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9 Notable deaths
by smallpox
Emperor Kōmei
Emperor of japan from 1846 to 1867.
Born July 22nd, 1831 in Kyoto.
Died January 30th, 1867 at 35 years old in Kyoto (smallpox).
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
German mathematician (1804–1851).
Born December 10th, 1805 in Potsdam.
Died February 18th, 1851 at 45 years old in Berlin (smallpox).
Max Bauer
German artillery expert in the first world war.
Born January 31st, 1869 in Quedlinburg.
Died May 6th, 1929 at 60 years old in Shanghai (smallpox).
Edward Augustus Freeman
English historian (1823–1892).
Born August 2nd, 1823 in Harborne.
Died March 16th, 1892 at 68 years old in Alicante (smallpox).
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
Russian actress and theatre patron (1864–1910).
Born November 8th, 1864 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 23rd, 1910 at 45 years old in Tashkent (smallpox).
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
French writer (1829-1871).
Born July 8th, 1829 in Montmaur.
Died January 20th, 1871 at 41 years old in Bordeaux (smallpox).
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Italian ballet dancer (1853–1870).
Born November 23rd, 1853 in Milan.
Died November 23rd, 1870 at 17 years old in Paris (smallpox).
Hippolyte Flandrin
French painter (1809-1864).
Born March 23rd, 1809 in Lyon.
Died March 22nd, 1864 at 54 years old in Rome (smallpox).
Johan Hendrik van Dale
Dutch teacher, lexicographer and archivist (1828–1872).
Born February 15th, 1828 in Sluis.
Died May 19th, 1872 at 44 years old in Sluis (smallpox).
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