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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 1 
Jose Rizal
(Filipino Nationalist and Writer Who is Considered One of the Greatest Heroes of the Philippines)
Jose Rizal
32
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 19, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Calamba, Laguna
Died: December 30
 2 
Alfred Nobel
(Swedish Chemist, Engineer, and Inventor Who Invented Dynamite)
Alfred Nobel
26
Birthdate: October 21, 1833
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: December 10
Harriet Beecher Stowe
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 14, 1811
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Died: July 1
 4 
William Morris
(Textile Designer, Poet)
William Morris
21
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 24, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Walthamstow, England
Died: October 3
 5 
Clara Wieck Schumann
(Musician & Composer)
Clara Wieck Schumann
11
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 13, 1819
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Leipzig
Died: May 20
Marcelo H. del Pilar
7
Birthdate: August 30, 1850
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bulakan, Bulacan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died: July 4
 7 
Henry Parkes
(7th Premier of New South Wales)
Henry Parkes
32
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 27, 1815
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Canley, Coventry, England
Died: April 27
 8 
John Everett Millais
1
Birthdate: June 8, 1829
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died: August 13
 9 
Anton Bruckner
(Austrian Composer and Organist Best Known for His Symphonies: 'Masses', 'Te Deum' and 'Motets')
Anton Bruckner
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 4, 1824
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ansfelden, Austria
Died: October 11
 10 
Paul Verlaine
(One of the Greatest French Poets of the 19th Century)
Paul Verlaine
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 30, 1844
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Metz, France
Died: January 8
 11 
Otto Lilienthal
(German Aeronautical Engineer Who Completed Successful Glider Flights for the First Time)
Otto Lilienthal
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 23, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Anklam, Germany
Died: August 10
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 12 
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
(Archduke of Austria)
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 30, 1833
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: May 19
 13 
Prince Henry of Battenberg
(Prince)
Prince Henry of Battenberg
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 5, 1858
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: January 20
 14 
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton
1
Birthdate: December 3, 1830
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Died: January 25
 15 
Mathew Brady
(One of the Earliest Photographers in American History)
Mathew Brady
2
Birthdate: May 18, 1822
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Warren County, New York, United States
Died: January 15
 16 
Luis Ricardo Falero
(Painter)
Luis Ricardo Falero
0
Birthdate: May 23, 1851
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Granada, Spain
Died: December 7
 17 
August Kekulé
(German Organic Chemist Known for His Theory of Chemical Structure and the Tetravalence of Carbon)
August Kekulé
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 7, 1829
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: July 13
 18 
George du Maurier
(Writer, Illustrator)
George du Maurier
0
Birthdate: March 6, 1834
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris
Died: October 6
 19 
John Langdon Down
(Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist)
John Langdon Down
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 18, 1828
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Torpoint
Died: October 7
 20 
Maria Wodzińska
(Artist)
Maria Wodzińska
1
Birthdate: January 7, 1819
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Poland
Died: December 7
 21 
We'wha
(Artist)
We'wha
2
Birthdate: 1849 AD
Birthplace: New Mexico, United States
Died: 1896 AD
 22 
Hippolyte Fizeau
(Physicist, Astronomer)
Hippolyte Fizeau
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 23, 1819
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris
Died: September 18
 23 
Ferdinand von Mueller
(German-Australian Botanist Who Founded the National Herbarium of Victoria and Named Many Australian Plants)
Ferdinand von Mueller
0
Birthdate: June 30, 1825
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rostock, Germany
Died: October 10
 24 
Motiram Bhatta
(Poet)
Motiram Bhatta
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1866 AD
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: 1896 AD
 25 
Ernst Engel
(German Statistician and Economist Who Is Famous for the 'Engel Curve' and 'Engel’s Law')
Ernst Engel
0
Birthdate: March 26, 1821
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: December 8
 26 
Emil du Bois-Reymond
(German Physiologist and Physician Who Developed Experimental Electrophysiology and Co-Discovering Nerve Action Potential)
Emil du Bois-Reymond
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 7, 1818
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: December 26
 27 
