Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1883

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

Jul 15 In the year 1883 tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44  

Jul 24 On this day in history death of matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls  

Jul 27 Albert Franz Doppler, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1883.  

Aug 01 Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 12 Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies in the year 1883.  

Aug 19 In the year 1883 death of jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (b. 1810)  

Aug 27 August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1883.  

Sep 03 Iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 15 On this day in history joseph AF Plateau, Belg physicist (Blue Moon), dies  

Sep 21 Johannes van Vloten, Dutch man of letters/theologist, dies at 65 in the year 1883.  

Oct 15 Francesco Schira, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Oct 22 In the year 1883 george Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies  

Oct 29 Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 31 In the year 1883 death of swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj  

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

Nov 18 Wilhelm Siemens, German/British physicist (steam engine), dies in the year 1883.  

Nov 25 On this day in history ludwig Erk, composer, dies at 76  

Nov 26 In the year 1883 sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96  

Dec 13 On this day in history death of victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812)  

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

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Jan 01 In the year 1883 birth of federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci)  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director  

Jan 03 In the year 1883 birth of clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52)  

Jan 04 Max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II) was born on this day in history.