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

Aug 12 Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 27 August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Sep 03 Iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64 in the year 1883.  

Sep 15 Joseph AF Plateau, Belg physicist (Blue Moon), dies on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1883 friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68  

Oct 30 On this day in history johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer, dies at 80  

Oct 31 Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1883 ludwig Erk, composer, dies at 76  

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

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 Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci) was born in the year 1883.  

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

Jan 03 Clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51) was born in the year 1883.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1883 birth of max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses)  

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

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings)  

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