In the year 1894

20 Notable deaths

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894).

Born November 13th, 1850 in Edinburgh. [ref]

Died December 3rd, 1894 at 44 years old in Vailima, Samoa (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Heinrich Hertz

German physicist (1857–1894).

Born February 22nd, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]

Died January 1st, 1894 at 36 years old in Bonn (sepsis). [ref]

King Kelly

Major league baseball player and manager (1857–1894).

Born December 31st, 1857 in Troy.

Died November 8th, 1894 at 36 years old in Boston (pneumonia).

Auguste Vaillant

Sentenced to death in france.

Born December 27th, 1861 in Charleville-Mézières.

Died February 5th, 1894 at 32 years old in Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]

Juventino Rosas

Mexican composer, violinist and band leader (1868–1894).

Born January 25th, 1868 in Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas Municipality.

Died July 9th, 1894 at 26 years old in Cuba (myelitis).

Sante Geronimo Caserio

Anarchist.

Born September 8th, 1873 in Motta Visconti. [ref]

Died August 16th, 1894 at 20 years old in Lyon (guillotine). [ref]

Émile Henry

French anarchist (1872–1894).

Born September 26th, 1872 in Barcelona.

Died May 21st, 1894 at 21 years old in Paris (decapitation).

Thomas Joannes Stieltjes

Mathematician (1856–1894).

Born December 29th, 1856 in Zwolle.

Died December 31st, 1894 at 38 years old in Toulouse (influenza).

Guillaume Lekeu

Belgian composer (1870-1894).

Born January 20th, 1870 in Verviers.

Died January 21st, 1894 at 24 years old in Angers (typhoid fever).

Charles Laval

Painter from france (1862–1894).

Born March 17th, 1862 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 27th, 1894 at 32 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Vojislav Ilić

Serbian poet (1860–1894).

Born April 20th, 1860 in Belgrade.

Died February 2nd, 1894 at 33 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis).

Agostina Livia Picapiedra

Italian saint (1864-1894).

Born March 27th, 1864 in Pozzaglia Sabina.

Died November 13th, 1894 at 30 years old in Rome (stab wound).

Archie Hunter

Scottish footballer (1859–1894).

Born September 23rd, 1859 in Joppa.

Died November 29th, 1894 at 35 years old in Aston.

Amanda Röntgen-Maier

Swedish musician (1853–1894).

Born February 20th, 1853 in Landskrona Parish.

Died July 15th, 1894 at 41 years old in Amsterdam (tuberculosis).

Norbert Goeneutte

French artist (1854-1894).

Born July 23rd, 1854 in Paris. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1894 at 40 years old in Auvers-sur-Oise (tuberculosis). [ref]

Kitamura Tokoku

Japanese literary critic and poet (1868-1894).

Born December 29th, 1868 in Odawara.

Died May 16th, 1894 at 25 years old in Shiba Park (hanging to death).

Alexander Wittek

Austrian chess player (1852–1894).

Born October 12th, 1852 in Sisak.

Died May 11th, 1894 at 41 years old in Graz.

Auguste Burdeau

French politician (1851-1894).

Born September 10th, 1851 in Montée de l'Observance. [ref]

Died December 12th, 1894 at 43 years old in Palais Bourbon. [ref]

Jean-Joseph Carriès

French sculptor (1855–1894).

Born February 15th, 1855 in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]

Died July 1st, 1894 at 39 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).

Kim Ok-gyun

Korean politician (1851-1894).

Born February 23rd, 1851 in South Chungcheong.

Died March 28th, 1894 at 43 years old in Shanghai.

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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy