Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1894

Jul 18 Leconte de Lisle, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Aug 03 In the year 1894 george Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69  

Aug 16 Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70 in the year 1894.  

Aug 18 In the year 1894 william Charles Levey, composer, dies at 57  

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

Sep 08 Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 17 Deng Shichang, Chinese admiral (b. 1849) died on this day in history.  

Sep 24 In the year 1894 martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book publisher (Van Dale), dies  

Oct 07 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

Oct 30 Honoré Mercier, politician, Premier of Quebec (b. 1840) died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 20 Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64 in the year 1894.  

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

Dec 03 In the year 1894 hM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76  

Dec 07 Ferdinand de Lesseps, French engineer/diplomat/earl, dies at 89 in the year 1894.  

Dec 08 Willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Dec 12 On this day in history 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 Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76 in the year 1894.  

Dec 31 Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes-integral), dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician (d. 1974) was born in the year 1894.  

Jan 02 Robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie) was born in the year 1894.  

Jan 03 ZaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963) was born in the year 1894.  

Jan 04 In the year 1894 birth of wesley La Violette, composer  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962)  

Jan 07 In the year 1894 birth of jose Rozo Contreras, composer  

Jan 08 St Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (d. 1941) was born in the year 1894.