On This Day

Famous People Who Died in December 1859

BattleJohn Brown

Dec 2 John Brown, American abolitionist and revolutionary (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59

Abolitionist John Brown
Abolitionist
John Brown
  • Dec 5 Louis Poinsot, French mathematician and instrument maker, dies at 82
  • Dec 8 Thomas De Quincey, English writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater), dies at 74

Person of interestWilhelm Grimm

Dec 16 Wilhelm Grimm, German writer (Grimm's Fairy Tales), dies at 73

Author Wilhelm Grimm
Author
Wilhelm Grimm
  • Dec 21 Nicolaas Christiaan Kist, Dutch Reformed theologian and church historian, dies at 66
  • Dec 28 Thomas Babington Macaulay, English poet and historian (Ivry, Naaseby), dies at 59
  • Dec 31 Luigi Ricci, Italian composer, dies at 54

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