In the year 1898
193 Notable deaths
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress of austria and queen of hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898).
Born December 24th, 1837 in Munich. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1898 at 60 years old in Geneva (stabbing). [ref]
Otto von Bismarck
German statesman and chancellor (1815-1898).
Born April 1st, 1815 in Schönhausen (Elbe). [ref]
Died July 30th, 1898 at 83 years old in Friedrichsruh (respiratory arrest). [ref]
Lewis Carroll
British author and scholar (1832–1898).
Born January 27th, 1832 in Daresbury. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1898 at 65 years old in The Chestnuts (pneumonia). [ref]
Syed Ahmed Khan
Indian muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898).
Born October 17th, 1817 in Delhi.
Died March 27th, 1898 at 80 years old in Aligarh.
William Ewart Gladstone
British liberal prime minister (1809–1898).
Born December 29th, 1809 in Liverpool.
Died May 19th, 1898 at 88 years old in Hawarden Castle.
Aubrey Beardsley
British illustrator and author (1872–1898).
Born August 21st, 1872 in Brighton.
Died March 16th, 1898 at 25 years old in Menton (tuberculosis).
Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Queen consort of denmark from 1863 to 1898.
Born September 7th, 1817 in Kassel.
Died September 29th, 1898 at 81 years old in Bernstorff Palace.
George Müller
German-english clergyman (1805–1898).
Born September 27th, 1805 in Kroppenstedt.
Died March 10th, 1898 at 92 years old in Bristol.
Eleanor Marx
English-born activist and daughter of karl marx (1855–1898).
Born January 16th, 1855 in Soho.
Died March 31st, 1898 at 43 years old in Sydenham (poison).
Edward Burne-Jones
British pre-raphaelite painter (1833-1898).
Born August 28th, 1833 in Birmingham.
Died June 17th, 1898 at 64 years old in London.
Soapy Smith
American con artist, gangster, and crime boss (1860-1898).
Born November 2nd, 1860 in Coweta County.
Died July 8th, 1898 at 37 years old in Skagway.
Gustave Moreau
19th century french symbolist painter (1826-1898).
Born April 6th, 1826 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1898 at 72 years old in Paris, Rennes. [ref]
Stéphane Mallarmé
French symbolist poet (1842–1898).
Born March 18th, 1842 in Paris.
Died September 9th, 1898 at 56 years old in Valvins.
Henry Bessemer
British engineer (1813-1898).
Born January 19th, 1813 in Charlton.
Died March 15th, 1898 at 85 years old in London.
William Rosecrans
American diplomat, politician and army officer (1819–1898).
Born September 6th, 1819 in Delaware County.
Died March 11th, 1898 at 78 years old in Redondo Beach.
Wilford Woodruff
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1807-1898).
Born March 1st, 1807 in Farmington. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1898 at 91 years old in Salt Lake City.
Blanche Bruce
American politician (1841-1898).
Born March 1st, 1841 in Farmville. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1898 at 57 years old in Washington, D.C. (diabetes). [ref]
Don Carlos Buell
American union army general (1818–1898).
Born March 23rd, 1818 in Lowell.
Died November 19th, 1898 at 80 years old in Rockport.
John Alexander Reina Newlands
British chemist who did work concerning the periodicity of elements.
Born November 26th, 1837 in Lambeth.
Died July 29th, 1898 at 60 years old in Lower Clapton.
Ivan Shishkin
Russian landscape painter (1832-1898).
Born January 25th, 1831 in Yelabuga.
Died March 20th, 1898 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Frederick Benteen
Union united states army officer (1834–1898).
Born August 24th, 1834 in Petersburg.
Died June 22nd, 1898 at 63 years old in Atlanta.
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Governor of texas, confederate states of america general, texas a&m university president (1838-1898).
Born September 27th, 1838 in Bentonsport.
Died January 3rd, 1898 at 59 years old in College Station, Bryan.
Edward Bellamy
American author and socialist (1850–1898).
Born March 26th, 1850 in Chicopee. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1898 at 48 years old in Chicopee (tuberculosis). [ref]
Félicien Rops
Belgian artist (1833-1898).
Born July 7th, 1833 in Namur. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1898 at 65 years old in Essonnes. [ref]
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