In the year 1894
216 Notable deaths
Alexander III of Russia
Emperor of russia from 1881 to 1894.
Born March 10th, 1845 in Anichkov Palace.
Died November 1st, 1894 at 49 years old in Livadia Palace (nephritis).
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish novelist and poet (1850-1894).
Born November 13th, 1850 in Edinburgh.
Died December 3rd, 1894 at 44 years old in Vailima (cerebral hemorrhage).
Adolphe Sax
Belgian musical instrument designer and musician (1814–1894).
Born November 6th, 1814 in Dinant.
Died February 7th, 1894 at 79 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [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]
Christina Rossetti
English poet (1830–1894).
Born December 5th, 1830 in London.
Died December 29th, 1894 at 64 years old in London (cancer).
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Bengali writer, poet and journalist (1838-1894).
Born June 26th, 1838 in Kanthalpara.
Died April 8th, 1894 at 55 years old in Kolkata.
Hermann von Helmholtz
German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894).
Born August 31st, 1821 in Potsdam.
Died September 8th, 1894 at 73 years old in Charlottenburg.
Ferdinand de Lesseps
French diplomat and entrepreneur, developer of the suez canal (1805–1894).
Born November 19th, 1805 in Versailles.
Died December 7th, 1894 at 89 years old in Guilly.
Gustave Caillebotte
French painter (1848–1894).
Born August 19th, 1848 in Paris.
Died February 21st, 1894 at 45 years old in Gennevilliers (stroke).
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
Prince of france (1838-1894).
Born August 24th, 1838 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1894 at 56 years old in Stowe. [ref]
Oliver Wendell Holmes
American poet and physician (1809–1894).
Born August 29th, 1809 in Cambridge.
Died October 7th, 1894 at 85 years old in Boston.
Jubal Early
Lawyer, politician, and general of the confederate states army (1816-1894).
Born November 3rd, 1816 in Franklin County.
Died March 2nd, 1894 at 77 years old in Lynchburg.
Lajos Kossuth
Hungarian politician (1802–1894).
Born April 27th, 1806 in Monok. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1894 at 87 years old in Turin (influenza).
Moritz Abraham Stern
German mathematician (1807-1894).
Born June 29th, 1807 in Frankfurt.
Died January 30th, 1894 at 86 years old in Zurich.
Pío Pico
Governor of alta california (1801-1894).
Born May 5th, 1801 in Mission San Gabriel Arcángel.
Died September 11th, 1894 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (brain tumor).
Anton Rubinstein
Russian pianist, composer and conductor (1829–1894).
Born November 16th, 1829 in Ofatinți.
Died November 20th, 1894 at 65 years old in Petergof.
Walter Pater
English writer, critic and essayist (1839–1894).
Born August 4th, 1839 in Shadwell.
Died July 30th, 1894 at 54 years old in Oxford.
John Chivington
Former methodist pastor and colonel in the united states volunteers.
Born January 27th, 1821 in Lebanon. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1894 at 73 years old in Denver (cancer).
Pafnuty Chebyshev
Russian mathematician (1821–1894).
Born May 16th, 1821 in Akatovo.
Died December 8th, 1894 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Nathaniel P. Banks
American politician of massachusetts and general of the union army (1816-1894).
Born January 30th, 1816 in Waltham.
Died September 1st, 1894 at 78 years old in Waltham.
Hans von Bülow
German conductor and pianist (1830–1894).
Born January 8th, 1830 in Dresden.
Died February 12th, 1894 at 64 years old in Cairo.
George Stoneman
Union army general and governor of california (1822–1894).
Born August 8th, 1822 in Busti.
Died September 5th, 1894 at 72 years old in Buffalo (stroke).
Nadezhda von Meck
Patron of tchaikovsky (1831-1894).
Born February 10th, 1831 in Novoselki.
Died January 13th, 1894 at 62 years old in Nice (tuberculosis).
John Sparrow David Thompson
Prime minister of canada from 1892 to 1894.
Born November 10th, 1845 in Halifax.
Died December 12th, 1894 at 49 years old in Windsor Castle (myocardial infarction).
Amelia Bloomer
Women's rights activist (1818–1894).
Born May 27th, 1818 in Homer. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1894 at 76 years old in Council Bluffs.
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