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

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

Aug 01 Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 19 In the year 1883 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 In the year 1883 joseph AF Plateau, Belg physicist (Blue Moon), dies  

Sep 21 In the year 1883 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 On this day in history george Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies  

Oct 29 Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 31 On this day in history death of swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj  

Nov 05 William Hicks, British col/commander (Egyptian army), dies in battle on this day in history.  

Nov 18 Wilhelm Siemens, German/British physicist (steam engine), dies in the year 1883.  

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

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

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 In the year 1883 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 on this day in history.  

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 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.