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In the year 1873
119 Notable deaths
Napoleon III
President of the second french republic, emperor of the second french empire and last monarch of france (1808–1873).
Born April 20th, 1808 in Paris.
Died January 9th, 1873 at 64 years old in Chislehurst (sepsis).
John Stuart Mill
British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873).
Born May 20th, 1806 in London Borough of Islington.
Died May 8th, 1873 at 66 years old in Avignon (erysipelas).
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873).
Born March 19th, 1813 in Blantyre. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1873 at 60 years old in Ilala Hill (malaria). [ref]
Mary Ann Cotton
British murderer (1832-1873).
Born October 15th, 1832 in Sunderland.
Died March 24th, 1873 at 40 years old in Durham (hanging to death).
Salmon P. Chase
American politician and lawyer (1808–1873).
Born January 13th, 1808 in Cornish.
Died May 7th, 1873 at 65 years old in New York City (stroke).
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Bengali poet and dramatist (1824–1873).
Born January 25th, 1824 in Jashore District.
Died June 29th, 1873 at 49 years old in Kolkata.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
British statesman and author (1803–1873).
Born May 25th, 1803 in London.
Died January 18th, 1873 at 69 years old in Torquay.
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-american naturalist (1807–1873).
Born May 28th, 1807 in Môtier.
Died December 14th, 1873 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Sheridan Le Fanu
Irish writer of gothic tales and mystery novels (1814–1873).
Born August 28th, 1814 in Dublin.
Died February 7th, 1873 at 58 years old in Dublin.
Justus von Liebig
German chemist (1803-1873).
Born May 12th, 1803 in Darmstadt.
Died April 18th, 1873 at 69 years old in Munich.
Alexandru Ioan Cuza
First ruler of the united principalities of moldavia and wallachia.
Born April 1st, 1820 in Bârlad.
Died May 15th, 1873 at 53 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Matthew Fontaine Maury
United states navy officer.
Born January 14th, 1807 in Spotsylvania County. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1873 at 66 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Vasil Levski
Bulgarian revolutionary (1837–1873).
Born July 18th, 1837 in Karlovo.
Died February 18th, 1873 at 35 years old in Sofia (hanging to death).
Edwin Landseer
English painter (1802-1873).
Born March 7th, 1802 in London.
Died October 1st, 1873 at 71 years old in London.
George-Étienne Cartier
Canadian politician and lawyer (1814-1873).
Born September 6th, 1814 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu.
Died May 20th, 1873 at 58 years old in London (nephritis).
William Brydon
Assistant surgeon in the british east india company army (1811-1873).
Born October 10th, 1811 in London.
Died March 20th, 1873 at 61 years old in Scotland.
Empress Amélie of Brazil
Empress consort of brasil (1812–1873).
Born July 31st, 1812 in Milan.
Died January 26th, 1873 at 60 years old in Lisbon.
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
Prussian queen consort (1801-1873).
Born November 13th, 1801 in Munich.
Died December 14th, 1873 at 72 years old in Dresden.
William Joseph Hardee
Confederate army general (1815-1873).
Born October 12th, 1815 in Camden County.
Died November 6th, 1873 at 58 years old in Virginia.
Samuel Wilberforce
Bishop in the church of england.
Born September 7th, 1805 in Clapham Common.
Died July 19th, 1873 at 67 years old in Dorking (horse fall).
Fyodor Tyutchev
Russian poet (1803–1873).
Born December 5th, 1803 in Ovstug.
Died July 27th, 1873 at 69 years old in Pushkin.
Edward Canby
Union army general (1817–1873).
Born November 9th, 1817 in Boone County.
Died April 11th, 1873 at 55 years old in Siskiyou County.
John W. Geary
Union army general (1819-1873).
Born December 30th, 1819 in Westmoreland County.
Died February 8th, 1873 at 53 years old in Harrisburg.
John P. Hale
American politician (1806-1873).
Born March 31st, 1806 in Rochester.
Died November 19th, 1873 at 67 years old in Dover.
Pierre-Jean De Smet
Jesuit priest and missionary (1801–1873).
Born January 30th, 1801 in Dendermonde.
Died May 23rd, 1873 at 72 years old in St. Louis.
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