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In the year 1897
188 Notable deaths
Vittorio Bottego
Italian explorer.
Born August 11th, 1860 in Parma.
Died March 17th, 1897 at 36 years old in Ethiopia.
Abraham Dee Bartlett
British zoologist (1812-1897).
Born October 27th, 1812 in London.
Died May 7th, 1897 at 84 years old in London.
Angus Cameron
American politician (1826-1897).
Born July 4th, 1826 in Caledonia.
Died March 30th, 1897 at 70 years old in La Crosse.
Robert Themptander
Swedish 19th century prime minister (1844-1897).
Born February 14th, 1844 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1897 at 52 years old in Klara Church Parish (tuberculosis, diabetes). [ref]
François-Louis Français
French painter (1814-1897).
Born November 17th, 1814 in Plombières-les-Bains. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1897 at 82 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol
Guatemalan president (1802-1897).
Born October 19th, 1802 in Guatemala.
Died March 14th, 1897 at 94 years old in Guatemala City.
Ferenc Pulszky
Hungarian politician and writer (1814-1897).
Born September 17th, 1814 in Prešov.
Died September 9th, 1897 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand
Swedish chemist (1826–1897).
Born October 20th, 1826 in Växjö Landsförsamling.
Died November 5th, 1897 at 71 years old in Lund Cathedral parish.
Paul Schützenberger
French chemist (1829–1897).
Born December 23rd, 1829 in Strasbourg.
Died June 26th, 1897 at 67 years old in Mézy-sur-Seine.
Félix Godefroid
Belgian musician (1818–1897).
Born July 24th, 1818 in Namur.
Died July 12th, 1897 at 78 years old in Villers-sur-Mer.
Berthold Englisch
Austrian chess player (1851–1897).
Born July 9th, 1851 in Osoblaha.
Died October 19th, 1897 at 46 years old in Vienna.
Harrison Allen
American physician and anatomist (1841-1897).
Born April 17th, 1841 in Philadelphia.
Died November 14th, 1897 at 56 years old in Philadelphia.
Carl Remigius Fresenius
German chemist (1818–1897).
Born December 28th, 1818 in Frankfurt.
Died June 11th, 1897 at 78 years old in Wiesbaden.
Teodulo Mabellini
Italian composer (1817–1897).
Born April 2nd, 1817 in Pistoia.
Died March 10th, 1897 at 79 years old in Florence.
Luis de Madrazo
Spanish painter (1825-1897).
Born February 27th, 1825 in Madrid.
Died February 9th, 1897 at 71 years old in Madrid.
Jules de Burlet
Belgian politician (1844-1897).
Born April 10th, 1844 in Ixelles. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1897 at 52 years old in Nivelles. [ref]
James Rood Doolittle
American lawyer and politician (1815-1897).
Born January 3rd, 1815 in Hampton. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1897 at 82 years old in Providence.
Albert Marth
German astronomer (1828–1897).
Born May 5th, 1828 in Kołobrzeg.
Died August 6th, 1897 at 69 years old in Heidelberg (cancer).
Janko Kersnik
Slovene writer and politician (1852-1897).
Born September 4th, 1852 in Brdo pri Lukovici.
Died July 28th, 1897 at 44 years old in Ljubljana (tuberculosis).
Henri Tolain
Leading member of the french trade union and socialist movement (1828-1897).
Born June 18th, 1828 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1897 at 68 years old in Paris. [ref]
Wilhelm Wattenbach
German paleographer (1819–1897).
Born September 22nd, 1819 in Rantzau.
Died September 20th, 1897 at 77 years old in Frankfurt.
Adolfo Caminha
Brazilian naturalist novelist.
Born May 29th, 1867 in Aracati.
Died January 1st, 1897 at 29 years old in Rio de Janeiro (tuberculosis).
Émile Bin
French painter (1825-1897).
Born February 10th, 1825 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 4th, 1897 at 72 years old in Marly-la-Ville.
August Aleksander Järnefelt
Finnish general (1833–1897).
Born April 2nd, 1833 in Tohmajärvi. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1897 at 64 years old in Helsinki.
Rudolf Heidenhain
German physiologist and university professor (1834-1897).
Born January 29th, 1834 in Kwidzyn.
Died October 13th, 1897 at 63 years old in Wrocław (duodenal ulcer).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 188
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid