In the year 1893
184 Notable deaths
James Pierpont
Songwriter, arranger, and composer, best known for writing and composing "jingle bells" (1822–1893).
Born April 25th, 1822 in Boston.
Died August 5th, 1893 at 71 years old in Winter Haven.
Jules Ferry
French politician (1832-1893).
Born April 5th, 1832 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
Died March 17th, 1893 at 60 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hippolyte Taine
French literary critic and historian (1828-1893).
Born April 21st, 1828 in Vouziers.
Died March 5th, 1893 at 64 years old in Paris, rue Cassette.
John Rae
Scottish explorer (1813-1893).
Born September 30th, 1813 in Hall of Clestrain.
Died July 22nd, 1893 at 79 years old in Kensington.
Alexander of Battenberg
Bulgarian ruler (1857–1893).
Born April 5th, 1857 in Verona.
Died November 17th, 1893 at 36 years old in Graz (peritonitis).
Phillips Brooks
American clergyman and author, hymnwriter (1835–1893).
Born December 13th, 1835 in Boston. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1893 at 57 years old in Boston.
Francis Parkman
American historian (1823–1893).
Born September 16th, 1823 in Boston.
Died November 8th, 1893 at 70 years old in Jamaica Plain. [ref]
Frances Anne Kemble
English actress and writer (1809–1893).
Born November 27th, 1809 in London.
Died January 15th, 1893 at 83 years old in London.
Benjamin Jowett
English writer and classical scholar (1817–1893).
Born April 15th, 1817 in Camberwell.
Died October 1st, 1893 at 76 years old in Oxford.
Matsudaira Katamori
Daimyo of the late edo period; 9th lord of aizu (1836-1893).
Born February 15th, 1836 in Edo.
Died December 5th, 1893 at 57 years old
Anthony Joseph Drexel
American businessman (1826-1893).
Born September 13th, 1826 in Philadelphia.
Died June 30th, 1893 at 66 years old in Karlovy Vary (myocardial infarction).
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II
American-born soldier of french descent (1830-1893).
Born November 5th, 1830 in Baltimore.
Died September 3rd, 1893 at 62 years old in Prides Crossing (stomach cancer).
Samuel Baker
British explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist (1821–1893).
Born June 8th, 1821 in London. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1893 at 72 years old in Newton Abbot. [ref]
Hermann Gundert
German missionary, scholar, and linguist (1814–1893) who wrote the first malayalam-english dictionary..
Born February 4th, 1814 in Stuttgart.
Died April 25th, 1893 at 79 years old in Calw.
Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby
British politician (1826–1893).
Died April 21st, 1893 at 66 years old in Knowsley (influenza).
Hiram Berdan
Union army general (1824–1893).
Born September 6th, 1824 in Ontario County.
Died March 31st, 1893 at 68 years old in United States (myocardial infarction).
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
German prince (1831-1893).
Born January 14th, 1831 in Bad Arolsen.
Died May 12th, 1893 at 62 years old in Mariánské Lázně (pneumonia).
Gerard Adriaan Heineken
Founder of beer company heineken international (1841–1893).
Born September 28th, 1841 in Amsterdam.
Died March 18th, 1893 at 51 years old in Amsterdam.
Julius Popper
Romanian-argentinian explorer and mercenary, accused of genocide (1857-1893).
Born December 15th, 1857 in Bucharest.
Died June 6th, 1893 at 35 years old in Buenos Aires.
Philip Schaff
Swiss-born, american theologian and ecclesiastical historian (1819–1893).
Born January 1st, 1819 in Chur.
Died October 20th, 1893 at 74 years old in New York City.
Manuel González Flores
President of mexico (1833–1893).
Born June 18th, 1833 in Matamoros.
Died April 10th, 1893 at 59 years old in Chapingo.
Ernst Kummer
German mathematician (1810–1893).
Born January 29th, 1810 in Żary.
Died May 14th, 1893 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Horace Smith
American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman, smith & wesson founder (1808–1893).
Born October 28th, 1808 in Cheshire.
Died January 15th, 1893 at 84 years old in Springfield.
Pauline Cushman
American actress and civil war spy (1833-1893).
Born June 10th, 1833 in New Orleans.
Died December 2nd, 1893 at 60 years old in San Francisco.
William Smith
English lexicographer (1813–1893).
Born May 20th, 1813 in London, Municipal Borough of Enfield.
Died October 7th, 1893 at 80 years old in London.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius