Dec 12 William I, King of Netherlands (1814-40), Prince of Orange, and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1815-40), dies at 71 Dec 14 John Claudius Loudon, Scottish horticulturist, dies at 60 Dec 18 Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, British Viceroy of India (b. 1748) Nov 1843 Famous Deaths by Year Jan 1844 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide