Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1883

Jul 12 On this day in history hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57  

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

Jul 24 Matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 01 On this day in history karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies  

Aug 12 On this day in history 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 In the year 1883 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 in the year 1883.  

Oct 30 Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1883.  

Oct 31 On this day in history death of swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj  

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

Nov 18 In the year 1883 wilhelm Siemens, German/British physicist (steam engine), dies  

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

Nov 26 Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812) died in the year 1883.  

Dec 25 Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1883.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci)  

Jan 01 [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director was born in the year 1883.  

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

Jan 04 Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969)  

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.