In the year 1891
229 Notable deaths
Franco Faccio
Italian composer and conductor (1840-1891).
Born March 8th, 1840 in Verona.
Died July 21st, 1891 at 51 years old in Monza.
Franz Miklosich
Austrian member of empire parliament (austria empire), lawyer and university educator (1813-1891).
Born November 20th, 1813 in Radomerščak.
Died March 7th, 1891 at 77 years old in Vienna.
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.
Aimé Millet
French sculptor (1819–1891).
Born September 28th, 1819 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1891 at 71 years old in boulevard des Batignolles.
Jules-Élie Delaunay
French painter (1828-1891).
Born June 12th, 1828 in Nantes.
Died September 5th, 1891 at 63 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Jervis McEntee
American painter (1828-1891).
Born July 14th, 1828 in Rondout.
Died January 27th, 1891 at 62 years old in Rondout. [ref]
Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos
Catholic bishop (1816-1891).
Born March 21st, 1816 in Zamora de Hidalgo.
Died February 4th, 1891 at 74 years old in Yautepec Municipality.
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
Confederate army general (1837-1891).
Born May 31st, 1837 in Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial.
Died October 15th, 1891 at 54 years old in Alexandria.
Hagop Baronian
Armenian ottoman writer (1843–1891).
Born November 19th, 1843 in Edirne.
Died May 27th, 1891 at 47 years old in Constantinople.
Paul Émile de Puydt
Botanist, writer (1810-1891).
Born March 6th, 1810 in Mons. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1891 at 81 years old in Mons. [ref]
Guo Songtao
Chinese diplomat (1818-1891).
Born April 11th, 1818 in Xiangyin County.
Died July 18th, 1891 at 73 years old in Changsha.
Amalia Lindegren
Swedish artist (1814-1891).
Born May 23rd, 1814 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1891 at 77 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish (pneumonia). [ref]
Eduard Clam-Gallas
Czech nobleman (1805-1891).
Born March 14th, 1805 in Prague.
Died March 17th, 1891 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Friedrich von Schmidt
Austrian architect (1825–1891).
Born October 22nd, 1825 in Gschwend.
Died January 23rd, 1891 at 65 years old in Vienna.
José María Urbina
President of ecuador (1851-1856).
Born March 19th, 1808 in Píllaro.
Died September 4th, 1891 at 83 years old in Guayaquil.
George Henry Mackenzie
American journalist (1837–1891).
Born March 24th, 1837 in Aberdeen.
Died April 14th, 1891 at 54 years old in New York City.
Krišjānis Valdemārs
Latvian writer (1825–1891).
Born December 2nd, 1825 in Valdgale Parish.
Died December 7th, 1891 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Amalie Dietrich
German naturalist, explorer and collector (1821-1891).
Born May 26th, 1821 in Siebenlehn.
Died March 9th, 1891 at 69 years old in Rendsburg.
Henri Chapu
French sculptor and medalist (1833-1891).
Born September 29th, 1833 in Le Mée-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1891 at 57 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Cornelis Springer
Painter from the northern netherlands (1817-1891).
Born May 25th, 1817 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1891 at 74 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Adolphe Alphand
French engineer of the corps of bridges and roads (1817–1891).
Born October 26th, 1817 in Grenoble.
Died December 6th, 1891 at 74 years old in Paris.
Victor Brooke
British naturalist (1843-1891).
Born January 3rd, 1843.
Died November 27th, 1891 at 48 years old in Pau (pneumonia).
Benjamin Constant
Brazilian politician (1836-1891).
Born October 18th, 1836 in Niterói.
Died January 22nd, 1891 at 54 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
John Casey
Irish geometer (1820–1891).
Born May 12th, 1820 in Coolattin.
Died January 3rd, 1891 at 70 years old in Dublin.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 229
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht