In the year 1879

5 Notable deaths

Maurycy Gottlieb

Polish painter and student of jan matejko (1856-1879).

Born February 21st, 1856 in Drohobych. [ref]

Died July 17th, 1879 at 23 years old in Kraków (pharyngitis). [ref]

Napoléon, Prince Imperial

French prince (1856-1879).

Born March 16th, 1856 in Paris. [ref]

Died June 1st, 1879 at 23 years old in Zulu Kingdom (killed in action). [ref]

Grand Duke Vyacheslav Constantinovich of Russia

Russian grand duke.

Born July 13th, 1862 in Warsaw.

Died February 27th, 1879 at 16 years old in Saint Petersburg (meningitis).

Princess Maria Cristina of Orléans

Spanish infanta.

Born October 29th, 1852 in Seville. [ref]

Died April 28th, 1879 at 26 years old in Seville (tuberculosis).

Miķelis Krogzemis

Latvian poet (1850-1879).

Born September 18th, 1850 in Aloja Municipality.

Died February 6th, 1879 at 28 years old in Saint Petersburg (typhus).

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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull