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In the year 1891
12 Notable deaths
Georges Seurat
French painter (1859-1891).
Born December 2nd, 1859 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1891 at 31 years old in Paris. [ref]
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854–1891).
Born October 20th, 1854 in Charleville (Ardennes). [ref]
Died November 10th, 1891 at 37 years old in Marseille (bone cancer). [ref]
Theo van Gogh
Dutch art dealer, brother of vincent (1857-1891).
Born May 1st, 1857 in Zundert. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1891 at 33 years old in Utrecht (syphilis). [ref]
Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia
Daughter of george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia; wife of grand duke paul alexandrovich of russia.
Born August 30th, 1870 in Corfu.
Died September 24th, 1891 at 21 years old in Moscow (puerperal disorders).
Sofia Kovalevskaya
19th century russian mathematician.
Born January 15th, 1850 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1891 at 41 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (pneumonia). [ref]
John Wellborn Root
American architect.
Born January 10th, 1850 in Georgia. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1891 at 41 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]
Prince Baudouin of Belgium
Belgian prince.
Born June 3rd, 1869 in Palace of the Count of Flanders.
Died January 23rd, 1891 at 21 years old in Palace of the Count of Flanders (1889–1890 pandemic).
Laza Lazarević
Serbian writer.
Born May 13th, 1851 in Šabac. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1891 at 39 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis). [ref]
Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe
Member of the house of reuss (1852-1891).
Born July 28th, 1852 in Bückeburg.
Died September 28th, 1891 at 39 years old in Schleiz.
Emma Abbott
American operatic soprano (1850-1891).
Born December 9th, 1850 in Chicago.
Died January 5th, 1891 at 40 years old in Salt Lake City (pneumonia).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel