- May 22
- Victor-Marie Hugo, French writer (Les Misérables), dies at age 83. [1] [5]
- May 29
- Alfred von Meissner, Austrian physician/writer (Ziska), dies at age 63. [1]
- June 26
- Death of Charles George Gordon, British general, in Khartoum, Sudan. [1394.9]
- July 23
- Death of Hiram Ulysses Grant in Mount McGregor, New York, USA; 18th President of the USA (1869-77). [1] [5] [638.56] [648.39]
- September 15
- Jumbo the elephant is struck by a freight train and killed, in Saint Thomas, Ontario. [66.18] [1101.633]
- October 29
- George B McClellan, US army general, dies at age 58. [1]
- November 16
- Louis Riel, French rebel who fought against Canada, is executed at age 41. [1] [271.556]
- November 25
- Thomas A Hendricks, 21st US Vice President, dies at age 66, 8 months after taking office. [1]
1886
- January 4
- Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at age 77. [1]
- January 17
- Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at age 51. [1]
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- March 18
- Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at age 91. [1]
- April 9
- Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Ekkehard), dies at age 60. [1]
- May 5
- Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at age 61. [1]
- June 13
- Deposed King Ludwig II of Bavaria is found dead of drowning at Berg Castle near Munich. [1] [1393.9]
- September 17
- Death of Asher Brown Durand in South Orange, New Jersey, USA; engraver of first US postage stamps (1847 5-cent and 10-cent), landscape painter, president of National Academy of Design. [958.830]
- October 13
- Death of Mahlon Loomis in Terra Alta, West Virginia, USA; obtained patent for wireless technology (radio), first wireless telegrapher. [457]
- November 18
- Death of Chester Alan Arthur in New York, New York, USA at age 56; collector at the Port of New York (1871-1878), Vice President of the USA (1881), 21st President of the USA (1881-1885). [825.52]
1887
- January 7
- Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Théâtre), dies at age 74. [1]
- February 10
- Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at age 73. [1]
- February 19
- Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at age 66. [1]
- March 28
- Ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-), dies at age 75. [1]
- May 8
- Alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin, is hanged for assassination of tsar. [1]
- May 19
- Pieter Blussé van Alblas, liberal minister of Finance, dies at age 75. [1]
- May 27
- Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at age 86. [1]
- October 17
- Gustav Kirchoff, discoverer of the laws of spectroscopy, dies. [1]
- November 8
- Death of John Henry "Doc" Holliday, peacefully in bed, of tuberculosis. [187.265]
- November 19
- Emma Lazarus, US poet ("Give us your tired and poor"), dies in New York at age 38. [1]
- December 1
- Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at age 78. [1]
1888
- January 30
- Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at age 77. [1]
- March 4
- Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at age 88. [1]
- Birth of Knute Rockne; Norwegian/US football player/coach (Notre Dame). [1] [5]
- March 6
- Louisa May Alcott, US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at age 55. [1]
- March 9
- Death of Kaiser Wilhelm I at age 90, Emperor of Germany. [650.93]
- March 12
- Henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at age 76. [1]
- August 5
- Death of Philip Henry Sheridan, US four-star general, Union Army. [501.128]
- December 2
- Mehmed N Kemal Bey, Turkish writer/journalist (Vatan), dies at age 47. [1]
1889
- January 17
- Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at age 56. [1]
- January 30
- Crown Prince Archduke Rudolph of Austria-Hungary and his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera are found dead at the hunting lodge of Mayerling, outside Vienna, possibly a murder-suicide. (Former Austrian empress Zita claims in 1983 it was murder, assassination by two conspirators when he would not take part in plot to oust his father Franz Josef.) [389.22] [427.62] [890.21] [1443.16]
- February 12
- Andrew Greenwood, cricket player (batted in England's first two Tests 1877), dies. [1]
- March 8
- Jens/John Ericsson, Swedish/American engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at age 85. [1]
- March 12
- Yohannes IV [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle. [1]
- April 8
- Henry Jupp, cricket player (scored 63 on Test debut for England in 1877), dies. [1]
- May 15
- Alfred Potocki, premier Austrian/Governor/Viceroy of Galicia, dies. [1]
- June 25
- Death of Lucy Webb Hayes in Fremont, Ohio, USA; spouse of US President Ruthorford B. Hayes. [692.65]
- October 11
- Death of James Joule at age 70; British physicist (energy, heat, Joule unit). [1321.11]
- December 6
- Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (1861-65), dies at age 81. [1] [456.107] [573.42]
- December 12
- Death of Robert Browning at age 78 in Venice, Italy; English poet (Ring and Book, Asolando). [1458.11]
- December 15
- King Ferdinand II of Portugal dies at age 73. [1]
- December 21
- Joseph B Lightfoot; English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at age 61. [1]
- December 31
- Ion Creanga, Romanian (fairy tales) author, dies at age 52. [1]
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