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In the year 1863
59 Notable deaths
Stonewall Jackson
General of the confederate army in the american civil war.
Born January 21st, 1824 in Clarksburg.
Died May 10th, 1863 at 39 years old in Guinea (pneumonia).
Robert Gould Shaw
Union united states army officer (1837-1863).
Born October 10th, 1837 in Boston.
Died July 18th, 1863 at 25 years old in Fort Wagner.
William Makepeace Thackeray
British novelist (1811–1863).
Born July 18th, 1811 in Kolkata.
Died December 24th, 1863 at 52 years old in London.
Frederick VII of Denmark
King of denmark from 1848 to 1863.
Born October 6th, 1808 in Amalienborg.
Died November 15th, 1863 at 55 years old in Glücksburg Castle (erysipelas).
John Buford
Union army general (1826-1863).
Born March 4th, 1826 in Woodford County.
Died December 16th, 1863 at 37 years old in Washington, D.C..
Kamehameha IV
King of the hawaiian islands (1834–1863).
Born February 9th, 1834 in Honolulu.
Died November 30th, 1863 at 29 years old in Honolulu (asthma).
John F. Reynolds
United states army general (1820-1863).
Born September 20th, 1820 in Lancaster.
Died July 1st, 1863 at 42 years old in Gettysburg.
Lewis Armistead
Confederate general (1817-1863).
Born February 18th, 1817 in New Bern.
Died July 5th, 1863 at 46 years old in Gettysburg.
Jane Pierce
First lady of the united states from 1853 to 1857.
Born March 12th, 1806 in Hampton. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1863 at 57 years old in Andover (tuberculosis).
Natalia Pushkina
Wife of russian poet alexander pushkin (1812–1863).
Born September 8th, 1812 in Karian Estate.
Died December 8th, 1863 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg.
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
British nobleman, politician and diplomat (1811–1863).
Born July 20th, 1811 in London.
Died November 20th, 1863 at 52 years old in Dharamshala.
Earl Van Dorn
Confederate states army general (1820–1863).
Born September 17th, 1820 in Claiborne County.
Died May 7th, 1863 at 42 years old in Spring Hill.
Sa'id of Egypt
Wāli of egypt (1822–1863).
Born March 17th, 1822 in Cairo. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1863 at 40 years old in Cairo (tuberculosis). [ref]
J. Johnston Pettigrew
American general (1828-1863).
Born July 4th, 1828 in Tyrrell County.
Died July 17th, 1863 at 35 years old in Bunker Hill.
John B. Floyd
American politician (1806-1863).
Born June 1st, 1806 in Blacksburg.
Died August 26th, 1863 at 57 years old in Abingdon.
Mary Burns
Working-class irish woman, best known as the lifelong partner of friedrich engels.
Born September 29th, 1821 in Manchester.
Died January 7th, 1863 at 41 years old in Manchester.
William Barksdale
Confederate army general (1821-1863).
Born August 21st, 1821 in Smyrna.
Died July 3rd, 1863 at 41 years old in Gettysburg.
Richard B. Garnett
Confederate army general (1817–1863).
Born November 21st, 1817 in Essex County.
Died July 3rd, 1863 at 45 years old in Gettysburg.
Jean Danjou
French foreign legion officer (1828-1863).
Born April 15th, 1828 in Chalabre.
Died April 30th, 1863 at 35 years old in Camarón de Tejeda.
Serizawa Kamo
Samurai (1826-1863).
Born September 2nd, 1826 in Mito.
Died October 30th, 1863 at 37 years old in Shimabara (assassination).
Radama II
King of madagascar.
Born September 23rd, 1829 in Antananarivo.
Died May 12th, 1863 at 33 years old in Rova of Antananarivo.
Ignacio Comonfort
President of mexico (1812-1863).
Born March 12th, 1812 in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.
Died November 3rd, 1863 at 51 years old in Guanajuato.
Andrew Hull Foote
Union navy admiral and united states navy admiral (1806–1863).
Born September 12th, 1806 in New Haven.
Died June 26th, 1863 at 56 years old in New York City.
Frederick William Faber
19th-century british hymn writer, catholic priest, and theologian.
Born June 28th, 1814 in Calverley.
Died September 26th, 1863 at 49 years old in London (nephritis).
Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet
British general (1803–1863).
Born January 29th, 1803 in Derbyshire.
Died March 11th, 1863 at 60 years old in Pau.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte