Famous People Who Died In 1889

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1889. This list includes people like Jefferson Davis, Robert Browning, Antonio Meucci, James Prescott Joule, Maria Mitchell and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, political leaders, novelists and inventors who died in 1889. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, Italy & Germany and many more countries.

Jefferson DavisJefferson Davis
03 June 1808, American
Former President of the Confederate States of
Robert BrowningRobert Browning
07 May 1812, British
Poet & Playwright

Antonio MeucciAntonio Meucci
13 April 1808, Italian, American
Inventor of voice-communication apparatus

Alexander Hamilton Jr.Alexander Hamilton Jr.
26 January 1816, American
Lawyer

James Prescott JouleJames Prescott Joule
24 December 1818, British
Physicist

Maria MitchellMaria Mitchell
01 August 1818, American
Astronomer
John BrightJohn Bright
16 November 1811, British
British Radical and Liberal Politician

Amy LevyAmy Levy
10 November 1861, British
Poet, Novelist, Essayist

Ignacy DomeykoIgnacy Domeyko
31 July 1802, Polish
Geologist

Adolf von HenseltAdolf von Henselt
12 May 1814, German
Composer
Belle StarrBelle Starr
05 February 1848, American
outlaw

Father DamienFather Damien
03 January 1840, American
Saint
Gerard Manley HopkinsGerard Manley Hopkins
28 July 1844, British
Poet, Writer

Wilkie CollinsWilkie Collins
08 January 1824, British
Novelist, Playwright

Mihai EminescuMihai Eminescu
20 December 1849, Romanian
poet, prosaist, essayist, librarian
James Smith BushJames Smith Bush
15 June 1825, American
Jurist, Writer, Lawyer, Priest, Politician

Alexandre CabanelAlexandre Cabanel
28 September 1823, French
Painter, University teacher
Luís I of PortugalLuís I of Portugal
31 October 1838, Portuguese
King

John EricssonJohn Ericsson
31 July 1803, Swedish
Engineer, Military personnel

Shishunala SharifShishunala Sharif
1819 AD, Indian
poet, teacher
Peter LalorPeter Lalor
05 February 1827, Australian, Irish
 

Nikolay ChernyshevskyNikolay Chernyshevsky
12 July 1828, Russian
philosopher, novelist, writer, literary critic
Elvira MadiganElvira Madigan
04 December 1867, Danish
Acrobat, Circus performer

Michel Eugène ChevreulMichel Eugène Chevreul
31 August 1786, French
Chemist

Jan Ernst MatzeligerJan Ernst Matzeliger
15 September 1852, American
Patent inventor

Albrecht RitschlAlbrecht Ritschl
25 March 1822, German
Theologian, Philosopher, University teacher
Mikhail Saltykov-ShchedrinMikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
27 January 1826, Russian
Poet
Crown Prince Rudolf of AustriaCrown Prince Rudolf of Austria
21 August 1858, Austrian
Prince

Martin Farquhar TupperMartin Farquhar Tupper
17 July 1810, British
Poet, Writer

Eliza CookEliza Cook
24 December 1818, British
Journalist, Poet, Editor

Benedetto CairoliBenedetto Cairoli
28 January 1825, Italian
Politician
Benjamin DayBenjamin Day
10 April 1810, American
Newspaper publisher, Journalist

Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht TempelErnst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel
04 December 1821, German, Italian
German astronomer

Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.
28 July 1844, British