Famous People Who Died In 1897

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1897. This list includes people like Thérèse of Lisieux, Johannes Brahms, Effie Gray, Amelia Dyer, Henry George and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, mathematicians and playwrights who died in 1897. This list includes people from United States, England and many more countries.
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 1 
Johannes Brahms
(One of the Romantic Period's Most Revered and Popular Composers)
Johannes Brahms
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 7, 1833
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: April 3
 2 
Andres Bonifacio
(Filipino Revolutionary)
Andres Bonifacio
18
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 30, 1863
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tondo
Died: May 10
 3 
Thérèse of Lisieux
(Roman Catholic Nun Known as the ‘Little Flower of Jesus’)
Thérèse of Lisieux
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 2, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Alençon, France
Died: September 30
 4 
Effie Gray
(Artist)
Effie Gray
11
Birthdate: May 7, 1828
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Perth, United Kingdom
Died: December 23
 5 
Alphonse Daudet
(French Novelist Known for His Books ‘Le Petit Chose’ and ‘Fromont jeune et Risler aîné’)
Alphonse Daudet
36
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 13, 1840
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nîmes, France
Died: December 17
 6 
Henry George
(Economist, Politician, Writer)
Henry George
1
Birthdate: September 2, 1839
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: October 29
 7 
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
(Princess)
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 27, 1833
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: October 27
 8 
Amelia Dyer
(English Serial Killer Who Killed Infants)
Amelia Dyer
31
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: 1837 AD
Birthplace: Bristol
Died: June 11
 9 
Karl Weierstrass
(Mathematician)
Karl Weierstrass
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 31, 1815
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ennigerloh
Died: February 19
 10 
George Pullman
(American Engineer and Industrialist Known for Designing and Manufacturing the Pullman Sleeping Car)
George Pullman
1
Birthdate: March 3, 1831
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brocton, New York, United States
Died: October 19
 11 
John Chard
(Engineer, Military personnel)
John Chard
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 21, 1847
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Plymouth
Died: November 1
 12 
Edward Drinker Cope
(American paleontologist)
Edward Drinker Cope
1
Birthdate: July 28, 1840
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: April 12
 13 
Minna Canth
(Finnish Social Activist and Writer Best Known for Her Plays, 'The Pastor's Family' and 'The Worker's Wife')
Minna Canth
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: March 19, 1844
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tampere, Finland
Died: May 12
 14 
James Joseph Sylvester
(Former Mathematician who made fundamental contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, number theory, partition theory, and combinatorics)
James Joseph Sylvester
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 3, 1814
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: March 15
 15 
Jacob Burckhardt
(Swiss Historian of Art and Culture)
Jacob Burckhardt
0
Birthdate: May 25, 1818
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: August 8
 16 
Khurshidbanu Natavan
(One of the Best Lyrical Poets in Azerbaijan's History)
Khurshidbanu Natavan
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 6, 1832
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Shusha
Died: October 2
 17 
Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier
(Duchess)
Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 30, 1832
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain
Died: February 2
 18 
Charles Radbourn
(Baseball player)
Charles Radbourn
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 11, 1854
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
Died: February 5
 19 
John Mercer Langston
(Attorney)
John Mercer Langston
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 14, 1829
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Louisa, Virginia, United States
Died: November 15
 20 
Stanislas de Guaita
(Poet)
Stanislas de Guaita
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 6, 1861
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moselle, France
Died: December 19
 21 
Charles A. Dana
(American journalist)
Charles A. Dana
0
Birthdate: August 8, 1819
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hinsdale, New Hampshire, United States
Died: October 17
 22 
William Terriss
(Actor)
William Terriss
0
Birthdate: February 20, 1847
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 16
 23 
Francis Amasa Walker
(Economist)
Francis Amasa Walker
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 2, 1840
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 5
 24 
Henry Drummond
(Author, University teacher, Writer)
Henry Drummond
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 17, 1851
