In the year 1899
201 Notable deaths
Ōki Takatō
Japanese noble (1832–1899).
Born April 23rd, 1832 in Saga.
Died September 26th, 1899 at 67 years old in Tokyo.
Christian Homann Schweigaard
3rd prime minister of norway (1838–1899).
Born October 14th, 1838 in Christiania.
Died March 24th, 1899 at 60 years old in Christiania.
Wendela Hebbe
Swedish journalist and writer (1808–1899).
Born September 8th, 1808 in Jönköpings Kristina församling. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1899 at 90 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (senility). [ref]
Niklaus Riggenbach
Swiss engineer (1817–1899).
Born May 21st, 1817 in Guebwiller.
Died July 25th, 1899 at 82 years old in Olten.
George Allan
Scottish footballer (1875–1899).
Born August 23rd, 1875 in Linlithgow.
Died October 17th, 1899 at 24 years old in Elie and Earlsferry (tuberculosis).
Serafino Dubois
Italian chess player (1817–1899).
Born October 10th, 1817 in Rome.
Died January 15th, 1899 at 81 years old in Rome.
György Apponyi
Hungarian politician (1808-1899).
Born December 29th, 1808 in Bratislava.
Died February 28th, 1899 at 90 years old in Malinovo.
Albert Allen
English footballer (1867-1899).
Born April 1st, 1867 in Birmingham.
Died October 13th, 1899 at 32 years old in Birmingham.
Hermann Wislicenus
German painter (1825-1899).
Born September 20th, 1825 in Eisenach.
Died April 25th, 1899 at 73 years old in Goslar.
Josef Mocker
Czech architect (1835–1899).
Born November 22nd, 1835 in Cítoliby. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1899 at 63 years old in Hradčany. [ref]
Nicolai Hanson
Norwegian zoologist and antarctic explorer (1870-1899).
Born August 24th, 1870 in Kristiansund Municipality.
Died October 14th, 1899 at 29 years old in Cape Adare.
William Simpson
Scottish artist and war correspondent (1823-1899).
Born October 28th, 1823 in Glasgow.
Died August 17th, 1899 at 75 years old in London.
John Leslie Breck
American artist (1860–1899).
Born April 10th, 1860 in at sea.
Died March 18th, 1899 at 38 years old in Boston.
Robert Fruin
Dutch historian (1823-1899).
Born November 14th, 1823 in Rotterdam.
Died January 29th, 1899 at 75 years old in Leiden.
Charles Victor Naudin
French naturalist and botanist (1815-1899).
Born August 14th, 1815 in Autun.
Died March 19th, 1899 at 83 years old in Antibes.
Carl Friedrich Rammelsberg
German chemist and university teacher (1813-1899).
Born April 1st, 1813 in Berlin.
Died December 28th, 1899 at 86 years old in Groß-Lichterfelde.
Constant Fornerod
Member of the swiss federal council (1819–1899).
Born May 30th, 1819 in Avenches.
Died November 27th, 1899 at 80 years old in Bettens.
Stanisław Kierbedź
Imperial russia general and civil engineer (1810-1899).
Born March 10th, 1810 in Naudvaris.
Died April 19th, 1899 at 89 years old in Warsaw.
Peter Ludwig Hertel
German composer (1817-1899).
Born April 21st, 1817 in Berlin.
Died June 13th, 1899 at 82 years old in Berlin.
George Alcock MacDonnell
Irish chess player (1830–1899).
Born August 16th, 1830 in Dublin.
Died June 3rd, 1899 at 68 years old in London.
Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn
Cardinal and bishop of budweis and archbishop of prague (1844-1899).
Born January 24th, 1844 in Prague.
Died June 25th, 1899 at 55 years old in Sokolov (pneumonia). [ref]
Franz Ritter von Hauer
Austrian geologist and paleontologist (1822-1899).
Born January 30th, 1822 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1899 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Agostino Bausa
Italian cardinal (1821-1899).
Born February 23rd, 1821 in Florence. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1899 at 78 years old in Florence.
Kaspar Stanggassinger
Bavarian priest (1871–1899).
Born January 12th, 1871 in Berchtesgaden.
Died September 26th, 1899 at 28 years old in Gars (peritonitis).
Wilhelm Sohn
German painter (1830-1899).
Born August 29th, 1830 in Berlin.
Died March 16th, 1899 at 68 years old in Bonn.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes