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In the year 1897
188 Notable deaths
William Robinson
British colonial administrator and musical composer (1834-1897).
Born January 14th, 1834 in County Westmeath.
Died May 2nd, 1897 at 63 years old in London.
Isabella Banks
British writer (1821-1897).
Born March 25th, 1821 in Manchester.
Died May 4th, 1897 at 76 years old in Dalston.
Willem Roelofs
Dutch painter and entomologist (1822–1897).
Born March 10th, 1822 in Amsterdam.
Died May 12th, 1897 at 75 years old in Berchem.
John R. McPherson
American politician (1833-1897).
Born May 9th, 1833 in Livingston County.
Died October 8th, 1897 at 64 years old in Jersey City.
Jan Heemskerk Azn.
Dutch politician (1818-1897).
Born July 30th, 1818 in Amsterdam.
Died October 9th, 1897 at 79 years old in The Hague.
Juan Idiarte Borda
President of uruguay (1844-1897).
Born April 20th, 1844 in Mercedes.
Died August 25th, 1897 at 53 years old in Montevideo.
Edward Newton
British colonial administrator and ornithologist (1832-1897).
Born November 10th, 1832 in Elveden.
Died April 25th, 1897 at 64 years old in Lowestoft.
George Julian Harney
British activist (1817-1897).
Born February 17th, 1817 in Deptford.
Died December 9th, 1897 at 80 years old in United Kingdom.
George Price Boyce
British artist (1826-1897).
Born September 24th, 1826 in London Borough of Camden.
Died February 11th, 1897 at 70 years old in Chelsea.
Matilda Hays
British journalist, translator, editor (1820-1897).
Born September 8th, 1820 in London. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1897 at 76 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Pavel Pabst
Russian pianist and composer of german origin (1854-1897).
Born May 27th, 1854 in Königsberg.
Died June 9th, 1897 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Francesco Brioschi
Italian mathematician (1824-1897).
Born December 22nd, 1824 in Milan.
Died December 18th, 1897 at 72 years old in Milan.
Frederick Francis III
German grand duke (1851–1897).
Born March 19th, 1851 in Ludwigslust Palace.
Died April 10th, 1897 at 46 years old in Villa Wenden.
Ahmadu Tall
Toucouleur ruler (1836–1897).
Born June 21st, 1836 in Sokoto Caliphate. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1897 at 61 years old in Sokoto. [ref]
Milan Piroćanac
Serbian politician and judge (1837–1897).
Born January 1st, 1837 in Jagodina.
Died March 1st, 1897 at 60 years old in Belgrade.
Eishō
Japanese empress (1835-1897).
Born January 11th, 1835 in Shimogamo.
Died January 11th, 1897 at 62 years old in Akasaka-ku.
Prince Dimitrie Ghica
Romanian politician (1816-1897).
Born May 31st, 1816 in Bucharest.
Died February 15th, 1897 at 80 years old in Bucharest.
Eliza Pratt Greatorex
United states artist (1819-1897).
Born December 25th, 1819 in Manorhamilton. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1897 at 77 years old in Paris.
William James Linton
English-born american artist and botanist (1812-1897).
Born December 7th, 1812 in London.
Died December 29th, 1897 at 85 years old in Hamden.
Maximilian Daublebsky von Sterneck
Austrian admiral (1829-1897).
Born February 14th, 1829 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died December 5th, 1897 at 68 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Homer Dodge Martin
Painter (1836-1897).
Born October 28th, 1836 in Albany.
Died February 2nd, 1897 at 60 years old in Saint Paul.
St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet
Spanish saint (1843–1897).
Born January 9th, 1843 in Aitona.
Died August 26th, 1897 at 54 years old in Llíria (tuberculosis).
Louis Gurlitt
German-danish landscape painter (1812–1897).
Born March 8th, 1812 in Altona. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1897 at 85 years old in Naundorf. [ref]
Jesús Jiménez Zamora
Former president of costa rica (1823-1897).
Born June 18th, 1823 in Cartago.
Died February 12th, 1897 at 73 years old in Cartago.
Leopold Auerbach
German anatomist and neuropathologist (1828-1897).
Born April 28th, 1828 in Wrocław.
Died October 1st, 1897 at 69 years old in Wrocław.
Deaths 101 to 125 of 188
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy