years old in Kolkata.
William Ferrel
American metereologist (1817–1891).
Born January 29th, 1817 in Fulton County.
Died September 18th, 1891 at 74 years old in Wyandotte County.
Fredrik Pacius
German composer resided in finland (1809-1891).
Born March 13th, 1809 in Hamburg.
Died January 8th, 1891 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Ion C. Brătianu
Romanian politician (1821–1891).
Born June 14th, 1821 in Pitești.
Died May 16th, 1891 at 69 years old in Ștefănești.
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Nineteenth-century spanish novelist.
Born March 10th, 1833 in Guadix.
Died July 19th, 1891 at 58 years old in Madrid. [ref]
John Creswell
American politician (1828-1891).
Born November 18th, 1828 in Port Deposit. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1891 at 63 years old in Elkton.
Théodore de Banville
French writer (1823-1891).
Born March 14th, 1823 in Moulins. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1891 at 67 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender