Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1863

Jul 17 James Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35 in the year 1863.  

Jul 18 William Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 on this day in history.  

Jul 22 On this day in history carl Schuberth, composer, dies at 52  

Jul 26 Samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jul 27 On this day in history death of william Lowndes Yancey, American Confederate leader (b. 1813)  

Jul 28 James Deshler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 30 in the year 1863.  

Jul 29 On this day in history edward Needle Kirk, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at about 35  

Jul 30 George Crockett Strong, US Union gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 in the year 1863.  

Aug 05 In the year 1863 adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53  

Aug 08 In the year 1863 death of angus MacAskill known as 'Giant MacAskill', circus performer (b.1825)  

Aug 13 Eugène Delacroix, French painter (b. 1798) died in the year 1863.  

Aug 14 In the year 1863 colin Campbell, British officer (Cawnpore), dies at 70  

Aug 18 Thomas Welsh, US Union brig-general (Antietam), dies at 39 in the year 1863.  

Aug 26 In the year 1863 john Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies  

Sep 06 Lucius March Walker, Confederate brig-general (in duel), dies at 33 on this day in history.  

Sep 17 Albartus Telting, Fries poet/2nd-Member of parliament, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 19 In the year 1863 preston Smith, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 39  

Sep 20 Benjamin Hardin Helm, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies at 33 in the year 1863.  

Oct 02 In the year 1863 justinus van de Brugghen, lawyer/minister of Justice, dies  

Oct 04 In the year 1863 gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69  

Oct 21 In the year 1863 lambertus GC Ledeboer, Dutch old-reformed vicar, dies at 55  

Oct 31 In the year 1863 louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51  

Nov 02 On this day in history death of theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (b. 1826)  

Nov 13 Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-generaal, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Nov 15 In the year 1863 frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (childless), dies  

Nov 20 James Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Nov 21 Joseph Mayseder, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Nov 24 Claudius Charles Wilson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 32 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 On this day in history friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50  

Dec 22 Michael Corcoran, Union brig-general, dies at 36 in the year 1863.  

Dec 24 On this day in history w M Thackeray, writer, dies at 52  

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Jan 01 Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games) was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17)  

Jan 12 Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 14 In the year 1863 birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator  

Jan 15 Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia)  

Jan 17 In the year 1863 birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)