Dec 16 Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin sur les Alpes), dies at 57 Dec 18 Carlo A Alfieri, Italian Member of parliament, dies at 70 Dec 28 Rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (b. 1833) Dec 29 William James Linton, American wood engraver and political reformer. (b. 1812) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1896 Famous Deaths 1898