Famous Deaths In 1883

Jul 12 Hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jul 15 Tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44 in the year 1883.  

Jul 24 In the year 1883 death of matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls  

Jul 27 In the year 1883 albert Franz Doppler, composer, dies at 61  

Aug 01 On this day in history karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies  

Aug 12 Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies in the year 1883.  

Aug 19 On this day in history death of jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (b. 1810)  

Aug 27 August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Sep 03 Iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64 in the year 1883.  

Sep 15 In the year 1883 joseph AF Plateau, Belg physicist (Blue Moon), dies  

Sep 21 On this day in history johannes van Vloten, Dutch man of letters/theologist, dies at 65  

Oct 15 Francesco Schira, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Oct 22 George Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 29 In the year 1883 friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68  

Oct 30 On this day in history johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer, dies at 80  

Oct 31 Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj died in the year 1883.  

Nov 05 In the year 1883 william Hicks, British col/commander (Egyptian army), dies in battle  

Nov 18 Wilhelm Siemens, German/British physicist (steam engine), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 25 On this day in history ludwig Erk, composer, dies at 76  

Nov 26 In the year 1883 sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96  

Dec 13 On this day in history death of victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812)  

Dec 25 Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1883.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci)  

Jan 01 [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 03 In the year 1883 birth of clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51)  

Jan 04 Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses)  

Jan 04 Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings)  

Jan 07 Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II) was born in the year 1883.