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1896 deaths

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Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)

French poet (1844-1896)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)

Austrian composer (1824-1896)

Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)

German musician and composer (1819–1896)

British textile artist, author, and socialist (1834-1896)

German organic chemist (1829–1896)

Otto Lilienthal

German aviation pioneer (1848-1896)

Ivar Andreas Aasen

Norwegian linguist and poet, dubbed the father of Nynorsk (1813 – 1896)

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Shah of Qajar Iran from 1848 to 1896

Hippolyte Fizeau

French physicist (1819–1896)

John Everett Millais

British painter and illustrator (1829–1896)

Edmond de Goncourt

French writer and critic (1822–1896)

Frederic Leighton

English painter and sculptor (1830–1896)

Richard Avenarius

German philosopher (1843-1896)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist

Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria

Austrian archduke (1833–1896)

Ichiyō Higuchi

Japanese writer

American con artist and serial killer (1861–1896)

Louis Jules Trochu

French general, President of the National Defence Council (1815-1896)

Emil du Bois-Reymond

German physician and physiologist (1818–1896)

John Langdon Down

British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)

Luigi Federico Menabrea

Italian politician, scientist, and general (1809–1896)

Louis de Geer the Elder

Swedish 19th century prime minister (1818–1896)

German archaeologist and historian (1814–1896)

Mathew Benjamin Brady

American photographer (c. 1823 – 1896)

Heinrich von Treitschke

Historian, political writer (1834-1896)

Ambroise Thomas

French composer

French politician (1814-1896)

Russian chemist (1867–1896)

Antônio Carlos Gomes

Brazilian composer (1836–1896)

William Robert Grove

British judge and chemist (1811–1896)

Ante Starčević

Croatian politician, writer and "Father of Croatian homeland" (1823-1896)

Harilaos Trikoupis

Prime Minister of Greece (1832-1896)

Charles Floquet

French politician (1828-1896)

Danish linguist (1846–1896)

English lawyer, judge, politician and author (1822–1896)

Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev

Kazakhstani musician (1823–1896)

Prince Henry of Battenberg

husband of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1858-1896)

Maurice de Hirsch

German financier and philanthropist (1831–1896)

Benjamin Apthorp Gould

American astronomer (1824–1896)

Philipp Ludwig von Seidel

German mathematician, optician and astronomer (1821-1896)

Ferdinand von Mueller

German-Australian botanist (1825–1896)

George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.

American engineer (1859-1896)

Gerhard Friedrich Rohlfs

German geographer, explorer, author and adventurer (1831–1896)

Aleksandr Stoletov

Russian physicist (1839–1896)

Alexey Bogolyubov

Russian artist (1824-1896)

Irish poet and writer, editor (1821–1896)

Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours

Duke of Nemours (1814–1896)

Félix Tisserand

French astronomer (1845-1896)

George du Maurier

French-British cartoonist and author (1834-1896)

German statistician and economist (1821-1896)

Walthère Frère-Orban

Belgian politician (1812-1896)

Cuban general (1845-1896)

Hamad bin Thuwaini Al Busaidi

Sultan of Zanzibar (1857–1896)

Francis James Child

American folklorist (1825–1896)

Rainilaiarivony

Rainilaiarivony (30 January 1828 – 17 July 1896) was a Malagasy politician who served as the chief of state and co-king of Madagascar (often translated as "prime minister") from 1864 to 1895, succeeding his older brother Rainivoninahitriniony, who had held the post for thirteen years. His career mirrored that of his father Rainiharo, a renowned military man who became prime minister during the reign of Queen Ranavalona I.

Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky

Russian diplomat (1824-1896)

Swedish businessman (1829–1896)