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In the year 1901
212 Notable deaths
Josep Manyanet i Vives
Catalan priest (1833-1901).
Born January 7th, 1833 in Tremp.
Died December 17th, 1901 at 68 years old in Barcelona.
Luigi D'Albertis
Italian naturalist and alleged murderer (1841-1901).
Born November 21st, 1841 in Voltri.
Died September 2nd, 1901 at 59 years old in Sassari (cancer).
Jean-Charles Cazin
French landscape painter and ceramicist (1841-1901).
Died March 26th, 1901 at 59 years old in Le Lavandou. [ref]
Santos Acosta
President of colombia.
Born November 1st, 1828 in Boyacá Department.
Died January 9th, 1901 at 72 years old in Bogotá.
Dimitar Grekov
Bulgarian politician (1847-1901).
Born September 14th, 1847 in Bolhrad.
Died May 7th, 1901 at 53 years old in Sofia.
Egide Walschaerts
Mechanical engineer (1820–1901).
Born January 21st, 1820 in Mechelen. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1901 at 81 years old in Saint-Gilles. [ref]
Stefano Ussi
Italian painter (1822-1901).
Born September 2nd, 1832 in Florence.
Died September 22nd, 1901 at 69 years old in Florence.
Robert Hartig
German forestry scientist and mycologist (1839–1901).
Born May 30th, 1839 in Brunswick.
Died October 9th, 1901 at 62 years old in Munich (stroke).
Philippe Gille
French writer (1831–1901).
Born December 10th, 1831 in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1901 at 69 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alfred Tysoe
British athlete (1874-1901).
Born March 21st, 1874 in Burnley.
Died October 26th, 1901 at 27 years old in Blackpool.
Andreas Laskaratos
Greek satirical poet and writer (1811–1901).
Born May 1st, 1811 in Lixouri.
Died July 24th, 1901 at 90 years old in Argostoli.
Wilhelm Tomaschek
Czech-austrian geographer and orientalist (1841-1901).
Born May 26th, 1841 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1901 at 60 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Henri de Bornier
French poet and dramatist (1825–1901).
Born December 24th, 1825 in Lunel. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1901 at 75 years old in rue de Sully. [ref]
William Goate
English soldier (1836–1901); recipient of the victoria cross.
Born January 12th, 1836 in Morningthorpe.
Died October 26th, 1901 at 65 years old in Southsea (stomach cancer).
Emilie Kempin-Spyri
Swiss jurist and women's rights advocate (1853-1901), editor.
Born March 18th, 1853 in Zurich, Altstetten. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1901 at 48 years old in Basel. [ref]
Luis Álvarez Catalá
Spanish painter (1836-1901).
Born January 22nd, 1836 in Monesteriu d'Ermu. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1901 at 65 years old in Madrid.
Víctor Balaguer i Cirera
Spanish author and politician (1824-1901).
Born December 11th, 1824 in Barcelona.
Died January 14th, 1901 at 76 years old in Madrid.
Marcos Morínigo
President of paraguay (1848-1901).
Born October 8th, 1848 in Quyquyhó.
Died July 13th, 1901 at 52 years old in Asunción.
Rudolf Haym
German philosopher (1821-1901).
Born October 5th, 1821 in Zielona Góra.
Died August 27th, 1901 at 79 years old in Sankt Anton am Arlberg.
Ladislav Pejačević
Croatian aristocrat and politician (1824-1901).
Born April 5th, 1824 in Sopron.
Died April 7th, 1901 at 77 years old in Našice.
Marceli Nencki
Polish chemist (1847–1901).
Born January 15th, 1847 in Boczki.
Died October 14th, 1901 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Julie Hausmann
Baltic german poet (1826-1901).
Born March 19th, 1826 in Riga.
Died August 15th, 1901 at 75 years old in Võsu.
Emil Hübner
German classical philologist and epigrapher (1834-1901).
Born July 7th, 1834 in Düsseldorf.
Died February 21st, 1901 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Paule Mink
French feminist and socialist revolutionary of polish descent (1839-1901).
Born November 9th, 1839 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Died April 28th, 1901 at 61 years old in Paris.
Johannes von Miquel
Prussian minister of state and finance and reformer (1828–1901).
Born February 19th, 1828 in Neuenhaus.
Died September 8th, 1901 at 73 years old in Frankfurt (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 212
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