Famous People Who Died In 1894

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1894. This list includes people like Robert Louis Stevenson, Alexander III of Russia, Heinrich Hertz, Hermann von Helmholtz, Adolphe Sax and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, political leaders, physicists and lawyers who died in 1894. This list includes people from United States, France, Germany & Russia and many more countries.
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 1 
Robert Louis Stevenson
(Author of Famous Novels: 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde')
Robert Louis Stevenson
19
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 13, 1850
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: December 3
 2 
Adolphe Sax
(Inventor of Saxophone)
Adolphe Sax
5
Birthdate: November 6, 1814
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dinant
Died: February 7
 3 
Heinrich Hertz
(German Physicist Who Discovered the Existence of Electromagnetic Waves)
Heinrich Hertz
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 22, 1857
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: January 1
 4 
Christina Rossetti
(Poet, Writer, Hymnwriter)
Christina Rossetti
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 5, 1830
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: December 29
 5 
Alexander III of Russia
(Emperor of Russia (1881 - 1894))
Alexander III of Russia
10
Birthdate: March 10, 1845
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: November 1
 6 
Hermann von Helmholtz
(Physicist and Physician)
Hermann von Helmholtz
1
Birthdate: August 31, 1821
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Potsdam
Died: September 8
 7 
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
(Physician & Poet)
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 29, 1809
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 7
 8 
Ferdinand de Lesseps
(French Diplomat Who Developed the ‘Suez Canal’)
Ferdinand de Lesseps
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 19, 1805
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: December 7
 9 
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(Indian Novelist & Poet Who is Considered as One of the Greatest Writers of Bengali Literature)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 26, 1838
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: April 8
 10 
Anton Rubinstein
(Pianist)
Anton Rubinstein
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 28, 1829
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ofatinti, Moldova
Died: November 20
 11 
Lajos Kossuth
(Governor-President of the Kingdom of Hungary (April 1849 - August 1849))
Lajos Kossuth
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 19, 1802
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Monok, Hungary
Died: March 20
 12 
Jubal Early
(Lawyer)
Jubal Early
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 3, 1816
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Franklin County, Virginia, United States
Died: March 2
 13 
Gustave Caillebotte
(Painter)
Gustave Caillebotte
0
Birthdate: August 19, 1848
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 21
 14 
Hans von Bülow
(Virtuoso Pianist and Romantic-Era Musician Who Became One of the 19th Century’s Most Authoritative Conductors)
Hans von Bülow
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 8, 1830
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: February 12
 15 
George Inness
(American Landscape Painter)
George Inness
0
Birthdate: May 1, 1825
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newburgh, New York, United States
Died: August 3
 16 
George Stoneman
(Officer, Politician)
George Stoneman
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 8, 1822
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Busti
Died: September 5
 17 
Emmanuel Chabrier
(Composer)
Emmanuel Chabrier
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 18, 1841
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ambert, France
Died: September 13
 18 
Hassan I of Morocco
(Sultan of Morocco)
Hassan I of Morocco
0
Birthdate: 1836 AD
Birthplace: Fes, Morocco
Died: June 9
 19 
Walter Pater
(English Essayist, Literary Critic Famous for His Unique Style of Writings)
Walter Pater
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 4, 1839
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stepney, London, England
Died: July 30
 20 
Joseph E. Brown
(Governor of Georgia, United States)
Joseph E. Brown
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 15, 1821
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Died: November 30
 21 
Elizabeth Peabody
(Teacher)
Elizabeth Peabody
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 16, 1804
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 3
 22 
Zebulon B. Vance
(Politician)
Zebulon B. Vance
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 13, 1830
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Buncombe, North Carolina
Died: April 14
 23 
Nathaniel P. Banks
(Politician)
Nathaniel P. Banks
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1816
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 1
 24 
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
(French pretender)
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 24, 1838
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 8
 25 
Theodor Billroth
2
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 26, 1829
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bergen auf Rügen, Germany
Died: February 6
 26 
Amelia Bloomer
(American Women's Rights Advocate and Newspaper Editor)
Amelia Bloomer
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 27, 1818
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Homer, New York, United States
Died: December 30
 27 
Andy Bowen
(Boxer)
Andy Bowen
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 3, 1867
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 15
 28 
Gall
(Leader)
Gall
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1840 AD
Birthplace: South Dakota, United States
Died: December 5
 29 
Juan Leon Mera
(Ecuadorian Novelist, Essayist, Painter, and Politician)
Juan Leon Mera
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 28, 1832
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ambato, Ecuador
Died: December 13
 30 
Pío Pico
(10th Governor of California)
Pío Pico
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 5, 1801
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Gabriel, California, United States
Died: September 11
 31 
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
(Duchess)
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 28, 1827
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: May 12
 32 
Mary Jane Patterson
(Educator)
Mary Jane Patterson
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 12, 1840
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Died: September 24
 33 
Macon Bolling Allen
(First African-American lawyer and Justice of the Peace)
Macon Bolling Allen
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: August 4, 1816
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Indiana, United States
Died: October 15
 34 
James Strong
(Theologian)
James Strong
0
Birthdate: August 14, 1822
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: August 7
 35 
Pafnuty Chebyshev
(Considered to Be the Founding Father of Russian Mathematics)
Pafnuty Chebyshev
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 16, 1821
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zhukovsky District, Russia
Died: December 8
 36 
Heinrich Hoffmann
(German physician and writer)
Heinrich Hoffmann
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 13, 1809
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died: September 20
 37 
Gustav Fabergé
(Jeweller and father of Peter Carl Fabergé, maker of Fabergé eggs)
Gustav Fabergé
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 18, 1814
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pärnu, Estonia
Died: January 3
 38 
Francis H. Underwood
(Writer)
Francis H. Underwood
0
Birthdate: January 12, 1825
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Enfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 7
 39 
Nadezhda von Meck
(Russian Businesswoman who Became an Influential Patron of the Arts)
Nadezhda von Meck
2
Birthdate: February 10, 1831
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Znamenskoye, Chechen Republic
Died: January 13
 40 
John Sparrow David Thompson
(4th Prime Minister of Canada)
John Sparrow David Thompson
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 10, 1845
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Halifax, Canada
Died: December 12
 41 
William Robertson Smith
(Scholar)
William Robertson Smith
0
Birthdate: November 8, 1846
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died: March 31
 42 
Maxime Du Camp
(Writer)
Maxime Du Camp
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 8, 1822
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 9
 43 
Frances Buss
(Educator)
Frances Buss
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 16, 1827
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 24
 44 
James Anthony Froude
(British Historian, Novelist, Biographer, and Editor of Fraser’s Magazine)
James Anthony Froude
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 23, 1818
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dartington Rectory, Devon, England
Died: October 20
 45 
Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
(Statesman)
Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 10, 1819
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Templemore, Ireland
Died: November 29
 46 
Franjo Rački
(Croatian Historian, Politician, and Author)
Franjo Rački
0
Birthdate: November 25, 1828
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fužine, Croatia
Died: February 13
 47 
George Peter Alexander Healy
(Painter)
George Peter Alexander Healy
0
Birthdate: July 15, 1813
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 24
 48 
Honoré Mercier
(Lawyer)
Honoré Mercier
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 15, 1840
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
Died: October 30
 49 
Johanna von Puttkamer
(Otto von Bismarck's wife)
Johanna von Puttkamer
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 11, 1824
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wiatrołom, Poland
Died: November 27
 50 
William Dwight Whitney
(American Linguist, Lexicographer, and Philologist)
William Dwight Whitney
0
Birthdate: February 9, 1827
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 7