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In the year 1896
14 Notable deaths
H. H. Holmes
American serial killer (1861-1896).
Born May 16th, 1861 in Gilmanton.
Died May 7th, 1896 at 34 years old in Moyamensing Prison (hanging).
José Rizal
Filipino nationalist and writer (1861-1896).
Born June 19th, 1861 in Calamba. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1896 at 35 years old in Manila (ballistic trauma).
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist (1850-1896).
Born August 30th, 1850 in Bulakan.
Died July 4th, 1896 at 45 years old in Barcelona (tuberculosis).
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Husband of princess beatrice of the united kingdom (1858-1896).
Born October 5th, 1858 in Milan.
Died January 20th, 1896 at 37 years old in Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (malaria).
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
American engineer (1859-1896).
Born February 14th, 1859 in Galesburg.
Died November 22nd, 1896 at 37 years old in Pittsburgh (typhoid fever).
Luis Ricardo Falero
Spanish painter (1851-1896).
Born May 23rd, 1851 in Granada. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1896 at 45 years old in University College Hospital (medical error). [ref]
Ichiyō Higuchi
Japanese writer.
Died November 23rd, 1896 at 24 years old in Uchisaiwaichō (tuberculosis).
William Quan Judge
American occult writer.
Born April 13th, 1851 in Dublin.
Died March 21st, 1896 at 44 years old in New York City.
Theodore Robinson
American artist (1852-1896).
Born July 3rd, 1852 in Irasburg. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1896 at 43 years old in New York City (asthma). [ref]
José Asunción Silva
Colombian author (1865-1896).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Bogotá.
Died May 24th, 1896 at 30 years old in Bogotá.
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