Famous Deaths In 1894

Jul 18 Leconte de Lisle, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Aug 03 George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Aug 16 Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70 in the year 1894.  

Aug 18 In the year 1894 william Charles Levey, composer, dies at 57  

Aug 26 In the year 1894 pPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok  

Sep 08 Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

Sep 13 Emmanuel Chabrier, French composer (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

Sep 17 Deng Shichang, Chinese admiral (b. 1849) died on this day in history.  

Sep 24 In the year 1894 martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book publisher (Van Dale), dies  

Oct 07 On this day in history death of oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (b. 1809)  

Oct 30 On this day in history death of honoré Mercier, politician, Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)  

Nov 01 Aleksandr III A Romanov, czar of Russia (1881-94), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Nov 20 On this day in history anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64  

Nov 27 On this day in history death of johanna von Puttkamer, Prussian noblewoman, wife of Otto von Bismarck (b. 1824)  

Dec 03 In the year 1894 hM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76  

Dec 07 Ferdinand de Lesseps, French engineer/diplomat/earl, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Dec 08 Willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Dec 12 In the year 1894 death of sir John Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845)  

Dec 13 Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Dec 29 Chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Dec 30 In the year 1894 amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76  

Dec 31 On this day in history thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes-integral), dies at 38  

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Jan 01 Shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007) was born in the year 1894.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician (d. 1974)  

Jan 02 Robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie) was born in the year 1894.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of zaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)  

Jan 04 In the year 1894 birth of wesley La Violette, composer  

Jan 04 Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1894 birth of jose Rozo Contreras, composer  

Jan 08 St Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (d. 1941) was born in the year 1894.