Isaac Burns Murphy
(One of the Greatest Riders in American Thoroughbred Horse Racing History)
Isaac Burns Murphy
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 6, 1861
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Clark County, Kentucky, United States
Died: February 12
 28 
Edmond de Goncourt
(French Writer, Literary Critic, Art Critic, Book Publisher and the Founder of the 'Académie Goncourt')
Edmond de Goncourt
0
Birthdate: May 26, 1822
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: July 16
 29 
James Henry Greathead
(British Mechanical and Civil Engineer Who Improved the Tunneling Shield and the Basic Tool of Underwater Tunneling)
James Henry Greathead
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: August 6, 1844
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Grahamstown, South Africa
Died: October 21
 30 
José Asunción Silva
(Colombian Poet and One of the Most Prominent Forerunners of Modernism)
José Asunción Silva
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 27, 1865
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Died: May 23
 31 
Sister Mary Irene FitzGibbon
(American Nun Who Founded the 'New York Foundling Hospital')
Sister Mary Irene FitzGibbon
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 12, 1823
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England
Died: August 14
 32 
Karl Verner
(Danish Linguist and Formulator of Verner’s Law)
Karl Verner
0
Birthdate: March 7, 1846
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aarhus, Denmark
Died: November 5
 33 
George Brown Goode
(Ichthyologist)
George Brown Goode
1
Birthdate: February 13, 1851
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Albany, Indiana, United States
Died: September 6
 34 
Ichiyō Higuchi
(Japan’s First Professional Female Writer of Modern Literature)
Ichiyō Higuchi
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 2, 1872
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Uchisaiwaichō, Tokyo, Japan
Died: November 23
 35 
Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar
(Sultan)
Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar
0
Birthdate: 1857 AD
Birthplace: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Died: August 25
 36 
Joseph James Cheeseman
(Politician)
Joseph James Cheeseman
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 7, 1843
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edina, Liberia
Died: November 12
 37 
João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos
(Portuguese Poet)
João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 8, 1830
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Silves, Portugal
Died: January 11
 38 
Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours
(Duke)
Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 25, 1814
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 26
 39 
Gerhard Rohlfs
(Explorer)
Gerhard Rohlfs
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 14, 1831
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vegesack, Germany
Died: June 2
 40 
Rainilaiarivony
(4th Prime Minister of Madagascar)
Rainilaiarivony
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1828
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ilafy, Madagascar
Died: July 17
 41 
Thomas Hughes
(British Lawyer, Judge, Politician and Author Famous for His Novel 'Tom Brown’s School Days')
Thomas Hughes
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 20, 1822
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Uffington, Berkshire,England
Died: March 22
 42 
Lothar von Faber
(Entrepreneur)
Lothar von Faber
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: June 12, 1817
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stein, Germany
Died: July 26
 43 
Manuel Pavía y Lacy
(General)
Manuel Pavía y Lacy
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 6, 1814
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: October 22
 44 
Charles Thomas Wooldridge
(Soldier)
Charles Thomas Wooldridge
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1864 AD
Birthplace: East Garston, United Kingdom
Died: July 7
 45 
Prince Alexander of Prussia
(Eldest Child of Prince Frederick of Prussia)
Prince Alexander of Prussia
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 21, 1820
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Died: January 4
 46 
David Lewis Macpherson
(Former Senator of Canada)
David Lewis Macpherson
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 12, 1818
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Scotland
Died: August 16
 47 
Joseph Hubert Reinkens
(Bishop)
Joseph Hubert Reinkens
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 1, 1821
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Burtscheid, Germany
Died: January 4
 48 
Lyman Trumbull
(Senator)
Lyman Trumbull
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 12, 1813
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Colchester, Connecticut, United States
Died: June 25
 49 
Sarah Brown Ingersoll Cooper
(Philanthropist)
Sarah Brown Ingersoll Cooper
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 12, 1835
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cazenovia, New York, United States
Died: December 11
 50 
Arthur Cleveland Coxe
(Former Bishop of Western New York)
Arthur Cleveland Coxe
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 10, 1818
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mendham Borough, New Jersey, United States
Died: July 20