In the year 1899
201 Notable deaths
William Henry Flower
English comparative anatomist, surgeon and museum curator (1831–1899).
Born November 30th, 1831 in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Died July 1st, 1899 at 67 years old in London.
Oscar Baumann
Austrian cartographer (1864-1899).
Born June 25th, 1864 in Vienna.
Died October 12th, 1899 at 35 years old in Vienna.
Wilhelm Jordan
German geodesist (1842-1899).
Born March 1st, 1842 in Ellwangen. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1899 at 57 years old in Hanover. [ref]
William Colenso
New zealand printer, botanist, explorer, missionary and politician (1811-1899).
Born November 17th, 1811 in Penzance. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1899 at 87 years old in Napier.
James Madison Wells
Governor of louisiana (1808–1899).
Born January 8th, 1808 in Alexandria.
Died February 28th, 1899 at 91 years old in Rapides Parish.
Henri Evenepoel
Artist (1872-1899).
Born October 3rd, 1872 in Nice. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1899 at 27 years old in Paris (typhoid fever). [ref]
Daniel Garrison Brinton
American archaeologist and ethnologist (1837-1899).
Born May 13th, 1837 in Thornbury Township.
Died July 31st, 1899 at 62 years old in Philadelphia.
Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay
Brazilian writer, musician, professor, military engineer, historian, politician, sociologist and nobleman (1843-1899).
Born February 22nd, 1843 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 25th, 1899 at 55 years old in Rio de Janeiro (diabetes).
Agnes Joaquim
Owner of a garden in tanjong pagar.
Born April 7th, 1854 in Singapore.
Died July 2nd, 1899 at 45 years old in Singapore (cancer).
Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein princess (1837-1899).
Born July 11th, 1837 in Schloss Fischhorn.
Died September 25th, 1899 at 62 years old in Schloss Fischhorn.
James Harlan
American politician (1820-1899).
Born August 26th, 1820 in Clark County.
Died October 5th, 1899 at 79 years old in Mount Pleasant.
Paul Janet
French philosopher (1823-1899).
Born April 30th, 1823 in Paris.
Died October 4th, 1899 at 76 years old in Paris.
Jacob Maris
Dutch painter (1837-1899).
Born August 25th, 1837 in The Hague.
Died August 7th, 1899 at 61 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Mór Than
Hungarian artist (1828–1899).
Born June 19th, 1828 in Bečej.
Died March 11th, 1899 at 70 years old in Trieste.
Archduke Ernest of Austria
Austrian archduke (1824-1899).
Born August 8th, 1824 in Milan.
Died April 4th, 1899 at 74 years old in Arco.
Eduard von Simson
President of the frankfurt parliament, of the reichstag and the reichsgericht (1810-1899).
Born November 10th, 1810 in Königsberg.
Died May 2nd, 1899 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Jovan Ristić
Prime minister of serbia (1831-1899).
Born January 4th, 1831 in Kragujevac. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1899 at 68 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus
German zoologist, comparative anatomist and university lecturer (1835-1899).
Born January 2nd, 1835 in Kassel.
Died February 6th, 1899 at 64 years old in Vienna.
James B. Eustis
Confederate army officer and american politician (1834-1899).
Born August 27th, 1834 in New Orleans.
Died September 9th, 1899 at 65 years old in Newport.
Francis Guthrie
South african mathematician and botanist (1831-1899).
Born January 22nd, 1831 in London.
Died October 19th, 1899 at 68 years old in Claremont.
Johann Köler
Estonian artist (1826-1899).
Born March 8th, 1826 in Ivaski.
Died April 22nd, 1899 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Dragotin Kette
Slovene impressionist and neo-romantic poet.
Born January 19th, 1876 in Ilirska Bistrica, Prem.
Died April 26th, 1899 at 23 years old in Ljubljana (tuberculosis).
Heymann Steinthal
German linguist (1823–1899).
Born May 16th, 1823 in Gröbzig.
Died May 14th, 1899 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Heinrich Kiepert
German geographer, cartographer and university professor in berlin (1818–1899).
Born July 31st, 1818 in Berlin.
Died April 21st, 1899 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
German chess player (1818–1899).
Born October 17th, 1818 in Berlin.
Died July 27th, 1899 at 80 years old in Osieczna.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare