Death year 1896 celebrities

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Death year 1896

Mary Lloyd Facts

Mary Charlotte Lloyd (23 January 1819 – 1896) was a Welsh sculptor who studied with John Gibson in Rome and lived for decades with feminist Frances Power Cobbe.

Edward Benson Facts

Edward White Benson (14 July 1829 – 11 October 1896) was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1883 until his death.

Princess Angeline Facts

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James A. Johnson Facts

James Augustus Johnson (May 16, 1829 – May 11, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from California who went on to serve as the state’s 14th Lieutenant Governor.

Winchester Osgood Facts

Winchester Dana Osgood (April 12, 1870 – October 18, 1896) was a prominent American college athlete in the late 19th century at both Cornell University and University of Pennsylvania. He played halfback on the football teams at both schools and ser

George McVey Facts

George William McVey (September 16, 1865 – May 3, 1896) was an American professional baseball player. He played one season with the Brooklyn Grays, appearing in three games each at first base, and catcher in 1885.

Annie Lewis Facts

Annie Lewis (c. 1869 – 1896) was a promising American soubrette of light operas and musical comedies whose life was cut short while still in her twenties, a victim of tuberculosis.

Clara Schumann Facts

Clara Schumann (née Clara Josephine Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era. She exerted her influence over a 61-year concert career, changin

Antônio Carlos Gomes Facts

Antônio Carlos Gomes (Brazil, July 11, 1836 – Brazil, September 16, 1896) was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe. The only non-European who was successful as an opera composer in Italy, during the “golden age of opera”,

Princess Elisabeth of Saxe Altenburg Facts

Princess Elisabeth Pauline Alexandrine of Saxe-Altenburg (26 March 1826 – 2 February 1896) was a daughter of Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and his wife Duchess Amelia of Württemberg. By marriage, she became Grand Duchess of Oldenburg.

Napoleon Sarony Facts

Napoleon Sarony (March 9, 1821 – November 9, 1896) was an American lithographer and photographer. He was a highly popular and great portrait photographer, most known for his portraits of the stars of late-19th-century American theater. His son, Ott

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton Facts

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton PRA (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was an English painter and sculptor. His works depicted historical, biblical, and classical subject matter. Leighto