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Famous People Who Died in July 1854

  • Jul 4 Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German jurist, dies at 72

Georg Ohm (1789-1854)

Jul 6 German physicist and mathematician (Ohm's law), dies at 65

  • Jul 13 José María Vargas, Venezuelan doctor, botanist and 2nd President of Venezuela (1835-36), dies at 68
  • Jul 15 Grant Cuthbert, Metis leader (led conflict with Red River settlement, settled Grant Town), dies after a fall from a horse at about 61 [1]
  • Jul 15 Wincenty Studzinski, Polish violinist and composer, dies at 39
  • Jul 18 Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41
  • Jul 31 Samuel Wilson, American meat packer and possible namesake of Uncle Sam, dies at 87