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]
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]
Ferdinand Gregorovius
German historian (1821–1891).
Born January 19th, 1821 in Nidzica.
Died May 1st, 1891 at 70 years old in Munich.
Ludwig Windthorst
German politician (1812-1891).
Born January 17th, 1812 in Ostercappeln.
Died March 14th, 1891 at 79 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
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.
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.
Robert Waterman
Governor of california (1826-1891).
Born December 15th, 1826 in Fairfield.
Died April 12th, 1891 at 64 years old in San Diego.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Prince Nicholas Maximilianovich, 4th Duke of Leuchtenberg
Russo-german noble and mineralogist.
Born August 4th, 1843 in Peterhof Palaces and complex.
Died January 6th, 1891 at 47 years old in Paris.
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]
William Windom
American politician (1827-1891).
Born May 10th, 1827 in Belmont County.
Died January 29th, 1891 at 63 years old in New York City.
Thomas Blakiston
British zoologist (1832–1891).
Born December 27th, 1832 in Lymington.
Died October 15th, 1891 at 58 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
Archduke Heinrich Anton of Austria
Austrian archduke (1828-1891).
Born May 9th, 1828 in Milan. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1891 at 63 years old in Rainier Palace (pneumonia).
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.
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa