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In the year 1894
19 Notable deaths
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894).
Born November 13th, 1850 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1894 at 44 years old in Vailima, Samoa (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
German physicist.
Born February 22nd, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1894 at 36 years old in Bonn (sepsis). [ref]
Auguste Vaillant
French anarchist.
Born December 27th, 1861 in Charleville-Mézières.
Died February 5th, 1894 at 32 years old in Paris (guillotine, decapitation).
Juventino Rosas
Mexican composer, violinist and band leader.
Born January 25th, 1868 in Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas Municipality.
Died July 9th, 1894 at 26 years old in Cuba.
Sante Geronimo Caserio
Anarchist.
Born September 8th, 1873 in Motta Visconti. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1894 at 20 years old in Lyon (guillotine). [ref]
Émile Henry
French anarchist.
Born September 26th, 1872 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1894 at 21 years old in Paris (guillotine, decapitation).
Kim Ok-gyun
Korean politician (1851-1894).
Born February 23rd, 1851 in South Chungcheong Province.
Died March 28th, 1894 at 43 years old in Shanghai.
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes
Mathematician.
Born December 29th, 1856 in Zwolle. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1894 at 38 years old in Toulouse (influenza). [ref]
Guillaume Lekeu
Belgian composer (1870-1894).
Born January 20th, 1870 in Verviers. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1894 at 24 years old in Angers (typhoid fever). [ref]
Charles Laval
Painter from france (1862–1894).
Born March 17th, 1862 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1894 at 32 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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