Death year 1870 celebrities

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Death year 1870

George Seymour Facts

Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Francis Seymour GCB, GCH, PC (17 September 1787 – 20 January 1870) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, Seymour commanded the third-rate HMS Northumberla

Anna Cora Mowatt Facts

Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie (1819–1870) was an author, playwright, public reader, and actress.

David Farragut Facts

David Glasgow Farragut /ˈfærəɡət/ (also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States

Princess Amalie of Saxony Facts

Amalie Marie Friederike Auguste (10 August 1794 – 18 September 1870), Princess of Saxony, full name Maria Amalia Friederike Augusta Karolina Ludovica Josepha Aloysia Anna Nepomucena Philippina Vincentia Franziska de Paula Franziska de Chantal, was

Prosper Mérimée Facts

Prosper Mérimée (September 28, 1803 – September 23, 1870) was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. He is perhaps best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet’s opera Carmen. He was a first co

Benjamin Nathan Facts

Benjamin Nathan (December 20, 1813 – July 28, 1870) was an American investor and philanthropist. He was bludgeoned to death in his home in 1870, and the notorious murder case remains unsolved despite several trials in the years following his death.

Jules de Goncourt Facts

Jules de Goncourt (17 December 1830 – 20 June 1870), born Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt, was a French writer, who published books together with his brother Edmond. Jules was born and died in Paris. His death at the age of 39 was at Auteuil-Neuilly-

Emma Willard Facts

Emma Hart Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was an American women’s rights activist who dedicated her life to education. She worked in several schools and founded the first school for women’s higher education, the Troy Female Seminary in

Ignaz Moscheles Facts

(Isaac) Ignaz Moscheles (German: ˈig.nats ˈmɔ.ʃɛ.lɛs) (23 May 1794 – 10 March 1870) was a Bohemian com

Joshua Fry Bell Facts

Joshua Fry Bell (November 26, 1811 – August 17, 1870) was a Kentucky political figure.

Comte de Lautréamont Facts

Comte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore-Lucien Ducasse (4 April 1846 – 24 November 1870), a Frenc

Princess Louise of Prussia Facts

Princess Louise of Prussia (German: Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie von Preußen, 1 February 1808, in Königsb