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12 Notable deaths
by diphtheria
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
Grand duchess of hesse and by rhine from 1877 to 1878.
Born April 25th, 1843 in Buckingham Palace.
Died December 14th, 1878 at 35 years old in Darmstadt (diphtheria).
Elisha Otis
Founder of otis elevator co..
Born August 3rd, 1811 in Halifax.
Died April 8th, 1861 at 49 years old in New York City (diphtheria).
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
German princess (1874-1878).
Born May 24th, 1874 in Darmstadt.
Died November 16th, 1878 at 4 years old in Darmstadt (diphtheria).
Queen Stephanie of Portugal
Queen consort of portugal (1858-1859) (b.1837–d.1859).
Born July 15th, 1837 in Krauchenwies.
Died July 17th, 1859 at 22 years old in Lisbon (diphtheria).
Lydia Becker
British activist, botanist and astronomist (1827-1890).
Born February 24th, 1827 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1890 at 63 years old in Geneva (diphtheria). [ref]
Florence Dixie
Noblewoman; british writer (1855–1905).
Born May 24th, 1855 in Cummertrees.
Died November 7th, 1905 at 50 years old in London (diphtheria).
Olga Rozanova
Russian artist (1886-1918).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Melenki.
Died November 7th, 1918 at 32 years old in Moscow (diphtheria).
Juhani Aho
Finnish author and journalist (1861-1921).
Born September 11th, 1861 in Lapinlahti.
Died August 8th, 1921 at 59 years old in Helsinki (diphtheria).
Alfred Clebsch
German mathematician (1833–1872).
Born January 19th, 1833 in Königsberg.
Died November 7th, 1872 at 39 years old in Göttingen (diphtheria).
Wilhelm Griesinger
German psychiatrist (1817–1868).
Born July 29th, 1817 in Stuttgart.
Died October 26th, 1868 at 51 years old in Berlin (diphtheria).
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