Famous Deaths In 1883

Jul 12 Hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1883.  

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

Jul 24 On this day in history death of matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls  

Jul 27 On this day in history albert Franz Doppler, composer, dies at 61  

Aug 01 In the year 1883 karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies  

Aug 12 On this day in history last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies  

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 in the year 1883.  

Sep 03 Iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 15 Joseph AF Plateau, Belg physicist (Blue Moon), dies in the year 1883.  

Sep 21 Johannes van Vloten, Dutch man of letters/theologist, dies at 65 in the year 1883.  

Oct 15 On this day in history francesco Schira, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 22 George Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies in the year 1883.  

Oct 29 Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1883.  

Oct 30 In the year 1883 johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer, dies at 80  

Oct 31 Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 18 On this day in history wilhelm Siemens, German/British physicist (steam engine), dies  

Nov 25 Ludwig Erk, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Nov 26 On this day in history sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96  

Dec 13 Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812) died in the year 1883.  

Dec 25 Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01 In the year 1883 birth of [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director  

Jan 03 Clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51) was born in the year 1883.  

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

Jan 04 Max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1883 birth of max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969)  

Jan 06 Khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 07 Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II) was born on this day in history.