Famous Deaths In 1883

Jul 12 Hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jul 15 Tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44 on this day in history.  

Jul 24 In the year 1883 death of matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls  

Jul 27 On this day in history albert Franz Doppler, composer, dies at 61  

Aug 01 In the year 1883 karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies  

Aug 12 In the year 1883 last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies  

Aug 19 Jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (b. 1810) died in the year 1883.  

Aug 27 On this day in history august Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76  

Sep 03 On this day in history iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64  

Sep 15 On this day in history joseph AF Plateau, Belg physicist (Blue Moon), dies  

Sep 21 In the year 1883 johannes van Vloten, Dutch man of letters/theologist, dies at 65  

Oct 15 On this day in history francesco Schira, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 22 In the year 1883 george Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies  

Oct 29 Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 30 On this day in history johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer, dies at 80  

Oct 31 Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj died in the year 1883.  

Nov 05 In the year 1883 william Hicks, British col/commander (Egyptian army), dies in battle  

Nov 18 Wilhelm Siemens, German/British physicist (steam engine), dies in the year 1883.  

Nov 25 Ludwig Erk, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Nov 26 On this day in history sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96  

Dec 13 On this day in history death of victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812)  

Dec 25 On this day in history marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer, dies at 65  

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Jan 01 Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 01 In the year 1883 birth of [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director  

Jan 03 Clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1883 birth of johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52)  

Jan 04 Max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 04 Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 06 Khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 07 Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II) was born in the year 1883.