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In the year 1891
229 Notable deaths
Samuel C. Pomeroy
American politician (1816-1891).
Born January 3rd, 1816 in Southampton.
Died August 27th, 1891 at 75 years old in Whitinsville.
Laza Lazarević
Serbian writer (1851–1891).
Died January 10th, 1891 at 39 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis).
Louisa Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford
Pre-raphaelite watercolorist and philanthropist (1818–1891).
Born April 14th, 1818 in Paris.
Died May 12th, 1891 at 73 years old in Ford Castle. [ref]
Ferdinand Gregorovius
German historian (1821–1891).
Born January 19th, 1821 in Nidzica.
Died May 1st, 1891 at 70 years old in Munich.
Victor Guérin
French traveler and historian (1821–1891).
Born September 15th, 1821 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1891 at 70 years old in La Genevraye. [ref]
Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe
Member of the house of reuss (1852-1891).
Born July 28th, 1852 in Bückeburg.
Died September 28th, 1891 at 39 years old in Greiz, Schleiz.
Alexander William Kinglake
English travel writer and historian (1809-1891).
Born August 5th, 1809 in Taunton.
Died January 2nd, 1891 at 81 years old in London.
Ahmed Vefik Pasha
Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar and playwright (1823–1891).
Born July 6th, 1823 in Istanbul.
Died April 2nd, 1891 at 67 years old in Istanbul, Constantinople.
Ludwig Windthorst
German politician (1812-1891).
Born January 17th, 1812 in Ostercappeln.
Died March 14th, 1891 at 79 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Robert Waterman
Governor of california (1826-1891).
Born December 15th, 1826 in Fairfield.
Died April 12th, 1891 at 64 years old in San Diego.
Alexander Winchell
U.s. geologist and paleontologist (1824-1891).
Born December 31st, 1824 in North East.
Died February 19th, 1891 at 66 years old in Ann Arbor.
Frederick Whitaker
Premier of new zealand (1812–1891).
Born April 23rd, 1812 in Bampton.
Died December 4th, 1891 at 79 years old in Wellington.
Ambrose of Optina
Russian orthodox elder, monk, and saint (1812–1891).
Born December 5th, 1812 in Tambov Uyezd.
Died October 22nd, 1891 at 78 years old in Kaluga Governorate.
Miklós Ybl
(1814–1891) hungarian architect.
Born April 6th, 1814 in Székesfehérvár. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1891 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Antonio Stoppani
Italian geologist (1824–1891).
Born August 15th, 1824 in Lecco.
Died January 2nd, 1891 at 66 years old in Milan.
Emma Abbott
American operatic soprano (1850-1891).
Born December 9th, 1850 in Chicago.
Died January 5th, 1891 at 40 years old in Salt Lake City (pneumonia).
Augustin Théodule Ribot
French painter (1823-1891).
Born August 8th, 1823 in Saint-Nicolas-d'Attez.
Died September 11th, 1891 at 68 years old in Colombes.
N. R. Pogson
British astronomer (1829–1891).
Born March 23rd, 1829 in Nottingham.
Died June 23rd, 1891 at 62 years old in Chennai.
Alexander Potebnja
Russian philosopher (1835-1891).
Born September 22nd, 1835 in Romensky Uyezd.
Died December 11th, 1891 at 56 years old in Kharkiv.
John Adams Whipple
American photographer (1822–1891).
Born September 10th, 1822 in Grafton. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1891 at 68 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Charles Wirgman
English artist active in japan (1832-1891).
Born August 31st, 1832 in London.
Died February 8th, 1891 at 58 years old in Yokohama.
Franco Faccio
Italian composer and conductor (1840-1891).
Born March 8th, 1840 in Verona.
Died July 21st, 1891 at 51 years old in Monza.
Thomas Blakiston
British zoologist (1832–1891).
Born December 27th, 1832 in Lymington.
Died October 15th, 1891 at 58 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
Anne Lynch Botta
American poet and socialite (1815–1891).
Born November 11th, 1815 in Bennington. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1891 at 75 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Jean Servais Stas
Belgian chemist, co-discoverer of the atomic weight of carbon.
Born September 20th, 1813 in Leuven.
Died December 13th, 1891 at 78 years old in Brussels.
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