In the year 1880

142 Notable deaths

Ned Kelly

Australian bushranger (1854–1880).

Born December 28th, 1854 in Victoria.

Died November 11th, 1880 at 25 years old in Melbourne (hanging).

George Eliot

English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880).

Born November 22nd, 1819 in Nuneaton. [ref]

Died December 22nd, 1880 at 61 years old in London (kidney disease). [ref]

Emperor Norton

San francisco eccentric and self-proclaimed emperor of the united states.

Born February 4th, 1818 in London.

Died January 8th, 1880 at 61 years old in San Francisco.

Gustave Flaubert

French novelist (1821–1880).

Born December 12th, 1821 in Rouen.

Died May 8th, 1880 at 58 years old in Croisset (cerebral hemorrhage).

Jacques Offenbach

German-born french composer (1819–1880).

Born July 8th, 1822 in Cologne.

Died October 5th, 1880 at 58 years old in Paris (heart failure).

Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Marie of Hesse)

Empress consort of russia (1855-1880).

Born August 8th, 1824 in Darmstadt.

Died June 3rd, 1880 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).

John Sutter

Pioneer of california known for his association with the california gold rush (1803–1880).

Born February 15th, 1803 in Kandern.

Died June 18th, 1880 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..

George Brown

Scottish-born canadian politician (1818–1880).

Born November 29th, 1818 in Edinburgh.

Died May 9th, 1880 at 61 years old in Toronto.

Paul Broca

French physician, anatomist and anthropologist (1824-1880).

Born June 28th, 1824 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.

Died July 9th, 1880 at 56 years old in rue des Saints-Pères (cerebral hemorrhage).

Oliver Winchester

American businessman and politician (1810-1880).

Born November 30th, 1810 in Boston.

Died December 11th, 1880 at 70 years old in New Haven.

Edwin Drake

American oil driller, popularly credited with being the first to drill for oil in the united states (1819-1880).

Born March 29th, 1819 in Greenville.

Died November 9th, 1880 at 61 years old in Bethlehem.

Sunanda Kumariratana

Queen consort of thailand (1860-1880).

Born November 10th, 1860 in Bangkok.

Died May 31st, 1880 at 19 years old in Thailand (drowning).

Lydia Maria Child

American abolitionist, author and women's rights activist (1802-1880).

Born February 11th, 1802 in Medford. [ref]

Died October 20th, 1880 at 78 years old in Wayland. [ref]

Tom Wills

Australian sportsman (1835–1880).

Born August 19th, 1835 in Molonglo Plain.

Died May 2nd, 1880 at 44 years old in Heidelberg (exsanguination).

Henryk Wieniawski

Russian-polish musician (1835–1880).

Born July 10th, 1835 in Lublin.

Died March 31st, 1880 at 44 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Edmond Albius

Important figure in the cultivation of vanilla.

Born August 9th, 1829 in Sainte-Suzanne.

Died August 9th, 1880 at 51 years old in Sainte-Suzanne.

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

German noble (1829–1880).

Born July 6th, 1829 in Augustenborg.

Died January 14th, 1880 at 50 years old in Wiesbaden.

Ole Bull

Norwegian violinist (1810–1880).

Born February 5th, 1810 in Bergen.

Died August 17th, 1880 at 70 years old in Bergen.

Friedrich Bayer

German businessman (1825–1880).

Born June 6th, 1825 in Barmen.

Died May 6th, 1880 at 54 years old in Würzburg.

Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias

Brazilian hero and politician (1803-1880).

Born August 25th, 1803 in Duque de Caxias.

Died May 7th, 1880 at 76 years old in Valença.

Robert Fortune

British botanist.

Born September 16th, 1813 in Berwickshire.

Died April 13th, 1880 at 66 years old in London.

Pagan Min

King of burma (1811–1880).

Born June 21st, 1811 in Amarapura.

Died March 14th, 1880 at 68 years old in Mandalay.

Joseph Seligman

American banker (1819-1880).

Born November 22nd, 1819 in Baiersdorf.

Died April 25th, 1880 at 60 years old in New Orleans.

Anselm Feuerbach

German painter (1829–1880).

Born September 12th, 1829 in Speyer.

Died January 4th, 1880 at 50 years old in Venice.

George Ripley

American social reformer and unitarian minister (1802–1880).

Born October 3rd, 1802 in Greenfield.

Died July 4th, 1880 at 77 years old in New York City.

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