Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1894

Jul 18 Leconte de Lisle, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1894.  

Aug 03 George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 in the year 1894.  

Aug 16 On this day in history herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70  

Aug 18 William Charles Levey, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Aug 26 On this day in history pPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok  

Sep 08 On this day in history death of hermann von Helmholtz, German physician (b. 1821)  

Sep 13 In the year 1894 death of emmanuel Chabrier, French composer (b. 1841)  

Sep 17 On this day in history death of deng Shichang, Chinese admiral (b. 1849)  

Sep 24 Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book publisher (Van Dale), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 07 In the year 1894 death of oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (b. 1809)  

Oct 30 Honoré Mercier, politician, Premier of Quebec (b. 1840) died in the year 1894.  

Nov 01 In the year 1894 aleksandr III A Romanov, czar of Russia (1881-94), dies at 49  

Nov 20 On this day in history anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64  

Nov 27 Johanna von Puttkamer, Prussian noblewoman, wife of Otto von Bismarck (b. 1824) died in the year 1894.  

Dec 03 HM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76 in the year 1894.  

Dec 07 Ferdinand de Lesseps, French engineer/diplomat/earl, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Dec 08 On this day in history willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71  

Dec 12 In the year 1894 death of sir John Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845)  

Dec 13 On this day in history sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68  

Dec 29 On this day in history chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64  

Dec 30 On this day in history amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76  

Dec 31 In the year 1894 thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes-integral), dies at 38  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007)  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician (d. 1974)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of zaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of wesley La Violette, composer  

Jan 04 In the year 1894 birth of manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962)  

Jan 07 Jose Rozo Contreras, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 St Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.