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In the year 1896
191 Notable deaths
Ivar Andreas Aasen
Norwegian linguist and poet, dubbed the father of nynorsk (1813 – 1896).
Born August 5th, 1813 in Ørsta Municipality.
Died September 23rd, 1896 at 83 years old in Christiania.
Edmond de Goncourt
French writer and critic (1822–1896).
Died July 16th, 1896 at 74 years old in Maison d'Alphonse Daudet.
Hugh Childers
British politician (1827-1896).
Born June 25th, 1827 in London.
Died January 29th, 1896 at 68 years old in London.
Antônio Carlos Gomes
Brazilian composer (1836–1896).
Born July 11th, 1836 in Campinas.
Died September 16th, 1896 at 60 years old in Belém.
Gustavus Woodson Smith
Confederate army general (1821-1896).
Born November 30th, 1821 in Georgetown.
Died June 24th, 1896 at 74 years old in New York City.
Harilaos Trikoupis
Prime minister of greece (1832-1896).
Died March 30th, 1896 at 63 years old in Cannes.
Benjamin Helm Bristow
Union army officer, lawyer, politician (1832-1896).
Born June 20th, 1832 in Elkton.
Died June 22nd, 1896 at 64 years old in New York City.
Sylvester H. Roper
American inventor (1823-1896).
Born November 24th, 1823 in Francestown.
Died June 1st, 1896 at 72 years old in Charles River (heart failure).
Theodore Robinson
American artist (1852-1896).
Born July 3rd, 1852 in Irasburg.
Died April 2nd, 1896 at 43 years old in New York City (asthma).
Louis Jules Trochu
French general, president of the national defence council (1815-1896).
Born March 12th, 1815 in Le Palais.
Died October 7th, 1896 at 81 years old in Tours.
Isaac Parker
American politician (1838-1896).
Born October 15th, 1838 in Barnesville.
Died November 17th, 1896 at 58 years old in Fort Smith.
Berthold Woltze
German artist (1829–1896).
Born August 24th, 1829 in Havelberg.
Died November 29th, 1896 at 67 years old in Weimar.
Luigi Federico Menabrea
Italian politician, scientist, and general (1809–1896).
Born September 4th, 1809 in Chambéry.
Died May 25th, 1896 at 86 years old in Saint-Cassin. [ref]
Josiah Whitney
American geologist (1819–1896).
Born November 23rd, 1819 in Northampton.
Died August 15th, 1896 at 76 years old in New Hampshire.
Richard Avenarius
German philosopher (1843-1896).
Born November 19th, 1843 in Paris.
Died August 18th, 1896 at 52 years old in Zurich.
Mårten Eskil Winge
Swedish artist (1825–1896).
Born September 21st, 1825 in Stockholm.
Died April 22nd, 1896 at 70 years old in Enköping.
James Henry Greathead
British civil engineer (1844-1896).
Born August 6th, 1844 in Makhanda.
Died October 21st, 1896 at 52 years old in London Borough of Lambeth.
José Asunción Silva
Colombian author (1865-1896).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Bogotá.
Died May 24th, 1896 at 30 years old in Bogotá.
Florvil Hyppolite
President of haiti (1828–1896).
Born May 26th, 1828 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died March 24th, 1896 at 67 years old in Port-au-Prince (myocardial infarction).
Giuseppe Fiorelli
Italian classical archaeologist and numismatist (1823-1896).
Born June 8th, 1823 in Naples.
Died January 29th, 1896 at 72 years old in Naples.
Henry B. Payne
American politician (1810-1896).
Born November 30th, 1810 in Hamilton.
Died September 9th, 1896 at 85 years old in Cleveland.
Arthur I. Boreman
American politician (1823-1896).
Born July 24th, 1823 in Waynesburg.
Died April 19th, 1896 at 72 years old in Parkersburg.
Prince Alexander of Prussia
Eldest child of prince frederick of prussia and his wife, princess luise of anhalt-bernburg (1820-1896).
Born June 21st, 1820 in Berlin.
Died January 4th, 1896 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Alexey Bogolyubov
Russian artist (1824-1896).
Born March 28th, 1824 in Pomeranye. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1896 at 72 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Joseph R. Davis
American military officer (1825–1896).
Born January 12th, 1825 in Louisiana.
Died September 15th, 1896 at 71 years old in Biloxi.
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