June1893

Famous People Who Died in June 1893

Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Jun 5 Mary Ann Shadd Cary, American-Canadian publisher and anti-slavery campaigner, 1st African American newspaper publisher, dies of stomach cancer at 69

Mary Ann Shadd Cary — Suffragist and Publisher Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Jun 7 Johann Schrammel, Austrian composer, dies at 43

Edwin Booth

Jun 7 Edwin Booth, American Shakespearean actor (Hamlet), dies at 59

Edwin Booth — Actor Edwin Booth

Jun 10 Elek Erkel, Hungarian composer, son of Ferenc Erkel, dies at 49
Jun 15 Ferenc Erkel, Hungarian composer (Himnusz), dies at 82

Leland Stanford

Jun 21 Leland Stanford, American business tycoon (Southern Pacific Railroad), 8th Governor of California and founder of Stanford University, dies of heart failure at 69

Leland Stanford — Business Tycoon and Politician Leland Stanford

Jun 23 Sir Theophilus Shepstone, British-born South African statesman (b. 1817)

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