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stirling, United Kingdom
Died: March 11
 25 
Ion Ghica
(Former Prime Minister of Romania)
Ion Ghica
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 12, 1816
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Died: May 7
 26 
Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
(Colonial governor)
Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 19, 1824
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rosmead, Ireland
Died: October 28
 27 
Robert Martin
(politician)
Robert Martin
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1833 AD
Birthplace: Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Died: 1897 AD
 28 
Adam Asnyk
(Polish Poet and Dramatist Known for the Simplicity of His Poetic Style)
Adam Asnyk
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 11, 1838
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kalisz, Poland
Died: August 2
 29 
Princess Florestine of Monaco
(Princess)
Princess Florestine of Monaco
0
Birthdate: October 22, 1833
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Died: April 4
 30 
Peter le Page Renouf
(Former British professor, Egyptologist, and museum director, best known for his translation of The Book of the Dead)
Peter le Page Renouf
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 23, 1822
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Guernsey
Died: October 14
 31 
David Schwarz
(Inventor known for creating an airship with a rigid envelope made entirely of metal)
David Schwarz
0
Birthdate: December 20, 1850
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Keszthely, Hungary
Died: January 13
 32 
Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle
(Writer)
Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle
0
Birthdate: January 22, 1819
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Legnago, Italy
Died: October 31
 33 
Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale
(British Rower)
Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 9, 1835
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Adderley, England
Died: February 24
 34 
Jang Seung-eop
(Painter)
Jang Seung-eop
0
Birthdate: 1843 AD
Birthplace: Korea
Died: 1897 AD
 35 
Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale
(Political leader)
Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 16, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Domaine National du Palais-Royal, Paris, France
Died: May 7
 36 
Thomas Edward Brown
(Poet and Theologian)
Thomas Edward Brown
0
Birthdate: May 5, 1830
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Douglas, Isle of Man
Died: October 29
 37 
Barney Barnato
(Entrepreneur)
Barney Barnato
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 21, 1851
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 14
 38 
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
(Princesses)
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 23, 1847
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Possenhofen Castle, Possenhofen, Bavaria
Died: May 4
 39 
Aleksey Savrasov
(Painter)
Aleksey Savrasov
0
Birthdate: May 24, 1830
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: October 8
 40 
Marcus Jacob Monrad
(Philosopher)
Marcus Jacob Monrad
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 19, 1816
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nøtterøy, Norway
Died: December 30
 41 
Heinrich Lossow
(Painter)
Heinrich Lossow
1
Birthdate: March 10, 1843
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: May 19
 42 
Galileo Ferraris
(Former Physicist, known for alternating current, Rotating magnetic field)
Galileo Ferraris
0
Birthdate: October 31, 1847
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Livorno Ferraris, Italy
Died: February 7
 43 
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
(Former Prime Minister of Spain (1895 - 1897))
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 8, 1828
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Málaga, Spain
Died: August 8
 44 
John Gilbert
(Painter)
John Gilbert
0
Birthdate: July 21, 1817
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 5
 45 
Louisa Lane Drew
(Actress)
Louisa Lane Drew
1
Birthdate: January 10, 1820
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 31
 46 
Margaret Oliphant Oliphant
(Novelist and Historical Writer)
Margaret Oliphant Oliphant
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 4, 1828
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wallyford, Scotland
Died: June 20
 47 
John Augustus Sutter Jr.
(Was the founder and planner of the City of Sacramento in California, a U.S)
John Augustus Sutter Jr.
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 25, 1826
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Burgdorf, Switzerland
Died: September 21
 48 
Charles-Denis Bourbaki
(General)
Charles-Denis Bourbaki
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 22, 1816
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pau, France
Died: September 22
 49 
Jean Ingelow
(Poet)
Jean Ingelow
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 17, 1820
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, England
Died: July 20
 50 
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
(Activist)
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
13
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 1838 AD
Birthplace: Asadabad
Died: March 9