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In the year 1895
213 Notable deaths
Frederick Douglass
African-american social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895).
Born February 14th, 1818 in Talbot County.
Died February 20th, 1895 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Louis Pasteur
French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895).
Born December 27th, 1822 in Dole. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1895 at 72 years old in Castle of Villeneuve-l'Étang (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Friedrich Engels
German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895).
Born November 28th, 1820 in Barmen. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1895 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
John Wesley Hardin
American old west character (1853–1895).
Born May 26th, 1853 in Bonham.
Died August 19th, 1895 at 42 years old in El Paso.
Lord Randolph Churchill
British politician, father of winston churchill (1849-1895).
Born February 13th, 1849 in Blenheim Palace.
Died January 24th, 1895 at 45 years old in London (syphilis).
José Martí
Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895).
Born January 28th, 1853 in Havana.
Died May 19th, 1895 at 42 years old in Dos Rios, Cuba.
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895).
Born May 4th, 1825 in Ealing. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1895 at 70 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Empress Myeongseong
Empress consort of korea (1851–1895).
Born November 17th, 1851 in Yeoju.
Died October 8th, 1895 at 43 years old in Seoul, Gyeongbokgung.
Berthe Morisot
French painter (1841-1895).
Born January 14th, 1841 in Bourges.
Died March 2nd, 1895 at 54 years old in Paris (influenza).
Shyama Charan Lahiri
Indian yogi and guru (1828–1895).
Born September 30th, 1828 in Bengal Presidency.
Died September 26th, 1895 at 66 years old in Varanasi.
Alexandre Dumas fils
French writer and dramatist (1824–1895).
Born July 27th, 1824 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1895 at 71 years old in Marly-le-Roi. [ref]
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Austrian author (1836–1895).
Born January 27th, 1836 in Lviv.
Died March 9th, 1895 at 59 years old in Lindheim.
Charles Frederick Worth
English fashion designer (1825-1895).
Born October 13th, 1825 in Lincolnshire.
Died March 10th, 1895 at 69 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Richard Morris Hunt
American architect (1827–1895).
Born October 31st, 1827 in Brattleboro.
Died July 31st, 1895 at 67 years old in Newport (myocardial infarction).
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
American physician (1831 - 1895).
Born February 8th, 1831 in Christiana.
Died March 9th, 1895 at 64 years old
Friedrich Miescher
Swiss biochemist (1844-1895).
Born August 13th, 1844 in Basel.
Died August 26th, 1895 at 51 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).
Julia, Princess of Battenberg
German noblewoman (1825-1895); wife of prince alexander of hesse and by rhine.
Born November 12th, 1825 in Warsaw.
Died September 19th, 1895 at 69 years old in Schloss Heiligenberg (disease).
Arthur Cayley
English mathematician (1821-1895).
Born August 16th, 1821 in Richmond.
Died January 26th, 1895 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Abu Bakar of Johor
Temenggung of johor (1862–1868), maharaja of johor (1868–1886) and sultan of johor (1886–1895).
Born February 3rd, 1833 in Telok Blangah.
Died June 4th, 1895 at 62 years old in London (nephritis).
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
German jurist, writer and gay rights activist (1825–1895).
Born August 28th, 1825 in Kirchdorf.
Died July 14th, 1895 at 69 years old in L'Aquila.
John L. O'Sullivan
American politician (1813-1895).
Born November 15th, 1813.
Died March 24th, 1895 at 81 years old in New York City (influenza).
Adam Opel
Founder of the german automobile company adam opel ag (1837–1895).
Born May 9th, 1837 in Rüsselsheim am Main.
Died September 8th, 1895 at 58 years old in Rüsselsheim am Main.
Pauline Musters
Shortest woman ever (1876–1895).
Born February 26th, 1876 in Ossendrecht.
Died March 1st, 1895 at 19 years old in New York City (meningitis).
William Mahone
American civil war general and politician (1826-1895).
Born December 1st, 1826 in Southampton County.
Died October 8th, 1895 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).
Franz von Suppè
Austrian composer and conductor (1819–1895).
Born April 18th, 1819 in Split. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1895 at 76 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer