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In the year 1895
213 Notable deaths
Isaac Peral
Carthaginians (murcia, spain) submarine pioneer.
Born June 1st, 1851 in Cartagena.
Died May 22nd, 1895 at 43 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Thomas Francis Wade
British linguist (1818–1895).
Born August 25th, 1818 in London.
Died July 31st, 1895 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton
Scottish nobleman (1845-1895).
Born March 12th, 1845 in London.
Died May 16th, 1895 at 50 years old in Algiers.
William Wetmore Story
American sculptor, art critic, poet, translator and editor (1819–1895).
Born February 12th, 1819 in Salem.
Died October 7th, 1895 at 76 years old in Vallombrosa.
Charlotte Guest
Noblewoman; welsh translator and business woman (1812-1895).
Born May 19th, 1812 in Uffington.
Died January 15th, 1895 at 82 years old in Dorset.
John Robert Seeley
British historian (1834–1895).
Born September 10th, 1834 in London.
Died January 13th, 1895 at 60 years old in Cambridge.
Hugh McCulloch
American financier and politician (1808–1895).
Born December 7th, 1808 in Kennebunk. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1895 at 86 years old in Prince George's County. [ref]
Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia
Prussian princess (1857–1895).
Born February 8th, 1857 in Potsdam.
Died August 28th, 1895 at 38 years old in Fulda, Eichenzell.
Benjamin Godard
French violinist and composer (1849–1895).
Born August 18th, 1849 in Paris.
Died January 10th, 1895 at 45 years old in Cannes (tuberculosis).
George Frederick Root
American songwriter (1820-1895).
Born August 30th, 1820 in Sheffield.
Died August 6th, 1895 at 74 years old in Bailey Island.
Joseph Thomson
Scottish geologist and explorer (1858–1895).
Born February 14th, 1858 in Penpont.
Died August 2nd, 1895 at 37 years old in London (influenza, tuberculosis, pneumonia).
Nadezhda Stasova
Russian educator and feminist (1822–1895).
Born June 24th, 1822 in Pushkin.
Died October 9th, 1895 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Felix Hoppe-Seyler
German chemist and physiologist (1825–1895).
Born December 26th, 1825 in Freyburg.
Died August 10th, 1895 at 69 years old in Wasserburg (cerebrovascular disease).
Viktor Rydberg
Swedish writer (1828-1895).
Born December 18th, 1828 in Jönköpings Sofia church parish. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1895 at 66 years old in Djursholm (diabetes). [ref]
Władysław Podkowiński
Polish artist (1866–1895).
Born February 4th, 1866 in Warsaw.
Died January 5th, 1895 at 28 years old in Warsaw (tuberculosis).
William Penny Brookes
British doctor (1809-1895).
Born August 13th, 1809 in Much Wenlock.
Died December 11th, 1895 at 86 years old in Much Wenlock.
Ebenezer R. Hoar
American lawyer, judge, and politician (1816-1895).
Born February 21st, 1816 in Concord.
Died January 31st, 1895 at 78 years old in Concord.
Lu Haodong
Chinese revolutionary.
Born September 30th, 1868 in Zhongshan.
Died November 7th, 1895 at 27 years old in Guangzhou.
Albert Frederick Mummery
English mountaineer and author (1855–1895).
Born September 10th, 1855 in Dover.
Died August 24th, 1895 at 39 years old in Nanga Parbat.
Ludwig Schläfli
Swiss geometer (1814-1895).
Born January 15th, 1814 in Grasswil.
Died March 20th, 1895 at 81 years old in Bern.
Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa
Japanese prince (1847–1895).
Born April 1st, 1847 in Kyoto.
Died October 28th, 1895 at 48 years old in Tainan (malaria).
Carl Ludwig
German physiologist (1816-1895).
Born December 29th, 1816 in Witzenhausen.
Died April 27th, 1895 at 78 years old in Leipzig.
Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare
British nobleman and politician (1815–1895).
Born April 16th, 1815 in Aberdare.
Died February 25th, 1895 at 79 years old in London.
Johann Josef Loschmidt
Austrian chemist and physicist (1821–1895).
Born March 15th, 1821 in Počerny.
Died July 8th, 1895 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Camilla Collett
Norwegian author and women's rights activist.
Born January 23rd, 1813 in Christiansand.
Died March 6th, 1895 at 82 years old in Christiania.
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