Famous People Who Died In 1896
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1896. This list includes people like Alfred Nobel, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Morris, Jose Rizal, Anton Bruckner and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include composers, poets, inventors and political leaders who died in 1896. This list includes people from United States, Germany, France & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Jose Rizal(Filipino Nationalist and Writer Who is Considered One of the Greatest Heroes of the Philippines)
Birthdate: June 19, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Calamba, Laguna
Died: December 30
2
Alfred Nobel(Swedish Chemist, Engineer, and Inventor Who Invented Dynamite)
Birthdate: October 21, 1833
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: December 10
Birthdate: June 14, 1811
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Died: July 1
Birthdate: May 16, 1861
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gilmanton, New Hampshire, United States
Died: May 7
Birthdate: March 24, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Walthamstow, England
Died: October 3
Birthdate: September 13, 1819
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Leipzig
Died: May 20
Birthdate: August 30, 1850
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bulakan, Bulacan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died: July 4
Birthdate: June 8, 1829
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died: August 13
Birthdate: May 27, 1815
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Canley, Coventry, England
Died: April 27
10
Anton Bruckner(Austrian Composer and Organist Best Known for His Symphonies: 'Masses', 'Te Deum' and 'Motets')
Birthdate: September 4, 1824
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ansfelden, Austria
Died: October 11
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Paul Verlaine(One of the Greatest French Poets of the 19th Century)
Birthdate: March 30, 1844
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Metz, France
Died: January 8
Birthdate: July 30, 1833
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: May 19
13
Otto Lilienthal(German Aeronautical Engineer Who Completed Successful Glider Flights for the First Time)
Birthdate: May 23, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Anklam, Germany
Died: August 10
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: October 5, 1858
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: January 20
Birthdate: December 3, 1830
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Died: January 25
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August Kekulé(German Organic Chemist Known for His Theory of Chemical Structure and the Tetravalence of Carbon)
Birthdate: September 7, 1829
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: July 13
Birthdate: May 23, 1851
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Granada, Spain
Died: December 7
Birthdate: March 6, 1834
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris
Died: October 6
Birthdate: November 18, 1828
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Torpoint
Died: October 7
Birthdate: January 7, 1819
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Poland
Died: December 7
21
Bill Doolin(American Bandit Outlaw and Founder of the Wild Bunch)
Birthdate: 1858 AD
Birthplace: Johnson County, Arkansas, United States
Died: August 24
22
Ferdinand von Mueller(German-Australian Botanist Who Founded the National Herbarium of Victoria and Named Many Australian Plants)
Birthdate: June 30, 1825
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rostock, Germany
Died: October 10
Birthdate: 1866 AD
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: 1896 AD
Birthdate: September 23, 1819
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris
Died: September 18
25
Mathew Brady(One of the Earliest Photographers in American History)
Birthdate: May 18, 1822
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Warren County, New York, United States
Died: January 15
26
Emil du Bois-Reymond(German Physiologist and Physician Who Developed Experimental Electrophysiology and Co-Discovering Nerve Action Potential)
Birthdate: November 7, 1818
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: December 26
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Ernst Engel(German Statistician and Economist Who Is Famous for the 'Engel Curve' and 'Engel’s Law')
Birthdate: March 26, 1821
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: December 8
28
James Henry Greathead(British Mechanical and Civil Engineer Who Improved the Tunneling Shield and the Basic Tool of Underwater Tunneling)
Birthdate: August 6, 1844
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Grahamstown, South Africa
Died: October 21
Birthdate: January 6, 1861
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Clark County, Kentucky, United States
Died: February 12
30
Thomas Hughes(British Lawyer, Judge, Politician and Author Famous for His Novel 'Tom Brown’s School Days')
Birthdate: October 20, 1822
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Uffington, Berkshire,England
Died: March 22
31
Ichiyō Higuchi(Japan’s First Professional Female Writer of Modern Literature)
Birthdate: May 2, 1872
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Uchisaiwaichō, Tokyo, Japan
Died: November 23
32
Edmond de Goncourt(French Writer, Literary Critic, Art Critic, Book Publisher and the Founder of the 'Académie Goncourt')
Birthdate: May 26, 1822
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: July 16
Birthdate: October 12, 1813
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Colchester, Connecticut, United States
Died: June 25
Birthdate: 1854 AD
Birthplace: Kerman, Iran
Died: August 12
Birthdate: 1849 AD
Birthplace: New Mexico, United States
Died: 1896 AD
Birthdate: August 3, 1855
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oswego, New York, United States
Died: May 11
Birthdate: October 25, 1814
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 26
Birthdate: May 12, 1823
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England
Died: August 14
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Karl Verner(Danish Linguist and Formulator of Verner’s Law)
Birthdate: March 7, 1846
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aarhus, Denmark
Died: November 5
Birthdate: July 23, 1823
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Woodford Wells, England
Died: November 26
Birthdate: February 13, 1851
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Albany, Indiana, United States
Died: September 6
Birthdate: March 7, 1843
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edina, Liberia
Died: November 12
Birthdate: May 8, 1818
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gagetown, Canada
Died: June 25
Birthdate: September 1, 1826
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 1
Birthdate: June 6, 1847
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Đông Thái, Đức Thọ District, Hà Tĩnh Province, Vietnam
Died: January 21
Birthdate: November 27, 1865
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Died: May 23
Birthdate: June 20, 1832
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Elkton, Kentucky, United States
Died: June 22
Birthdate: June 8, 1823
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: January 28
Birthdate: December 9, 1831
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: April 21
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Richard Avenarius(German Philosopher Known for Founding the 'Epistemological Theory of Knowledge')
Birthdate: November 19, 1843
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 18