Famous Deaths In 1863

Jul 17 James Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 22 Carl Schuberth, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1863.  

Jul 26 Samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70 in the year 1863.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 29 Edward Needle Kirk, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at about 35 in the year 1863.  

Jul 30 On this day in history george Crockett Strong, US Union gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29  

Aug 05 Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1863.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 18 In the year 1863 thomas Welsh, US Union brig-general (Antietam), dies at 39  

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

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 in the year 1863.  

Sep 19 Preston Smith, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on this day in history.  

Sep 20 In the year 1863 benjamin Hardin Helm, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies at 33  

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

Oct 04 On this day in history gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69  

Oct 21 Lambertus GC Ledeboer, Dutch old-reformed vicar, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Oct 31 On this day in history 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 in the year 1863.  

Nov 15 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (childless), dies in the year 1863.  

Nov 20 James Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 in the year 1863.  

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 in the year 1863.  

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

Dec 22 Michael Corcoran, Union brig-general, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Dec 24 W M Thackeray, writer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games)  

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

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer  

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

Jan 15 In the year 1863 birth of adolph Goldschmidt, German historian  

Jan 15 Wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22) was born on this day in history.