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In the year 1895
213 Notable deaths
Nikolai Leskov
Russian writer (1831–1895).
Born February 16th, 1831.
Died March 5th, 1895 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg (asthma).
Calvert Vaux
Anglo-american architect (1824-1895).
Born December 20th, 1824 in London. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1895 at 70 years old in Brooklyn (drowning). [ref]
Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès
French soldier and politician (1812-1895).
Born February 5th, 1812 in Colmar.
Died November 2nd, 1895 at 83 years old in Soultz-Haut-Rhin.
Peter Hardeman Burnett
American judge, governor of california, slave owner (1807–1895).
Born November 15th, 1807 in Nashville.
Died May 17th, 1895 at 87 years old in San Francisco (diabetes).
James L. Kemper
Confederate army general (1823-1895).
Born June 11th, 1823 in Madison County.
Died April 7th, 1895 at 71 years old in Orange County.
Adele Spitzeder
German woman con artist, actress and folk singer (1832–1895).
Born February 9th, 1832 in Berlin.
Died October 28th, 1895 at 63 years old in Munich.
Eugene Field
American writer (1850-1895).
Born September 3rd, 1850 in St. Louis.
Died November 4th, 1895 at 45 years old in Chicago.
Ányos Jedlik
Hungarian physicist and roman catholic priest.
Born January 11th, 1800 in Zemné.
Died December 13th, 1895 at 95 years old in Győr.
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
Austrian officer (1817–1895).
Born August 3rd, 1817 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 1895 at 77 years old in Arco.
Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet
British politician (1810-1895).
Born April 5th, 1810 in Chadlington.
Died March 5th, 1895 at 84 years old in London (influenza).
Theodore Dwight Weld
American abolitionist (1803–1895).
Born November 23rd, 1803 in Hampton. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1895 at 91 years old in Hyde Park. [ref]
Lothar Meyer
German chemist and physician (1830-1895).
Born August 19th, 1830 in Varel. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1895 at 64 years old in Tübingen (stroke).
Franklin Leonard Pope
American engineer (1840-1895).
Born December 2nd, 1840 in Massachusetts.
Died October 13th, 1895 at 54 years old in Massachusetts.
Floriano Peixoto
Brazilian politician (1839-1895).
Born April 30th, 1839 in Maceió.
Died July 29th, 1895 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Gustav Freytag
German writer and politician (1816-1895).
Born July 13th, 1816 in Kluczbork.
Died April 30th, 1895 at 78 years old in Wiesbaden.
Allen G. Thurman
American politician and lawyer (1813-1895).
Born November 13th, 1813 in Lynchburg.
Died December 12th, 1895 at 82 years old in Columbus.
Isma'il Pasha
Khedive of egypt from 1863 to 1879.
Born December 31st, 1831 in Cairo.
Died March 2nd, 1895 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Jorge Isaacs
Colombian writer and politician (1837-1895) turín turan.
Died April 17th, 1895 at 58 years old in Ibagué (malaria).
James Dwight Dana
American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist (1813-1895).
Born February 12th, 1813 in Utica.
Died April 14th, 1895 at 82 years old in New Haven.
Walter Quintin Gresham
Us secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, union army general (1832-1895).
Born March 17th, 1832 in Lanesville.
Died May 28th, 1895 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ding Ruchang
Chinese admiral.
Born November 18th, 1836 in Lujiang County.
Died February 12th, 1895 at 58 years old in Weihai (intoxication).
Stefan Stambolov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1854-1895).
Born February 12th, 1854 in Veliko Tarnovo.
Died July 18th, 1895 at 41 years old in Sofia.
Prince Arisugawa Taruhito
Japanese prince and general (1835-1895).
Born March 13th, 1835 in Kyoto.
Died January 15th, 1895 at 59 years old in Kobe.
Ahmet Cevdet Pasha
Ottoman statesman (1822-1895).
Born March 22nd, 1822 in Lovech.
Died May 26th, 1895 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
L. L. Langstroth
American beekeeper (1810–1895).
Born December 25th, 1810 in Philadelphia.
Died October 6th, 1895 at 84 years old in Dayton.
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young