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In the year 1884
6 Notable deaths
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
British prince (1853-1884).
Born April 7th, 1853 in Buckingham Palace.
Died March 28th, 1884 at 30 years old in Cannes.
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt
American socialite and the first wife of theodore roosevelt (1861–1884).
Born July 29th, 1861 in Chestnut Hill.
Died February 14th, 1884 at 22 years old in Manhattan (Bright's disease).
Prince Alexander, Prince of Orange
Dutch royal heir (1851-1884).
Born August 25th, 1851 in The Hague. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1884 at 32 years old in The Hague (typhoid fever, typhus). [ref]
Marie Bashkirtseff
Ukrainian-french artist (1860-1884).
Born November 23rd, 1860 in Dykanka. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1884 at 23 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Hans Rott
Austrian composer.
Born August 1st, 1858 in Braunhirschen. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1884 at 25 years old in Vienna (tuberculosis). [ref]
Kiến Phúc
Vietnamese emperor.
Born February 12th, 1869 in Huế.
Died July 31st, 1884 at 15 years old in Huế.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris