Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1883

Jul 12 In the year 1883 hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57  

Jul 15 On this day in history tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44  

Jul 24 Matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls died in the year 1883.  

Jul 27 Albert Franz Doppler, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 12 Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 27 In the year 1883 august Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76  

Sep 03 On this day in history iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64  

Sep 15 On this day in history 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 In the year 1883 george Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies  

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

Oct 30 Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1883.  

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

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

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

Nov 25 Ludwig Erk, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1883.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 25 In the year 1883 marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer, dies at 65  

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Jan 01 Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses) was born in the year 1883.  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1883 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.