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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 01 Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies in the year 1883.  

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

Aug 19 Jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (b. 1810) died in the year 1883.  

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

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

Sep 15 Joseph AF Plateau, Belg physicist (Blue Moon), dies on this day in history.  

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

Oct 15 In the year 1883 francesco Schira, composer, dies at 74  

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

Oct 29 On this day in history friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68  

Oct 30 Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Oct 31 In the year 1883 death of swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 26 Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96 in the year 1883.  

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 in the year 1883.  

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Jan 01 Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci) was born in the year 1883.  

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 On this day in history birth of johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1883 birth of andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II)