Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1883

Jul 12 Hermann zopff: Composer,  

Jul 15 Tom thumb: Famous small person (40"),  

Jul 24 Matthew webb: English channel swimmer, drowns above niagara falls  

Jul 27 Albert franz doppler: Composer,  

Aug 01 Karl wilhelm dindorf: Classic scholar,  

Aug 12 Last quagga: Zebra with less slashes (in artis),  

Aug 19 Jeremiah s. black: American statesman (b. 1810)  

Aug 27 August friedrich pott: Composer,  

Sep 03 Iwan turgenjew: Writer,  

Sep 15 Joseph af plateau: Belg physicist (blue moon),  

Sep 21 Johannes van vloten: Dutch man of letters/theologist,  

Oct 15 Francesco schira: Composer,  

Oct 22 George coulthard: Cricketer (test for australia 1882),  

Oct 29 Friedrich robert volkmann: Composer,  

Oct 30 Johann vesque von puttlingen: Composer,  

Oct 31 Swami dayananda saraswati: Founder of arya samaj  

Nov 05 William hicks: British col/commander (egyptian army),  

Nov 18 Wilhelm siemens: German/british physicist (steam engine),  

Nov 25 Ludwig erk: Composer,  

Nov 26 Sojourner truth: Abolitionist/women's rights advocate,  

Dec 13 Victor de laprade: French poet and critic (b. 1812)  

Dec 25 Marek konrad sokolowski: Composer,  

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Jan 01 Federigo tozzi: Italian writer/journalist (la torre, tre croci)  

Jan 01 [hei]ko e arnoldi: Dutch actor (3 drops of water)/theater director  

Jan 03 Clement richard attlee: (l) british pm (1945-51)  

Jan 04 Johanna westerdijk: Botanist/neth 1st female prof (utrecht, 1917-52)  

Jan 04 Max f eastman: Us, critic/essayist (masses)  

Jan 04 Max eastman: American writer  

Jan 06 Khalil gibran: Lebanon, mystic poet (the prophet, broken wings)  

Jan 07 Andrew browne: Irish/british admiral (ww ii)