In the year 1898
193 Notable deaths
Henry Barkly
British politician and colonial governor (1815–1898).
Born February 24th, 1815 in Highbury.
Died October 20th, 1898 at 83 years old in South Kensington.
Miklós Barabás
Hungarian artist (c.1810-1898).
Born February 10th, 1810 in Mărcușa. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1898 at 88 years old in Budapest.
Osbert Salvin
English naturalist (1835–1898).
Born February 25th, 1835 in Middlesex.
Died June 1st, 1898 at 63 years old in Sussex.
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel
German photochemist and university lecturer (1834-1898).
Born March 26th, 1834 in Doberlug-Kirchhain.
Died December 17th, 1898 at 64 years old in Charlottenburg (heart failure).
Antoine-François Marmontel
French pianist, teacher and musicographer (1816–1898).
Born July 18th, 1816 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1898 at 81 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Ángel Ganivet
Spanish writer (1865–1898).
Born December 13th, 1865 in Granada.
Died November 29th, 1898 at 32 years old in Riga (drowning).
Sergey Lvovich Levitsky
Russian photographer and inventor (1819-1898).
Born August 17th, 1819 in Moscow.
Died June 22nd, 1898 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Louis Buffet
French politician (1818-1898).
Born October 26th, 1818 in Mirecourt.
Died July 7th, 1898 at 79 years old in Paris.
Carl Zeller
Austrian lawyer and composer (1842-1898).
Born June 19th, 1842 in Sankt Peter in der Au.
Died August 17th, 1898 at 56 years old in Weikersdorf (pneumonia).
Francisco Gregorio Billini
Dominican author and president (1844–1898).
Born April 25th, 1844 in Santo Domingo.
Died November 28th, 1898 at 54 years old in Santo Domingo.
Christian Almer
Swiss mountain guide (1826-1898).
Born March 29th, 1826 in Grindelwald.
Died May 17th, 1898 at 72 years old in Grindelwald.
Ferdinand Hurter
Swiss chemist (1844–1898).
Born March 15th, 1844 in Schaffhausen.
Died March 12th, 1898 at 53 years old in Widnes.
Benedetto Brin
Italian engineer and politician (1833-1898).
Died May 24th, 1898 at 65 years old in Rome.
Giuseppe Bertini
Italian painter (1825-1898).
Born December 11th, 1825 in Milan.
Died November 24th, 1898 at 72 years old in Milan.
Vasily Zavoyko
Imperial russian navy admiral (1810–1898).
Born July 27th, 1810 in Zolotonoshsky Uyezd. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1898 at 87 years old in Baltsky Uyezd.
Rudolf Leuckart
German zoologist (1822-1898).
Born October 7th, 1822 in Helmstedt.
Died February 6th, 1898 at 75 years old in Leipzig.
Jules-Émile Péan
French surgeon (1830–1898).
Born November 29th, 1830 in Marboué.
Died January 30th, 1898 at 67 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia).
Hermógenes López
President of venezuela (1830-1898).
Born April 19th, 1830 in Naguanagua.
Died December 17th, 1898 at 68 years old in Valencia.
Luděk Marold
Czech illustrator and painter (1865-1898).
Born June 7th, 1865 in Prague.
Died December 1st, 1898 at 33 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
Yakov Polonsky
Russian writer (1819–1898).
Born December 6th, 1819 in Ryazan.
Died October 30th, 1898 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Lucien Petipa
French ballet dancer (1815–1898).
Born December 22nd, 1815 in Marseille.
Died July 7th, 1898 at 82 years old in Versailles.
Roberto Ivens
Portuguese explorer (1850-1898).
Born June 12th, 1850 in Ponta Delgada. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1898 at 47 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Mary Cowden Clarke
British writer (1809–1898).
Born June 22nd, 1809 in London. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1898 at 88 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Samuel Mohilever
Israeli rabbi, pioneer of zionism (1824-1898).
Born April 25th, 1824 in Hlybokaye.
Died June 10th, 1898 at 74 years old in Białystok.
Louis Gallet
French writer (1835–1898).
Born February 14th, 1835 in Valence.
Died October 16th, 1898 at 63 years old in Paris.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht