Famous People Who Died In 1890

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1890. This list includes people like Vincent van Gogh, Sitting Bull, Richard Francis Burton, Christopher Latham Sholes, Jyotiba Phule and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, diplomats and poets who died in 1890. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Italy and many more countries.
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 1 
Vincent van Gogh
(One of the Most Famous and Influential Artists of All Time)
Vincent van Gogh
86
Birthdate: March 30, 1853
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zundert, Netherlands
Died: July 29
 2 
Sitting Bull
(Warrior)
Sitting Bull
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1831 AD
Birthplace: Grand River
Died: December 15
 3 
Joseph Merrick
(Elephant Man)
Joseph Merrick
13
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 5, 1862
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Leicester
Died: April 11
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 4 
Jyotiba Phule
(Social Reformer)
Jyotiba Phule
34
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 11, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Satara, Maharashtra, India
Died: November 28
 5 
John Henry Newman
(Theologian and Philosopher)
John Henry Newman
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 21, 1801
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
Died: August 11
 6 
Christopher Latham Sholes
(Inventor of the QWERTY Keyboard)
Christopher Latham Sholes
15
Birthdate: February 14, 1819
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mooresburg, Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 17
 7 
Richard Francis Burton
4
Birthdate: March 19, 1821
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Torquay
Died: October 20
 8 
William III of the Netherlands
(Former King of the Netherlands (1849 - 1890))
William III of the Netherlands
2
Birthdate: February 19, 1817
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: November 23
 9 
Heinrich Schliemann
(German Archaeologist and Excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns)
Heinrich Schliemann
4
Birthdate: January 6, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Neubukow, Germany
Died: December 26
 10 
César Franck
(Composer and Pianist Famous for His Works 'Symphonic Variations' and 'Symphony in D Minor')
César Franck
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 10, 1822
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
Died: November 8
 11 
Carlo Collodi
(Italian Author and Journalist Known for His Fairy Tale Novel 'The Adventures of Pinocchio')
Carlo Collodi
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 24, 1826
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: October 26
 12 
Louis Le Prince
(Former inventor of an early motion-picture camera, possibly the first person to shoot a moving picture sequence using a single lens camera)
Louis Le Prince
1
Birthdate: August 28, 1841
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Metz, France
Died: September 16
 13 
Amadeo I of Spain
(King)
Amadeo I of Spain
0
Birthdate: May 30, 1845
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Italy
Died: January 18
 14 
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
(Queen)
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
0
Birthdate: September 30, 1811
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
Died: January 7
 15 
Alexander Parkes
(Engineer who created the world's first plastic, which he called Parkesine)
Alexander Parkes
0
Birthdate: December 29, 1813
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 29
 16 
Carl Bloch
(Painter)
Carl Bloch
0
Birthdate: May 23, 1834
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: February 22
 17 
Lalon
(Prominent Bengali Philosopher Regarded as an Icon of  Bengali Culture)
Lalon
3
Birthdate: October 17, 1774
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Jhenaidah District, Bangladesh
Died: October 17
 18 
Junius Spencer Morgan
(American Financier, Banker, and Founder of 'J. S. Morgan & Co')
Junius Spencer Morgan
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: April 14, 1813
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Holyoke
Died: April 8
 19 
Juan Seguín
(Former Mayor of San Antonio (1834 - 1835, 1841 - 1842))
Juan Seguín
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 27, 1806
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Texas, United States
Died: August 27
 20 
John Jacob Astor III
(Financier, Philanthropist)
John Jacob Astor III
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 10, 1822
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: February 22
 21 
Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera
(Monk)
Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 9, 1823
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Died: September 21
 22 
Edwin Chadwick
(British Social Reformer Who is Noted for His Leadership in Reforming the Poor Laws in England)
Edwin Chadwick
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 24, 1800
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Longsight, Manchester, England
Died: July 6
 23 
John C. Frémont
(5th Governor of Arizona Territory (1878 - 1881))
John C. Frémont
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 21, 1813
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: July 13
 24 
John Frederick Parker
(Police officer)
John Frederick Parker
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 19, 1830
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Winchester, Virginia, United States
Died: June 28
 25 
Vasile Alecsandri
(Poet)
Vasile Alecsandri
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 21, 1821
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bacău, Principality of Moldavia
Died: August 22
 26 
Princess Zorka of Montenegro
(Aristocrat)
Princess Zorka of Montenegro
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 23, 1864
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro Montenegro
Died: March 16
 27 
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
(Politician, Military personnel)
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 4, 1807
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Monterey, California, United States
Died: January 18
 28 
Niels Gade
(Danish Violinist, Composer, Conductor, Organist, and Teacher)
Niels Gade
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 22, 1817
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: December 21
 29 
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
(Critic)
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
0
Birthdate: November 24, 1808
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 29
 30 
August Belmont
(Diplomat, Banker, Financier)
August Belmont
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 8, 1813
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Alzey
Died: November 24
 31 
James Croll
(Geographer, Geologist)
James Croll
0
Birthdate: January 2, 1821
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Little Whitefield, Perthshire, Scotland
Died: December 15
 32 
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
(Duchess)
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 4, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: May 16
 33 
Prudence Crandall
(Connecticut's official State Heroine)
Prudence Crandall
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 3, 1803
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Died: January 28
 34 
Samuel Freeman Miller
(Jurist)
Samuel Freeman Miller
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 5, 1816
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Richmond, Kentucky, United States
Died: October 13
 35 
Johanne Luise Heiberg
(Actress)
Johanne Luise Heiberg
0
Birthdate: November 22, 1812
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: December 21
 36 
Camilo Castelo Branco
(One of the Best Portuguese Romantic Novelists of the 19th Century)
Camilo Castelo Branco
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 16, 1825
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mártires, Lisbon, Portugal
Died: June 1
 37 
Ignaz von Döllinger
(Theologian)
Ignaz von Döllinger
0
Birthdate: February 28, 1799
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bamberg, Germany
Died: January 10
 38 
Marie-Charles David de Mayrena
(Adventurer)
Marie-Charles David de Mayrena
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 31, 1842
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toulon, France
Died: November 11
 39 
James Nasmyth
(Astronomer, Engineer)
James Nasmyth
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: August 19, 1808
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edinburgh
Died: May 7
 40 
Khalifah bin Said of Zanzibar
(Sultan)
Khalifah bin Said of Zanzibar
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1852 AD
Birthplace: Unguja, Tanzania
Died: February 13
 41 
George Crook
(Military Officer)
George Crook
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 8, 1828
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Taylorsville, Ohio, United States
Died: March 21
 42 
Franz Delitzsch
(Theologian, Writer)
Franz Delitzsch
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 23, 1813
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: March 4
 43 
Ulrich Ochsenbein
(Swiss Political Leader)
Ulrich Ochsenbein
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 24, 1811
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Switzerland
Died: November 3
 44 
Charles Henry de Soysa
(Philanthropist)
Charles Henry de Soysa
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 3, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Died: September 29
 45 
Syarif Masahor
(Rebel)
Syarif Masahor
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1810 AD
Birthplace: Bruneian Empire
Died: 1890 AD
 46 
Karl Freiherr von Vogelsang
(Journalist)
Karl Freiherr von Vogelsang
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 3, 1818
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Legnica, Poland
Died: November 8
 47 
Afrikan Spir
(Philosopher whose notable ideas as The principle of identity as the theoretical foundation of religion)
Afrikan Spir
0
Birthdate: November 15, 1837
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine
Died: March 26
 48 
Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
(Duke)
Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 31, 1824
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Château de Neuilly, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died: February 5
 49 
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
(American-German astronomer)
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 19, 1813
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Koldenbüttel
Died: July 18
 50 
Gyula Andrássy
(Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871))
Gyula Andrássy
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 3, 1823
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vlachovo, Slovakia
Died: February 18